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Toyota unveils turbocharged FT-86 G Sport Concept car at TAS

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Old Jan 17, 2010, 03:57 PM
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Top gear video said its priced at half a million
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Old Jan 17, 2010, 04:01 PM
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lol?

anyway the only thing about the car i dont like is, like subarus, its going to be a lot harder to do simple work and maint on the engine
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Old Jan 17, 2010, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Boostfiend
I would much rather have the boxer sound. Though the evo motors make gobs of hp, you won't really need that much hp in the FT86 as I'm sure it'll be light and agile.
I would, but only if it's paired up with something along the lines of the EJ207.
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Old Jan 18, 2010, 02:02 AM
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AE86 was never a spectacularly light car for its class:

For both Levin and Sprinter Trueno
Coupe - 925kg (2040lbs)
Hatch - 940kg (2070lbs)

And this was back in 1983, where as a Miata MX-5 weighed about the same in 1989.

FT-86 will be at least 2800lbs, most likely closer to 3100lbs.

500k is pretty cheap for a prototype.
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Old Jan 18, 2010, 04:46 AM
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If the production version is still a turbo 4 RWD and looks similar with a reasonable price, I've found my daily driver.
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Old Jan 18, 2010, 06:08 PM
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Meh no AWD version is a deal breaker.
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Old Jan 18, 2010, 06:21 PM
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looks nice....and is goin to sound like a suby
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Old Jan 19, 2010, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Xolition
Meh no AWD version is a deal breaker.
actually, just found some more info today.

be prepared for an AWD version

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...-of-ft-86.html
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Old Jan 19, 2010, 06:10 PM
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Droooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
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Old Jan 19, 2010, 06:14 PM
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id take one!
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woah, that looks amazing
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Here's a cool "GPS track day" technology that'll debut in this car

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=310
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Old Jan 21, 2010, 01:11 PM
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Did anyone catch the small carbon fibre center-cap brake fans? Look at the auto blog pics. This can't be by accident. I wonder if this actually cools the brakes quicker?

Crazy sick!
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Old Feb 1, 2010, 12:11 PM
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Here's a cool "GPS track day" technology that'll debut in this car

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=310
Found a youtube clip of this GPS tech in action!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfhFvnTfsi8
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Old Feb 1, 2010, 01:21 PM
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It won't have the "Subie" sound, it sounds like most any other four cylinder to me.

It does not have the unequal length headers like the Subarus do.
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