FT-86 Competition / Track model mentioned in EVO Car Of The Year Issue

[Jordo!]

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

Never said that they weren't incredible cars, just that they are they exception rather than the rule in Honda's lineup.

Honda fanboys will still have their 700 whp civics with giant wings and unpainted front bumpers to keep themselves busy


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[S2KtoFT86]

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Honda fanboys will still have their 700 whp civics with giant wings and unpainted front bumpers to keep themselves busy


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No angered response from me. Generally the high HP crowd knows how to mod. The kids with the aluminum wings and unpainted cars are the ones with nothing under the hood and a horribly loud bumble bee exhaust. They just want to make it look like their fast.

[Rotarydisciple]

This recent news sounds great. I hope what theyre saying will actually be the final product.

[nismo300zr2]

ooo i love it. i need a bigger garage before i'd be able to buy this one.
:sigh

[TheRoadWarrior]

Its certainly a refreshing change from a manufacturer- i've been thinking about a 370Z recently to replace my MR2 Turbo... but its such a big boat, 1500kg fueled! Sure its got 320-odd bhp, but wouldnt it be better if it was lighter? I've been looking at all the things you can throw out or change to reduce the weight.. so far i've worked out a 65kg loss for £1650

...but a better performing car for less money, now you're talking Renault already do this with the Clio 200, if you go for the clio 200 cup its lighter with less frills and is also less money.

Come on Toyota, get this car to market so i can buy one!!

[MtnDrvr86]

ft86club.com made it on edmunds talking about the proposed track version

http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...k-day-use.html

[S2KtoFT86]

Originally Posted by MtnDrvr86

ft86club.com made it on edmunds talking about the proposed track version

http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...k-day-use.html

Hell yeah. Already the #1 forum for this thing.

[zigzagz94]

Originally Posted by Axel

and on Autoblog

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/22/r...way/2#comments

and Leftlane news

http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-t...own-ft-86.html

and Jalopnik

http://jalopnik.com/5432122/report-t...ck+ready-ft+86



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Prepare for a mass influx of new members; we are going to blow up overnight thanks to all those sites linking to us.

Welcome noobs...:happy0180:

[huddleston]

exciting news, this will be a good platform to modify as you please.

[RegisBou]

The only thing I am worried about with the stripped down version is insurance!

Other than that, if it still has cruise control and A/C I am down. Who needs a sound system? bwahaha

[zigzagz94]

Originally Posted by RegisBou

The only thing I am worried about with the stripped down version is insurance!

Other than that, if it still has cruise control and A/C I am down. Who needs a sound system? bwahaha

^^^^
I never understood this.

A lot of people over on the Genesis Coupe boards are also bitching about how the R-Spec got rid of cruise control. WTF? It's supposed to be a stripped down version that you can use as a basis for your track car. How many times are you going to be using cruise control on the track/auto-x/rally, etc?

F*ck cruise control. I've got it on all of my cars and I never use it. I'm down for the track model because of the better suspension, bigger brakes, LSD, and the cheaper price. Everything else is just a bonus. Of course I'll probably replace all that shit when the aftermarket picks up but you know what I'm saying.

[VenomRush]

ive never used cruise control in my life, and i've driven from vegas back home which is a 5 hour long drive

[RegisBou]

I mean cruise control is nice when ur college is 250 miles away.

My current car dosnt have it so I think I prolly wouldnt care either, but it would be nice!

[Aroddalobster]

I love the idea and can imagine how fun an affordable straight-from-factory performance-oriented car will be, I'm just a bit scared as to how insurance would be with all the teenager drifter-wanabes flipping these cars that their parents bought for them when they powerslide into curbs