Another Japanese Sports Car Announced

Mergnthwirker · 10-06-2009, 03:04 PM

The Toyota FT-86 was shown at the Tokyo auto show
(see Tokyo auto show: Toyota goes sporty with FT-86: AutoWeek Magazine)

My favorite quote from the article:

“Sports cars have to be red, but we wanted a new red,” chief engineer Tetsuya Tada said. “So we came up with shoujyouhi red, the traditional red color of a Japanese monkey's” backside.

SlikNik · 10-06-2009, 03:14 PM

Not diggin the looks of this car

Endgame · 10-06-2009, 03:24 PM

This looks like a cross between a RX8 (front), Hyndai Gensis/370z love child (c pillar), and Dodge Interprid rear (lights).

Come on Toyota! Should have released a Supra to fight the Z.....

wolf41779 · 10-06-2009, 03:24 PM

I want to see Subarus version!

zman1910 · 10-06-2009, 03:43 PM

I think it looks pretty good and its only 20k....not bad

kensin0429 · 10-06-2009, 03:50 PM

a boxer 2.0 ? its not gonna be a sports car..
more like a cheap wannabe 2.0 buttugly car

frost · 10-06-2009, 04:03 PM

Thanks for the info/humor

May have been a better fit for the "other vehicles" section though

kenchan · 10-06-2009, 04:05 PM

there's like 2 other treads + on this car in the other cars section...

10-06-2009, 04:08 PM

This thread recieves a big R

Blown32 · 10-06-2009, 04:09 PM

Does nothing at all for me.Thought Toyota could do much better then that!
Thanks for the info though.

rudi · 10-06-2009, 04:20 PM

Toyota's new red "the traditional red color of a Japanese monkey's” backside."
What were they thinking

Don't mind the look, I think it will grow on you. I never liked the Z when I first seen it.

280z/300zx · 10-06-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kensin0429

a boxer 2.0 ? its not gonna be a sports car..
more like a cheap wannabe 2.0turbo buttugly car

2.0turbo???? According to earlier reports this car will only be availabe in non-turbo with 170-200hp. I agree though, it won't be a sports car.

kensin0429 · 10-06-2009, 04:54 PM

sorry typo ^ fixed

shabarivas · 10-06-2009, 05:43 PM

are you kidding me? thats an awesome platform for a sports car... 3000lbs + 200hp @ 20k? you spend 5-6k on it and you will have a 3000lbs + 300hp RWD track car... you guys are tripping... it might look ugly but im sure you will see a LOT of these around if they were to release it like that...

theDreamer · 10-06-2009, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shabarivas

are you kidding me? thats an awesome platform for a sports car... 3000lbs + 200hp @ 20k? you spend 5-6k on it and you will have a 3000lbs + 300hp RWD track car... you guys are tripping... it might look ugly but im sure you will see a LOT of these around if they were to release it like that...

They are betting on a lot to make that 20,000 price point.
Even the Civic Si is past the 20,000 price point; I can see this at the bottom of the barrel starting at 22,000 and then going up to 25,000. If they can hit the sub 3k mark in weight it might be a good contender but with all the safety standards that are being required it will be tough.

I do hope to see good things from this, just hope this does not turn out to be like the Camaro. Hyped for some time and then a pretty "meh" launch.

10-06-2009, 03:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mergnthwirker Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 243 Drives: '09 370Z PW MT6 S Rep Power: 15	Another Japanese Sports Car Announced The Toyota FT-86 was shown at the Tokyo auto show (see Tokyo auto show: Toyota goes sporty with FT-86: AutoWeek Magazine) My favorite quote from the article: “Sports cars have to be red, but we wanted a new red,” chief engineer Tetsuya Tada said. “So we came up with shoujyouhi red, the traditional red color of a Japanese monkey's” backside.

10-06-2009, 03:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
kensin0429 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: palmsprings Posts: 244 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 15	a boxer 2.0 ? its not gonna be a sports car.. more like a cheap wannabe 2.0 buttugly car Last edited by kensin0429; 10-06-2009 at 04:54 PM.

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10-06-2009, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
SlikNik Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 294 Drives: 2015 Corvette Z51 Rep Power: 17	Not diggin the looks of this car

10-06-2009, 03:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Endgame A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,613 Drives: Nothing Now! Rep Power: 223	This looks like a cross between a RX8 (front), Hyndai Gensis/370z love child (c pillar), and Dodge Interprid rear (lights). Come on Toyota! Should have released a Supra to fight the Z.....

10-06-2009, 03:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
wolf41779 Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Desert Posts: 83 Drives: PW 370 Rep Power: 15	I want to see Subarus version!

10-06-2009, 03:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
zman1910 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: FL Posts: 361 Drives: 2011 Audi S4 Rep Power: 428	I think it looks pretty good and its only 20k....not bad

10-06-2009, 04:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the info/humor May have been a better fit for the "other vehicles" section though

10-06-2009, 04:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	there's like 2 other treads + on this car in the other cars section...

10-06-2009, 04:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
blue660r01 Guest Posts: n/a	This thread recieves a big R

10-06-2009, 04:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Blown32 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N.J. Posts: 289 Drives: 09 370Z Blk sport 6T Rep Power: 15	Does nothing at all for me.Thought Toyota could do much better then that! Thanks for the info though.

10-06-2009, 04:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
rudi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 306 Drives: 370Z Australian Spec Rep Power: 15	Toyota's new red "the traditional red color of a Japanese monkey's” backside." What were they thinking Don't mind the look, I think it will grow on you. I never liked the Z when I first seen it.

10-06-2009, 04:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
kensin0429 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: palmsprings Posts: 244 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 15	sorry typo ^ fixed

10-06-2009, 05:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	are you kidding me? thats an awesome platform for a sports car... 3000lbs + 200hp @ 20k? you spend 5-6k on it and you will have a 3000lbs + 300hp RWD track car... you guys are tripping... it might look ugly but im sure you will see a LOT of these around if they were to release it like that...