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Top Gear interview with Tada-san and Sasaki-san
FT86CLUB Homepage Featured Story A very nice interview of the chief engineer and his assistant about how the gt 86 came to be. http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/toy...aki-2012-08-24 Quote:
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08-24-2012, 11:39 AM | #2 |
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"With my next sportscar," explains Tada-san, "I want to make a big... ‘wow'." His arms gesticulate large vortex circles. "Nobody expected us to build something like the GT 86. I want to give the world a shock."
- Tada-san, Toyota Chief Engineer I think that's a very exciting quote from the interview. Obviously the big splash made from the GT86 is increasing the chances of green-lighting new sports car projects from Toyota. I really appreciate this interview. It seems that Tada-san was able to get his design to come into fruition by overcoming many critics from within Toyota. He challenged the modern ideas of what a sports car needs (number based statistics) and presented a design that offered substance and soul. And from a design standpoint, that's the sweet spot. That's the reason people buy abstract art, or any art for that matter.. for big bucks. Except in our case, the FRS/BRZ/GT86 is the affordable gem any petrol head can afford. |
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Yea I also got the feeling in the interview of how down to earth Tada really is, in his personal life and in his work. I was hoping he would of gone the direction of a new mr2 for the next car but a supra would be good too... maybe the mr2 will come after the supra lol i could only hope.
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Wow, I really enjoyed reading... Thanks, OP.
It gives me chills on a possible next Supra. I'd love to own it too if it carries the same driver enjoyment and feel of the GT 86 / FR-S / BRZ (and a fair price tag).
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The article is a pita to read, so I copied and pasted it here.
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Amazing article with some interesting insight. It's really quite interesting that everyone thought he was crazy until they finally built one and said get in and just like that corporate was sold. That echos so many people's opinions about the car when they say it has something numbers don't show.
Here's one thing I'm interested to know more about: "And still aiming, as their appearance in Scotland is, aside from a monster hunt, to test out some minor aero tweaks and shock absorbers, which will be ready at some point early next year. It's barely gone on sale, and already these two want more." Is this the TRD stuff or is this going to be put on for the 2014's? |
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I am thinking its the aero fin things you can put on the car, that was brought up a few months ago, but i am just guessing. They look like this.
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Cheers to these 2 awesome guys.
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Great read. I'm so happy Tada-san's vision became a reality.
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If the wording wasn't changed around by a publicist as is typically the case with this stuff...then bravo! I like the way Mr. Tada thinks.
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Does this mean we're getting a new Supra and baby sub-86/FR-S?
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I think the 86 is already the 'baby'. I'd say Supra is the next in line, seeing how there's no Toyota matching up with the Z, Genesis, or Mustang.
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I'd like to hear their opinion on the choice of tires on the car. After all the attention to detail that was poured into this car, I can't imagine they supported the decision to put those lousy tires on.
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