2014 Scion FRS engineering protoype. - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

pr086 · 11-13-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jesperswe

Increasing the engine power too much would bring FR-S into contention with what Tada-san admits will be a new Supra model.

That's what i like most here

not trying to thread jack, but if you had to guess, what do you think the starting price will be on the new supra?

OrbitalEllipses · 11-13-2012, 02:21 PM

There's not a lot of room in the price to put much more into it. A special LE model or something I could see. Radical improvements for the base model... I don't see in the cards.

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Originally Posted by pr086

not trying to thread jack, but if you had to guess, what do you think the starting price will be on the new supra?

At least in the neighborhood of Evo MR money. High $30K, low $40K to start.

Turbowned · 11-13-2012, 02:31 PM

Interdasting... Looks like all parts we already have available, however.

Burrcold · 11-13-2012, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by feldy

And they can’t build them quick enough. Tetsuya Tada, the car’s chief engineer admits that some countries have a ten-year waiting list

Whoa! What countries have a TEN year waiting list? lol

Saber_TRD · 11-13-2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

Whoa! What countries have a TEN year waiting list? lol

Ones where it is a Toyota.

Burrcold · 11-13-2012, 02:58 PM

That's gotta be a mistake. Who would be on a waiting list for ten years lol

I thought Australia was a 1 year wait (not 3 as the article suggests). Something doesn't sound right.

Borgore · 11-13-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

Whoa! What countries have a TEN year waiting list? lol

Third world countries that have affluent people though the demand for the vehicle vs supply wouldnt warrant exporting the cars to their countries just yet.

GT86drifter · 11-13-2012, 03:02 PM

mechanical diff and a 4.3 final to match the 18s ... well played tada san

SupraLove · 11-13-2012, 03:03 PM

Pretty much everything in this article is untrue. The author's even worse than Romney.

There is NO engineering prototype for 2014. The FR-S will stay the same for at least 5 years, maybe more. Tada-san was talking about options and upgrades to the standard FR-S. He was saying that the car was capable of losing 220lbs without much modification. It's all lies. Why would they replace the satnav with TRD gauges on the standard FR-S? The author is an absolutely clueless moron who doesn't know what he's talking about.

/rant

/thread

Burrcold · 11-13-2012, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Borgore

Third world countries that have affluent people though the demand for the vehicle vs supply wouldnt warrant exporting the cars to their countries just yet.

That doesn't constitute a "waiting list" though, that is simply the availability is not in their country yet...different reasons completely.

Point being, you can't have a REAL 10 year waiting list. The car won't be in production (in its current form) in 10 years.

Burrcold · 11-13-2012, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SupraLove

Pretty much everything in this article is untrue. The author's even worse than Romney.

There is NO engineering prototype for 2014. The FR-S will stay the same for at least 5 years, maybe more. Tada-san was talking about options and upgrades to the standard FR-S. He was saying that the car was capable of losing 220lbs without much modification. It's all lies. Why would they replace the satnav with TRD gauges on the standard FR-S? The author is an absolutely clueless moron who doesn't know what he's talking about.

/rant

/thread

Agreed 100%

Rampage · 11-13-2012, 03:20 PM

The reviewers did not seem very impressed with the upgrades. It seemed almost like they deemed it a "necessary evil" to keep the car appearing fresh to the consumer.

The best news I got out of that was that the upgraded package would only cost $26K. That is a hell of a bargain if it includes new wheels, better tires, some weight reduction, different exhaust and chassis stiffening for a little over a grand.

Snoopyalien24 · 11-13-2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dezoris

Where are they going to cut 220lbs? The car is already a tin can.

I too would like to know this? Lighter wheels/ seats/ more Justin Beiber CD's?

Quote:

Originally Posted by SupraLove

Pretty much everything in this article is untrue. The author's even worse than Romney.

There is NO engineering prototype for 2014. The FR-S will stay the same for at least 5 years, maybe more. Tada-san was talking about options and upgrades to the standard FR-S. He was saying that the car was capable of losing 220lbs without much modification. It's all lies. Why would they replace the satnav with TRD gauges on the standard FR-S? The author is an absolutely clueless moron who doesn't know what he's talking about.

/rant

/thread

Thanks Toyota employee/Tada.. ohh wait....

I agree of no major changes BUT most of you were not around (or don't remember) when an article with an interview SuperSpeeders(?) had with Tada

He said that the FR-S was going to be evolving and changing every year

RaceR · 11-13-2012, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SupraLove

Pretty much everything in this article is untrue. The author's even worse than Romney.

There is NO engineering prototype for 2014. The FR-S will stay the same for at least 5 years, maybe more. Tada-san was talking about options and upgrades to the standard FR-S. He was saying that the car was capable of losing 220lbs without much modification. It's all lies. Why would they replace the satnav with TRD gauges on the standard FR-S? The author is an absolutely clueless moron who doesn't know what he's talking about.

/rant

/thread

This kinda backs up the article...
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...ign=2012-11-13

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Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That's gotta be a mistake. Who would be on a waiting list for ten years lol I thought Australia was a 1 year wait (not 3 as the article suggests). Something doesn't sound right. __________________

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GT86drifter Drift Specialist Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 180SX,GT86 Location: JDM ONLY Posts: 1,041 Thanks: 237 Thanked 475 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	mechanical diff and a 4.3 final to match the 18s ... well played tada san Last edited by GT86drifter; 11-13-2012 at 03:41 PM.

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SupraLove Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2007 Toyota Camry LE, 5AT i4 Location: Alabama Posts: 141 Thanks: 173 Thanked 53 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pretty much everything in this article is untrue. The author's even worse than Romney. There is NO engineering prototype for 2014. The FR-S will stay the same for at least 5 years, maybe more. Tada-san was talking about options and upgrades to the standard FR-S. He was saying that the car was capable of losing 220lbs without much modification. It's all lies. Why would they replace the satnav with TRD gauges on the standard FR-S? The author is an absolutely clueless moron who doesn't know what he's talking about. /rant /thread

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