New Toymota "sports" Car

[Spurdo]

i also very much doubt we'll ever see an AWD variant. it seems that this car is and always was designed to be FR through and through. i cant think of any other FR's that have ever also had 4wd added.

inb4 "whatabout skylines f4ggot" ... you can make a 4wd into a 2wd easy, but you cant really make a 2wd into a 4wd.. unless you happen to have more money than brain cells. and skylines were designed in many variants to cover a much larger market sector than what the gt86 appears to be aimed at.

[Tony de Wonderful]

i also very much doubt we'll ever see an AWD variant. it seems that this car is and always was designed to be FR through and through. i cant think of any other FR's that have ever also had 4wd added.

X100 Chaser.

[Tony de Wonderful]

Do they have to make them all cum?

Yes, twice.

[A-K]

Still looks like a cane toad

+1

[mad082]

i also very much doubt we'll ever see an AWD variant. it seems that this car is and always was designed to be FR through and through. i cant think of any other FR's that have ever also had 4wd added.

inb4 "whatabout skylines f4ggot" ... you can make a 4wd into a 2wd easy, but you cant really make a 2wd into a 4wd.. unless you happen to have more money than brain cells. and skylines were designed in many variants to cover a much larger market sector than what the gt86 appears to be aimed at.

hsv coupe 4

XF falcon sort of did (some were made as prototypes)

[sh@un]

if i didn't already know what it was and you pulled the Tojo badges off it, i'd not be at all surprised if you told me it was South Korean

[tweety bird]

this could get confusing.

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/confirmed-subaru-brz-coming-to-australia-20111219-1p1bo.html

[toffy]

That's beside the point because the r35 evolved to how it looks, do you think it would look the same if the previous r32 r33 and r34gtr's never existed?

More like , nissan was taken over by peugot , Every car they have made since then has been FUGLY , they should re-hire the old nissan designers

That car is an aesthetic catastrophe, what did they do, poach designers from ssangyong ?

LOL

I think they were just cheap and available back in the day plus you have the initial D thing going on.

I'd imagine they have a chassis about as stiff as a 80 year olds dick with a bad hangover, so not that great to drift really.

I thought that was the whole thing going on with the ae86 , cheap shitter that weighed f*kall so it handled ok? .in 10 years , what else will there be that's any good to drift??

[benkoau]

Looks like a Hyundai Tiburon to me

[GTR-N1]

GT86

Ummm...

You don't suppose, that if I make an appointment at the Toyota Dealership on 15/7/12 dressed in my pinstripe suit; and after the salesman photostats my licence, he'd let me cruise down the road on my lonesome and...

...rip it around the SAU.NSW Texi which is coincidentally on the 15th of July?

Huh?

...and do the right thing > fill out a Feedback Form later on?

[GTR-N1]

^ ^ ^

Emphasis on handling balance (CoG) and power-to-weight ratio over outright power figures.

147kW and about 1210kg gives a power/weight ratio of 120kW/tonne, similar to the stock S15 in Oz (without the torque of the turbo though).

Would it be too outrageous to ask for a TRD Demonstrator version beforehand too?

[defari]

Apparently aus is getting the bzr

[GTR-N1]

BZR Demo Vs GT-86 Demo at Texi?

[mad082]

certainly worth a try terry

[kawasakirider]

it, like any car, just needs a lil love...

i want one!

That looks badass. So much better than stock. I think it's pretty exciting that someone is going to be making another RWD sports coupe. It looks like a modern day car that will be more of a drivers car. There are tons of WRX's that are off their heads, this will be no different. People will modify them and they will be sweet cars. Nissan should do another version of the Silvia.

[mitchkip]

I can't wait to have one in at work and take it for a spin, it's about time Toyota made another RWD car.

No doubt there will be a plethora of aftermarket engine enhancements to get this thing really moving!

[Iron Chef]

The haters need to read Peter Robinson's views on the 86 in the latest Wheels magazine. He's driven more cars than I've had hot dinners, and in terms of purity of feel and experience, he rates it above the MX-5 and any current car on the market.

[Hank Scorpio]

Needs a 2GR-FSE and a supercharger

[KezR33]

I personally love this car. I love the look, the sound of a boxer, fact its FR, everything.

I can almost certainly see myself buying one brand new in a couple of years, keeping it as a daily for 4-5 years before slapping a turbo on it.

[dori34]

The haters need to read Peter Robinson's views on the 86 in the latest Wheels magazine. He's driven more cars than I've had hot dinners, and in terms of purity of feel and experience, he rates it above the MX-5 and any current car on the market.

i'm surprised the MX-5 even gets in the ratings at all???