View Poll Results: Which concept do you like better?
The sleek Toyota FT-86 Concept
9
64.29%
The retro Nissan IDx FreeFlow Concept
5
35.71%
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Toyota FT-86 VS Nissan IDx FreeFlow: Battle of The Japanese Compact Cars
11-27-13, 04:56 AM
#1
Toyota FT-86 VS Nissan IDx FreeFlow: Battle of The Japanese Compact Cars
Toyota officially revealed FT-86 Concept to the public at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Shown in red the concept car is low and sleek and seem to be more of a prototype rather than a crazy concept. The FT-86 is a rear-wheel-drive layout, 2 + 2 seating configuration coupe. The compact coupe is powered by a 2.0-liter Subaru boxer engine putting 200-plus horsepower through a six-speed manual transmission.
The production version was unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. Sold in Japan as the Toyota 86, GT86 for Europe, and the Scion FR-S for North America. The 86 has been a hot seller, so hot that Subaru and Toyota have increased production to meet demand.
While still very early in the market, it is arguable very successful. So it is not a surprised rivals automakers are wanting a share of the pie. At this years Tokyo Motor Show Nissan showed off two concepts; the Dx Freeflow and IDx NISMO.
The back-to-basics IDx Freeflow is actually quite small measuring about 4.1 meters (161.4 inches) in length, 1.7 meters (66.9 inches) in width, and 1.3 meters (51.2 inches) in overall height. It is actually about 5.5 inches shorted than the production Toyota 86 (166.9 inches).
Our question is which do you think looks better. We all know how the FT-86 production car looks like. But we want to know what readers think when it comes to concept vs concept. Its only fair seeing how we don't know what the production Nissan IDx will look like. Do you like the sleek styling of the FT-86? Or do you prefer the retro look of the Nissan IDx FreeFlow. Let us know what you think below.
The production version was unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. Sold in Japan as the Toyota 86, GT86 for Europe, and the Scion FR-S for North America. The 86 has been a hot seller, so hot that Subaru and Toyota have increased production to meet demand.
While still very early in the market, it is arguable very successful. So it is not a surprised rivals automakers are wanting a share of the pie. At this years Tokyo Motor Show Nissan showed off two concepts; the Dx Freeflow and IDx NISMO.
The back-to-basics IDx Freeflow is actually quite small measuring about 4.1 meters (161.4 inches) in length, 1.7 meters (66.9 inches) in width, and 1.3 meters (51.2 inches) in overall height. It is actually about 5.5 inches shorted than the production Toyota 86 (166.9 inches).
Our question is which do you think looks better. We all know how the FT-86 production car looks like. But we want to know what readers think when it comes to concept vs concept. Its only fair seeing how we don't know what the production Nissan IDx will look like. Do you like the sleek styling of the FT-86? Or do you prefer the retro look of the Nissan IDx FreeFlow. Let us know what you think below.
11-27-13, 08:50 AM
#4
i like how Nissan looks... but at the same time, it is very different car than FT-86, it is basically like smaller muscle car like 92sc400 said... it is pretty tall, doesnt look like it will handle all that great for instance, with much higher center of gravity.
I would still rock it.
I would still rock it.
11-27-13, 09:16 AM
#7
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
not much of a contest... the nissan is hideous. 
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11-27-13, 09:36 AM
#9
When this was posted on FT86lub, surprised surprised; the 86 won by a landslid.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52191
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52191
