how many IS2 owners going to trade theirs in for a Toyota ft-86 variant?
11-30-11, 07:38 AM
#1
how many IS2 owners going to trade theirs in for a Toyota ft-86 variant?
whether it's a Subaru or Scion or Toyota, who's gonna get one after it comes out? i'm seriously leaning toward the Toyota/Scion version. the only thing makes me ponder is the 2+2 rear seating.
11-30-11, 09:07 AM
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serious downgrade from a 350 as far as performance goes.
197~ from a turbo'ed boxer 2 liter and only 150~ ft/lbs of torque.
that isnt near enough in my book.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7...gt-86-moniker/
197~ from a turbo'ed boxer 2 liter and only 150~ ft/lbs of torque.
that isnt near enough in my book.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7...gt-86-moniker/
11-30-11, 09:14 AM
#7
Trade in my IS350 for an 86/BRZ? Definitely not. Consider it as a next car? Certainly.
No matter how many raves and accolades it may receive for being light, handling well, etc, there's not a chance I'm downgrading from 306 HP to 197 HP. That's the reason I went 350 over 250 in the first place.
I've been following this car since the early rumors and was very excited until I found out it would come with only 200 HP. Yeah yeah it's light, etc, but that's simply not enough power. Clearly this will be a "starter" car for many, with tons of upgrades and aftermarket parts - including FI - available, but I wanted a car that would be seriously quick stock. The IS350 is seriously quick stock - at the time, the quickest NA V6 4-door. The 86/BRZ will not be a seriously quick car until you load on aftermarket parts.
Like Jeff said above, it's a different car and different purpose than the IS350, but I personally value power and quickness enough that the 86/BRZ won't satisfy.
No matter how many raves and accolades it may receive for being light, handling well, etc, there's not a chance I'm downgrading from 306 HP to 197 HP. That's the reason I went 350 over 250 in the first place.
I've been following this car since the early rumors and was very excited until I found out it would come with only 200 HP. Yeah yeah it's light, etc, but that's simply not enough power. Clearly this will be a "starter" car for many, with tons of upgrades and aftermarket parts - including FI - available, but I wanted a car that would be seriously quick stock. The IS350 is seriously quick stock - at the time, the quickest NA V6 4-door. The 86/BRZ will not be a seriously quick car until you load on aftermarket parts.
Like Jeff said above, it's a different car and different purpose than the IS350, but I personally value power and quickness enough that the 86/BRZ won't satisfy.
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11-30-11, 09:17 AM
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Definately interested in getting one but will wait after the firsr year rolls out. I don't want to deal with 1st year production unanticipated problems.
No way trading my IS350
No way trading my IS350
11-30-11, 10:14 AM
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yeah, I'm not switching to a car that's gonna be like 2 seconds slower 0-60 and for certain be an interior downgrade as well
If they'd offered a turboed version with the light curb weight and another 50-70hp or something that'd be different... but this thing is probably gonna be mid-high 6s 0-60, probably in the mid-high 14s in the 1/4 mile... I'm sure it'll be tons of fun on a go-kart track but that's about it.
If they'd offered a turboed version with the light curb weight and another 50-70hp or something that'd be different... but this thing is probably gonna be mid-high 6s 0-60, probably in the mid-high 14s in the 1/4 mile... I'm sure it'll be tons of fun on a go-kart track but that's about it.
