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Highly doubt those are official figures, they look like the mag's estimate. No way they'd give some random UK mag exclusive spec info. Marketing is very deliberate about timing the release of specs. I'd take it with a grain of salt until it's made official.
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+2, I just find it somewhat difficult to rationalize +300 lbs over the MX-5's weight considering the similar dimension of these cars and that convertibles are generally heavier.
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Anyways woo, I was in between a 240sx or this 2,762.4 lbs vs 2,800? November 30th, can't you come faster??
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Thanks for sharing Hachi!
The other article mentioned an R version. If this is true, good things come to those who wait! Turbocharging the flat-four would be straightforward (after all, that’s what Subaru does with the Impreza), but chief engineer Tetsuya Tada told us that he ‘doesn’t like turbos’ and has ‘decided to reject the numeric power war’. He also said that an R version of the FT-86 was coming with less weight, Brembo brakes (our test car’s stoppers were from Hitachi), a rollcage, a larger rear wing, no rear seats and, yes, a mechanical LSD but no more power. And bear in mind that Toyota had invited us for our input and that this was a fairly early car – things will be tweaked for production. Our cars were still disguised, although pictures of the FT-86 production car have leaked out in recent days. Other options are also on the cards: a convertible is ‘possible’, while an auto gearbox is confirmed – it’s a six-speed unit based on the eight-speeder in the high-performance Lexus ISF.
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the veloster is FWD but its a hatch with all that glass in the back, and the necessary structural support that goes with that. also the veloster comes with plenty of standard features including a 7" touchscreen and 17" wheels. i would expect a cheaply appointed coupe to at least match this weight. or even go over a little. but 200 lbs more? that's a lot imo... there is absolutely no way the US will get this car. i just dont see it. as long as the brembos and the LSD are available, i can see a market for them over here, like back in the day when honda Type R parts were very sought after in our market... |
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i gotta admit i am disappointed if the 1280 kg is true. all the rumors of 1150 kg got me all excited, but i guess that was wishful thinking. i don't like turbos either but i kinda wish the R version had a turbo just to make the HP crowd stop complaining.
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To clarify, nobody in those magazine reviews said this car would get 37 mpg US. That's an imperial mpg figure. Can't you people figure that out by now
If the curb weight really is 2800lbs I am very disappointed. 200 hp + 2800 lbs is boring to me. There better be a TRD forced induction option on the horizon. Removing the rear seats, spare tire (no doubt a tiny donut) and swapping the front seats for some Recaros will not reduce 100lbs of weight. Keep dreaming. This is not good news to me
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2800 for a rwd seems reasonable to me. |
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