GRMN Gazoo Twin Charged 86 Concept (320hp) Revealed!

[witchatookie]

Originally Posted by Leeky

Indeed. I used to live with a guy with a supercharged s2000 which was mapped by mace. Made 380bhp at the fly. Totally stock engine, not a single bit of internal work - totally stock compression. Which according to wikipedia is 11.7:1.

I guess, but I wouldn't put that thing on any stock FA engine with a clear conscience, let alone my own car.

[speedrye]

Maybe the engineers planned on this being a cult car and actually gave us a bulletproof bottom end at the very least. It'd be a good car to make a legend out of...

[DIG1992]

Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

You know, I had that in the original plans when I started this chop, but then I figured that it looked too good w/o it, so I got lazy and didn't add it.

I'm not really sure on how to add one, since there aren't many good angles of the TRD duckbill, or FiveAxis one either.

Nor could I draw one, due to the fact that I don't have a Wacom tablet, etc.

I will intent but may not publish results lol

two mind think a like, But I gotta say either way the chops look great

[bucket]

So....ring time?
No way they took that thing over to nurburg just to park hard and take some pictures on the country roads.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by schlomo

I may have missed this but, how much can we guess this would cost?

My guess is $43k... and no, I'm not joking

[ESBjiujitsu]

if we are guessing im saying 14k But if there is internals involved then im going with the above post

[Cessblood]

Originally Posted by speedrye

Maybe the engineers planned on this being a cult car and actually gave us a bulletproof bottom end at the very least. It'd be a good car to make a legend out of...

They did say they "designed the engine to take abuse".

[WolfpackS2k]

Amazing car! I would buy one in a heartbeat!

But if it was priced over $35k...no freaking way.

[ESBjiujitsu]

Originally Posted by Cessblood

They did say they "designed the engine to take abuse".

twin charged certainly classifies as abuse hahahaha!

[Jordo!]

The fact it has a full interior and the FI bits look so OEM (even using OEM airbox) makes me think this is a prototype for a production kit or "super sport" model (spiritual successor to the Supra?).

It could be stock internals -- there's more leeway with DI to quench potential det. They might also be pushing the upper limits to see what it can withstand in the enduro race and based on that data, could scale back the power too. We'll have to wait and see...

If they can sort this out on stock internals, I'm thinking mid to upper 30's because then it would truly be a 370Z competitor in terms of looks, power, and pricing. Fully loaded, low 40's.

And, if they offer this, it will be my next car.

[Velocity_X]

Originally Posted by Fox

what does GRMN stands for? Gazoo Racing... something?

Gazoo
Racing
Morizo = pseudonym for Akido Toyoda (CEO of Toyota and a real car nut who drives the LFA, GT-86 and Lexus IS 250 in races in Europe and Japan)
Naruse = Hiromu Naruse ( former chief test & development engineer for Toyota sports cars - MR2, MR2 Spyder, Celica, Supra, Altezza RS200/IS200, and Toyota 86/Scion FR-S. Naruse died in 2010 while testing the Nurburging Edition LFA in Germnay, near the Nurburgring track)

[pjmeunyc12]

amazing. hope its not a swap.

[cyde01]

actually it's gazoo racing meister of nur as in master of the nurburgring

[Matador]

Originally Posted by cyde01

actually it's gazoo racing meister of nur as in master of the nurburgring

Nah, velocity is right as far as the original meaning of GRMN. They might have changed it to "Meister of Nur" at some point though.

[zigzagz94]

Originally Posted by Matador

Nah, velocity is right as far as the original meaning of GRMN. They might have changed it to "Meister of Nur" at some point though.

https://www.facebook.com/ToyotaMotorCorporation

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...0914197&type=1

I honestly have no idea but it does say on their facebook page under the MAY 17th post about this car:

*GRMN：GAZOO Racing tuned by Master of Nürburgring

so i'm guessing it did change.

[bunny86]

GRMN just sounds like the old TTE to me.

[Jeff Lange]

Does anyone know what wheels are on this thing?

Jeff

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lange

Does anyone know what wheels are on this thing?

Jeff

99.9% BBS RE-V ACQ

[86purity]

Man this is sweet! I just don't believe we will get this in the US as anything other than a kit for the FR-S. I also don't see the kit selling for less than $10k. That thing looks good though! #wallpaper

[Jeff Lange]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

99.9% BBS RE-V ACQ

Yeah seems like it. Looked very similar to the new style 2012 IS F wheels (also made by BBS).

Cool.

Jeff

[Cessblood]

Originally Posted by Jordo!

The fact it has a full interior and the FI bits look so OEM (even using OEM airbox) makes me think this is a prototype for a production kit or "super sport" model (spiritual successor to the Supra?).

It could be stock internals -- there's more leeway with DI to quench potential det. They might also be pushing the upper limits to see what it can withstand in the enduro race and based on that data, could scale back the power too. We'll have to wait and see...

If they can sort this out on stock internals, I'm thinking mid to upper 30's because then it would truly be a 370Z competitor in terms of looks, power, and pricing. Fully loaded, low 40's.

And, if they offer this, it will be my next car.

I agree.

[Bibbs]

Originally Posted by Leeky

Indeed. I used to live with a guy with a supercharged s2000 which was mapped by mace. Made 380bhp at the fly. Totally stock engine, not a single bit of internal work - totally stock compression. Which according to wikipedia is 11.7:1.

No Homo ..

To the above. Comptech blower with charge cooler - and a lot of tuning.

The smaller Rotrex blowers would be better. Less peak BHP, but a lot better low down power.