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10-10-2012, 05:22 PM | #15 |
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MR fking 2!
Since it'll be affordable. I don't think I'll be able to afford a supra. :<
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Your opinion, which side MR2 to be? Cheaper than 86 or expensive than 86?
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But I am passing on the BRZ/FR-S because I already have a Spyder.
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My view, I want to see lightweight 1.6~1.8L FF car to compete w Golf & other affordable compact cars & next MR2 to be a bit expensive side than 86 to compete against Porsche Boxster &/or Carrera. |
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For the consumer, cheaper is always better but I am a realist. Lightweight cost money. Chassis have to be engineered in such a way that they are light but very stiff for a true sports car. Lightweight materials have to be used more extensively. As much as I would like to see a cheap MR2, I just do not think it will happen. I also do not think Toyota should take on Porsche. We need manufacturers that will build exciting cars for the everyday consumer. The German manufacturers have lost sight of that. Hopefully, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and Hyundai will fill the void in the future.
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The other thing is that an MR2 has pretty much zero chance of chassis sharing, which makes development a bit more expensive. Hence the Camry motor on the North American NA SW20...
I still have a suspicion that the WRX chassis will be based on the BRZ.
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That's why my hope for 1.6~1.8L FF will be cheap & fun to drive. Look at current Civic... it's HUGE! That happen to that lightweight Civic that we used to know? It's gone! Yeah, safety & other stuff causes weight... I get it, but still it's total POS! As for German manufactures have lost sight? IDK, if that was the case, Porsche Carrera S shouldn't of won Best Driver's Car. |
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And I hear you about the Civic. I look at the current ones and have to really think hard to convince myself that I'm not just dreaming that it really did used to be a small lightweight fun car. Haha I think we're actually saying the same thing, just slotting the names in different places. I was thinking the higher-end Boxster/Carrera fighter would be the new Supra and the MR2 would compete with the hot hatches. Either way, yeah, I'd like to see them bring us one in each category, and all of them RWD and focused on being driver's cars. |
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Im guessing the majority of people when never know about the future Toyota sport cars before they are official.. So not much of a problem..
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Who's talking about waiting? I'm in the camp with the people saying if the new ones stand up to the promises, then I'd trade in the FR-S (which I haven't even bought yet, lol, but I do intend to once I've made room in the toybox and after the dust settles a little on the engine issues). |
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