Toyota FT-86/FR-S

Lemers · 07-29-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordo!

Based on days of yore, a Supra would be a top of the line Celica with a 6 cyl engine and would be a direct competitor for the Z car.

All of that can happen with the FT-86...

Again your going back to the '80s the celica and supra have long been separate cars lines on separate platforms and separate model directions. When the supra split from the celica it became Toyota's top sports car. On Toyota has Lexus and Lexus has the FLA. If toyota does make a new supera I agree it will go with a v6, but it will be priced to compete more with the vette so it maybe a turbo like they used in the past.

Jordo! · 07-30-2010, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemers

Again your going back to the '80s the celica and supra have long been separate cars lines on separate platforms and separate model directions. When the supra split from the celica it became Toyota's top sports car. On Toyota has Lexus and Lexus has the FLA. If toyota does make a new supera I agree it will go with a v6, but it will be priced to compete more with the vette so it maybe a turbo like they used in the past.

The car is a spiritual sucessor to a 30 yr old Corolla. Clearly the history is relevant.

If they build a Supra the 370Z is the clear competitor as it always was. Why would they compete with the Corvette, which is a GT-R competitor? I just don't see it.

And in that last article, Toyota said they were still considering a turbo version, so we may or may not have to turn to Subaru for that...

iff2mastamatt · 08-03-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordo!

The car is a spiritual sucessor to a 30 yr old Corolla. Clearly the history is relevant.

If they build a Supra the 370Z is the clear competitor as it always was. Why would they compete with the Corvette, which is a GT-R competitor? I just don't see it.

And in that last article, Toyota said they were still considering a turbo version, so we may or may not have to turn to Subaru for that...

I've read somewhere that the Toyota CEO would love to build a revived Supra, but the company does not feel it's the right time to create such a car.

Also, they just built the LFA, shouldn't they use a little break? If the LFA was around 100K and was mass produced, it might be just as popular as the GTR.

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