haha yeah we have discussed this another time indeed. But i believe toyota can figure the way to find its footing on other markets like the eu . Take for example ford , even in the highest taxed countries in eu you can have a ford focus rs with like 45k , it has 350hp and 4wd , so i am kind of...
If they could produce a sports car that is rwd with a starting price under 20k probably closer to 17k-18k i think it would be nice. For the 86 i believe if it doesn't move upmarket there is no market for it , because for example you can have with 30k euros a seat leon cupra packing 300 hp and...
i think in the place of a mr2 we will have the sfr concept from 2015 . I believe it will enter the market maybe at the end of the decade , certainly not sooner. Also that should push the 86 upmarket or push it out of production .
Meanwhile rx-8 is one really exciting car in my opinion , so i am excited to see what mazda has in store for us , generally it is a company that i trust like toyota. I hope will see something!!!
totally agree for the sound , while i do have some 4 cylinders in mind that make good sound , 2 of them mentioned by A70TTR they are no match for the sound of sporty 6 cylinders. But the reality at the moment is that 2.0 turbo engines are a sweet spot for manufacturers for speed and regulations...
It would be sacrilegious to have a 4 cyl on a supra but because the celica will be distinct from the supra i think it would not be so bad after all to have a 4 cyl on the low spec model . It would come with a manual too , so i think it would fill a nice spot , also the celicas of the past had...
If they introduce the car as celica and only the top model as the supra , this changes i believe some things . First of all the name is given to distinguish the products to make the consumer buy the product or understand what it is , so the name here is not random at all if this rumour is true...
If it has the B58 BMW 6 cylinder engine it will probably have a little more than 340 i believe . I would say closer to 260hp
i thought the 4 cylinder was testing with about 290hp give or take.
They have one one of the best chassis under 60k for the 86 , it would not be a smart move to just abandon it , i always thought the tests were done on this platform anyway . It would be shocking and sad for me if toyota just abandons this project , that has so much potential . The problem with...
This appears to be a bmw 2 series or m2 but it isn't. If you look closely it is shorter , only the shell is derived from the m2 / 2 series. It is a possible reintroduction of the z3 which there were rumors that it will be a project again with bmw but with the succesor of the 86 this time for a...
Actually they had many setups which they were testing for a next gen 86 , even hybrid and supercharged . I don't know if it was scrapped in the recent years but there were 2 main routes the car could take , let me explain. The first route was with subaru and continue maybe with the boxer but...
i believe the next 86 will downsize and adopt some mild hybrid system , i am saying this because i agree with you it will be lighter , as has been stated previously by engineers . These are the only changes that will reduce both weight and emmisions and increase speed and at the same time, so...