:iono: That car already exists....it's called the MX-5 Miata.

Frankly, making a convertible out of a car designed with the goals stated for the FR-S makes as much sense as that horrific convertible Murano SUV that Nissan is offering.

It adds hundreds of pounds, increases complexity, decreases the already small truck volume, and has a profound effect on chassis rigidity, which FURTHER affects handling.

In short, buying a convertible (unless it was specifically engineered as one from the ground up, which eliminates those issues) is like marrying a woman without a vagina.

I promise, if Toyota somehow decides that making a convertible FR-S/FT-86 is a good idea, the Miata will eat it for lunch.

lol :laughabove:

The Miata is a 2 seater. This car seats 4.
Most convertible technology has reached the point of not adding as much weight as they did in the past. Although complexity is surely a good point, I'm sure rigidity can be compensated for.

Either way, no one said it would be a better car. I just said it wouldn't mind having a convertible. I'd say Toyota could profit from it for appealing to a wider audience, but I'm sure the development and research would negate any possible market it could have attracted.

Why would a convertible= a wider audience? I think it would be a smaller audience.

Well, in theory:

Car A = Attracts 100,000 people
Convertible Car A = 10,000 people interested


Total audience = 110,000 with both car models
110,000 is wider than the plain 100,000, assuming the 10,000 where only shopping convertibles

I know there's flaws to the idea but that was just my reasoning.

Now they need to figure out if the potential extra sales offset the increased production costs.

Oh ok. Sorry I read it as you meant you only wanted it as a convertible. Didn't realize you meant it as a coupe and a convertible.