Production of MR2 stopped in 2007; new car will be a coupé instead of roadster

[TommyW]

I don't think it will have direct competitors. Too expensive for Miata . Maybe an Alfa or Elise competitor but much cheaper? Who knows should be interesting.

[gymratter]

sounds like click bait...

im pretty sure the 3rd sports car will be the SF-R.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by funwheeldrive

Miata starts at 24.9k. I can't imagine a brand new Mid-Engine Toyota starting around that price. I could be wrong though.


I was thinking more with the Fiata Abarth, 370z, and Miata Club/RF.

Interesting. The Miata starts at 33k if I recall correctly in Canada.

[Soloside]

This picture makes me want to do horrible things to my eyes to unsee.

Originally Posted by gymratter

sounds like click bait...

im pretty sure the 3rd sports car will be the SF-R.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by gymratter

sounds like click bait...

im pretty sure the 3rd sports car will be the SF-R.

It is clickbait. You pictured the vehicle (SFR) that was referenced as the third member of the potential "trio" in an actual interview with Toyota execs (Including Tada). Not sure where they pulled this MR thing out of. Some unqualified "quotes" and a render do not constitute fact.

[funwheeldrive]

Originally Posted by Cole

Interesting. The Miata starts at 33k if I recall correctly in Canada.

Canadian dollars don't count. They are pretty much the same as Monopoly money.

[serialk11r]

Another case of a journalist pulling something out of his ass.

No source, no press release, and contradicts the SFR news.

[WolfpackS2k]

One big reason the GT86 isn’t gaining lots more power is the incoming Supra, a car that make’s Tada-San’s face light up at the very mention of its name. Telling EVO “The car should be lighter than its rivals”, Tada-San’s admiration for the Porsche Cayman over the larger, heavier 911 gives a hint to the new car’s size and character.

I'll eat my hat if the Supra comes out lighter than a 911. And lighter than a Cayman...why bother imagining because there's no chance in hell of that happening.

And the excuse about not giving the GT86 more power is BS. There's a very wide hole to fill between 400+ hp from a Supra and the 205 the GT86 has. That's like saying the Camaro would never get a V8 because Chevy doesn't want it stepping on the toes of the Corvette.

As others have mentioned, most logical answer here is that the whole article is BS.

[Rampage]

Originally Posted by Magyarman

http://www.evo.co.uk/toyota/gt-86/19...rts-car-lineup


Anyone have news on the "new" MR2???

I wish!

[Teseo]

If it come in hot lava color, i would considere

[weederr33]

I like this a lot. Personally I think the MR2 should take the 86's position and then up the 86's refinement and possibly power. Then let the Supra be the god-teir car.

[airjonny]

MR2 would have to go between the 86 and Supra. The 86 makes more sense being the lower end sports car and the SFR the odd car out. I just can't see the SFR being that cheap without being bad or hurting 86 sales. The MR2 as the middle child allows for better spacing in the lineup.

[strat61caster]

Jesus even gymratter recognizes this is clickbait.

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

I'll eat my hat if the Supra comes out lighter than a 911.

Depends on if BMW spends money on weight reduction or something else, the last Z4 clocks in under 3,300 lbs in base trim, if Mazda can drop weight off their previous roadster I'm sure the Germans could too, and they're getting a Toyota cash infusion. The 911 is nearly 3,200 lbs according to Porsche's website, only about 100 lbs to cut out of a luxury convertible to make the mark.

It's more possible than anything else discussed in this thread.

[gymratter]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It is clickbait. You pictured the vehicle (SFR) that was referenced as the third member of the potential "trio" in an actual interview with Toyota execs (Including Tada). Not sure where they pulled this MR thing out of. Some unqualified "quotes" and a render do not constitute fact.

not to mention that rendering is old as dirt. its been floating around since 2012 as a place holder for the "new Supra".

http://www.motortrend.ca/en/news/toy...-the-pipeline/

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1240045