Chinese cars won't drive price down. Korean has been there and look at their price now. Manufacturers will put price up if/when they can.

some valid points there ^ & well said mate.

To be perfectly honest, I am getting sick of logging on here and seeing every thread turn into an economics debate... :bonk:

Can we not talk about the car? lets forget about the price already. It will come soon enough! :popcorn:

QFT :word:

So, whats the estimate date for the price, was it May? Also anyone know how many litres the fuel tank is?

We just have to simply wait, frustrating as hell for some but nothing we can do about it. :mad0260:

Although i dont know but im betting there will be a dealers meeting/launch mid May early June possibly at HQ in Sydney and anything needed to know about the launch will be known then.

Fuel tank is reported at 50ltrs which is personally not enough these days.

You're the only one who thinks it'll be that cheap. General consensus is that it's likely to be 36-38k for a base model in manual. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4340

You're right though, it's probably going to be around a 50 litre fuel tank (as most small-med cars have). I reckon fuel economy will be surprisingly good due to the mix of port and direct injection. Maybe around 9L/100km doing a mix of driving. That's around 500km per tank of fuel. Plenty for me.

you all can believe what ever you want too, i couldn't care less.

Wasn't reported economy like 6/100 due to dual injection??
And I beleive what JFC is saying, at this point, without official word, any guess is as good as any other

JFC I'm with you. I think it will be cheaper than people have been saying.

based on the pricing for the Prius C, i believe that the base model won't be 40k +orc.

TMCA, please don't disappoint me!!

Time will tell and we always assume Toyota will ass rape us as they clearly have done before but this is different, and so it should.

New model, new direction, the gfc, everything is different.

Seeing that UK reporters (the older guy) drive review makes it all the more real that this 86 may not be a 40k+ sports car. With potential to be a awesome car as im sure it will be but not out of the box.

I guess being last has its advantages that everyone else gets a go before we do so we learn the downfalls, pro's and cons about the car before we decide to buy it new or used.

70YND, maybe 6/100 on the highway? That seems pretty reasonable. My guess of 9/100 mixed is a practical guess based on what I do, which is a fair amount of commuting (although there is a good portion driving at speed). Could be anything. I don't have a lot of experience with fuel economy of boxers, let alone ones using dual injection. You'd imagine that it'd be pretty hard to get worse than 10L per 100km, given the low weight and low displacement, regardless of how hard it's driven (on the street anyway).

Agreed, JFC's guess is as good as any since we haven't heard anything official... best quote I've heard is them saying that they're aiming at a price starting with a 3. I was pointing out that JFC is clearly in the minority with thinking it's going to be at that price point, so he shouldn't be giving people the impression that that is the popular opinion. I'm an analyst for a living, I get pretty anal about giving people accurate information... No offense meant though JFC! For the record I really hope you're right, if it means anything.

Mid to late 30's I still think they'll sell a bucket load due to it being significantly lower than anything else remotely sporty. Toyota's new dedication to inspiring younger generations is the wildcard to me. See any of their press releases this year and you'll know what I'm talking about. All depends how Toyota AU take this on though, given that those recent internal docs seem to point to otherwise. I guess that they could be using the Ferrari effect to a lesser extent, make sports cars that all the younger people want but only the older can afford. Still works as a halo effect in the brand.

TL;DR - We don't know, too much stuff could affect pricing still. Please don't give people the impression we have a solid price though, please?

Agreed
And as for economy, that will depend on individuals I guess more than anything. Direct injection has potential for high output low consumption (ie efficiency), but we shall see how it applies here. Soon tho, hasn't it already been released in Japan?

This is very true and most likely what will happen.

Although i have the financial resources to buy the 86 this year, base on this skimming and a couple of other factors im trying to hold out till this time next year maybe even end of next year.