Saw an fr-s on the road today...

Shamu · 06-14-2012, 10:29 AM

It's a nice try by Toyota and Subi. Once all the fanboi hype dies off this is just an above average offering with RWD.

I agree with others that Japanese car companies tend to flock to similar competitive offerings so lets hope we see a small Nissan with 1.6 turbo soon.

Mazda announced long ago it was revamping MX5 platform so we should see something from them too.

Too bad they will all be ladies and small men's cars. Us over 6'3" foot dudes don't fit well in most of these small Japanese sports cars.

shadoquad · 06-14-2012, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

It's a nice try by Toyota and Subi. Once all the fanboi hype dies off this is just an above average offering with RWD.

I agree with others that Japanese car companies tend to flock to similar competitive offerings so lets hope we see a small Nissan with 1.6 turbo soon.

Mazda announced long ago it was revamping MX5 platform so we should see something from them too.

Too bad they will all be ladies and small men's cars. Us over 6'3" foot dudes don't fit well in most of these small Japanese sports cars.

To give it credit, I'm not tall, but the FR-S held a fatty like me pretty well.

vividracing · 06-14-2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist

I'm sure the BRZ platform could be an easy candidate for an STi swap, although it does bring about the problem of emissions testing. Lightweight, plenty of space in the engine bay, and updated styling really lends an air of fresh, modern design.

Also, I'm sure someone is just gonna swap out the entire interior or something... the inside of the BRZ/FRS (FRS especially) reminded me of the interior of the 350Z... made the price tag seem too high for such an unrefined, cheap, almost thrown-together interior.

I wouldn't say it looks "thrown together." Cheap and unrefined, sure. But it's a sports car, not a family car. And certainly not luxury.

There's been several engine swaps that have already been done. At least 2 V8 swaps, and I'm pretty sure someone did an STi swap already too.

shadoquad · 06-14-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by vividracing

I wouldn't say it looks "thrown together." Cheap and unrefined, sure.

I would agree to this exactly. It's not gonna wow you with the plastic materials, and the car is unrefined, but it looks decently sorted in there.

I could see engine swaps in that thing. Its engine bay is refreshingly large for a modern car. Even if no swap was done, working on one would be fun.

06-14-2012, 10:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 21	It's a nice try by Toyota and Subi. Once all the fanboi hype dies off this is just an above average offering with RWD. I agree with others that Japanese car companies tend to flock to similar competitive offerings so lets hope we see a small Nissan with 1.6 turbo soon. Mazda announced long ago it was revamping MX5 platform so we should see something from them too. Too bad they will all be ladies and small men's cars. Us over 6'3" foot dudes don't fit well in most of these small Japanese sports cars. __________________ Grant

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