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Old 01-13-12, 07:25 PM
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We have a winner!
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car is great, but the modellista add-on skirts/lips looks terrible.
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7 NEW SUBARU BRZs spotted on I-80 in the Bay Area!!!!!!! (Got the photo from SpeedElement's Facebook page). The poster said he was on his way to Emeryville when he spotted the truck.

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^nice

Toyota 86 Showoff @ Tokyo Auto Salon 2012
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Old 01-22-12, 11:48 AM
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http://youtu.be/VkYkvcG6ruE

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Do you think there will be bashers on people who replace the Scion badge with a Toyota badge? Because if I get one of these I'll probably want to do that asap.
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As long its not a Lexus badge
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Old 01-23-12, 10:11 PM
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lol

With the LFA, upcoming LF LC (SC) I would love this to come and be a Cayman fighter. Especially with Porsche crossing Lexus territory more and more with its luxury and new offerings and baby Panamera coming.
 
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Default First Toyota FT-86 coupe dyno'd

First Toyota FT-86 coupe dyno'd



Well, that didn't take long. The First Toyota FT-86 (a.k.a. Scion FR-S) has made its way to the dyno courtesy of the good people at HKS. How'd it do? The vehicle managed to spin the rollers at 170 rear-wheel horsepower, which dovetails with the 200 crank horsepower announced by Toyota and Subaru after calculating a 15-percent driveline loss. Of course, whenever HKS gets involved, you can feel safe betting your lunch money that forced induction won't be far behind. True to form, HKS showed off its handiwork on a drift car version of the new sports coupe from Toyota.

The FT-86 looks more than happy to dance through a few chicanes sideways, and we can't wait to see the vehicle go fender-to-fender with the best of them

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this is going to be a very popular car. looks great. i like it a lot.
i have a feeling quite a few are going to end up with salvage titles when younger drivers get behind the wheel of this car.
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http://www.insideline.com/toyota/86/...-in-japan.html
Toyota 86 Sports Car Priced From $25,600 in Japan
Just the Facts:
-Toyota announced in Japan that prices for the new 86 sports car will range from $25,600 for a bare-bones "customizable" model to $38,200 for the top-of-the-line GT Limited trim level.
-The Toyota 86 will be offered in Japan in four trim levels — Customize Grade, G, GT and GT Limited — according to the Web site gtchannel.com.
-The starter Customize Grade comes without air-conditioning and gets unpainted bumpers.

TOKYO — Toyota announced Tuesday in Japan that prices for the new 86 sports car will range from $25,600 for a bare-bones "customizable" model to $38,200 for the top-of-the-line GT Limited edition.

The Toyota 86 will be offered in Japan in four trim levels — Customize Grade, G, GT and GT Limited — according to the Web site gtchannel.com.

The starter Customize Grade comes without air-conditioning and gets unpainted bumpers for "racing and customizing purposes," according to the Web site. The standard G grade is priced from $31,000 and the step-up GT grade is $35,900.

Among the extra-cost options are a six-speed automatic transmission, limited-slip differential, aluminum pedals and three-spoke steering wheel.

Production for the Japanese domestic market starts March 12, and dealers have started taking orders.

The 86 goes on sale in the U.S. this spring rebadged as the 2013 Scion FR-S. Prices haven't been announced, but Toyota has said the U.S. car will start "under $30,000."
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maybe slow to the news here, but i see the car will be sold as a scion and not a toyota. while this means toyota brand will still be devoid of any excitement, it probably makes sense, as the scion brand is meant to capture young buyers and the fr-s will definitely do that! then as those buyers become young parents they'll move up to a boring toyota.
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Old 01-27-12, 07:38 PM
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So who's getting one?
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Originally Posted by Mike@Vossen
So who's getting one?
I will trade my IS for it only if it gets more power bump on the release series or TRD.
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Originally Posted by Mike@Vossen
So who's getting one?

It's definitely a contender for my next car.
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