Everyone needs to help out with the FT-86! Toyota responds with 2011 target date.
 

(Ignore the poll^)

Hey guy, I figured someone needed to start a thread where we voice our opinions directly to Toyota instead of hoping they stumble across this site and read our comments.

So we all know the FT will be available in N/A trim, what we don't know is if it will be available in Turbo form. So lets email Toyota directly and tell them what we want!


Anyway, here is the link I used to contact Toyota. I couldn't find an email address from their other sites (I'll post links below):

http://toyota.custhelp.com/app/utils.../ask_intercept

I basically just expressed my interest in the FT-86 and commented about this site and also how they should produce a turbo version. Nothing to complicated.

If you do email Toyota (please do) and they respond, post what they say here. It'll be interesting to see what they say, or if they send out a general response (or if we bug them enough what they say lol).

So what do you say? Let everyone help out each other!



Here are the websites I visited:

http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/about_to...iew/index.html
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/index.html
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/index_automotive.html
http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/facilities/rd/index.html

Here's what Toyota replied back:

Not much info, but at least I was heard :)

Well this is good news... at least they're targeting to release FT86 on 2011. All those BS online auto news writer SOBs, read that letter well! lol

I giggled when I read the 2011 line.

WOW that was easy to get a response nate.. i am wondering.. WHY THE FUCK DONT NEWS ARTICLES GET SOURCES LIKE THIS??? instead of making up rumors?? i mean shit put some effort in your work fuckers..
sorry for the rant, all the BS news lately have started to quietly piss me off..
this is good news but, and at least its from toyota :)

ooh thats a good vid :)
you can see the engine in it :)
gt looks like is gonna be VERY good

:laughabove::thumbup::thumbup::thanks:^^^^well said:thumbsup:

+1000000000000000

lol they posted a the gt5 vid as their concept vid, which i guess it is but thats funny

Lol the fully skinned concept might not even be drivable yet lol. Its a good vid but :)

Haha yeah thanks. I've had a engineering class where we had to design a plane wing and everyone was struggling. I emailed Bombardier and they sent me the whole repair manual for their LearJet (needless to say I got on A on the report lol). Sometimes its easier just to ask :happyanim:

I wonder how hard it would be to get a job writing for a magazine...j/k....

3 cheers for Nate for doing the obvious thing. I can't believe it, he just asked them... :thanks::bow:


Never actually occurred to me or any of the writers.:bonk:

(And that's about my smilie quota for the month...)

I sent one in, but it had nothing to do with the turbo lol. Honestly that's huge marketing decision that I feel we have no control over.

Yeah I should probably change the thread title to something more along the lines of everyone just emailing Toyota about our thought.

i was asking wether or not the car will be realeased in OZ
this is what i got

Thank you for contacting Toyota Customer Experience Centre.

We advise that Toyota Motor Corporation Japan introduce various model vehicles to specific countries based upon market demand and individual country regulations and design specifications. Unfortunately we are unable to comment nor are we aware of an introduction of a FT-86 in Australia and suggest you regularly visit Toyota's website for further details on vehicle release information.

We apologise for not being able to provide you with a direct answer to your enquiry in this instance and thank you for contacting Toyota.



basically they are stupid fuckers who know sweet fuck all :)
u can see that toyota australia doesnt get as good customer service training as toyota USA

You should honestly send that letter to all the news sources that have said otherwise.

hahaha i got the exact same email back!we probably sent it at the same time hahahahahaha



p.s. there should've been another otion in the poll saying "i emailed and all i got back was Toyota saying they dont know either in a fancy way"

hehehe

this is the answer toyota send me regarding the release date:

Good day Mr. Z,

Thank you for your e-mail and your interest in our products.

A particularly sporty cars, such as the
Toyota Supra, Toyota MR2 or the Toyota Celica, we currently offer
Unfortunately not. The Supra model we do not sell for some time
more, the production of those two model lines is in
Expired in 2005 for the whole European market.

Of course, we think, not least because of strong demand
our customers, even on new, sporty models after. In Detroit, on the
Motor Show, Toyota showed a sports car study with Vollhybridantrieb in form
a spectacular concept car FT-HS, is another example of
relevant considerations, the sports car study is FT-86.

http://www.toyota.de/innovation/desi..._86/index.aspx

However, if and when we in Europe or Germany with the launch
of such or similar model can be expected, is still
unclear. As soon as something is happening in this matter, we will immediately
Our Toyota dealers - and accompanied also inform the Media -.

With the Toyota e-mail newsletter, we inform you for free every month
on the news and trends in Toyota. found at the following Internet
You an appropriate registration form:

http://www.toyota.de/forms/newsletter/newsletter.asp

We would be pleased if our offer will continue, with important
Interest and are pursuing with questions, requests or suggestions for you
You.

Sincerely, Your
Toyota Germany GmbH

translated by google :D

This webside I like a lot when it describes the car -

" ... Fully and completely tailored to the ambitious driver. This is based near the optimal integration of the pilot's precise, baseless to lose the car reacts to the slightest steering and gas pulses - here without a contemporary level of ecological responsibility from view.

Againstthis background, the choice of the drive[train] was not a severe motor with plenty of capacity, but a light, free-revving 2.0 liter gasoline engine with extrememly compact dimensions, which is coupled to a manual six-speed manual gearbox...

...Motor and driver are as deep and far back as possible, arranged in order to achieve an optimal weight distribution and a low center of gravity as possible - key requirements to bring stability even at extremely high speeds with an inspiring agile steering response and target line"...

(Translated by Google Chrome)

I'm excited!

I got this when I asked about SRM from the 370Z:

Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

We apologize as we do not have time frames or dates as to if and when the FT-86 will be put into production.

There is no guarantee that concepts or prototypes will make it to production. Often different design ideas from concept vehicles may actually be incorporated into an existing vehicle, or into a new vehicle.

We certainly appreciate your inquiry and interest. We invite you to continue to visit www.toyota.com for information and updates on our vehicles as it becomes available.

If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us www.toyota.com/help/contactus.html.

Sincerely,

Alex Ngaue
Toyota Customer Experience

I feel special I made the home page blog! :D

7Tune already told us that, but any new confirmation is welcomed.:thumbsup:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=672

http://www.7tune.com/news-scoop-the-...and-unchanged/

Yes but since then there have been more rumors about date changes so people thought they'd go right to the source and ask and the news was good :party0030:

Now that we now the car is being released within the next 14 months, when the heck is Toyota going to give up the juicy details. Production bodywork, weight, power. I need to know these things!

GL w that. Toyota is pretty well know to keep their secret til very last sec.

:cry:

Toyota needs to release some information soon! I'm gonna start looking for an s2000 again this winter since my job is looking secure at the moment. I miss the feel of that car.

...and Subaru is even worse than Toyota, so we probably wont hear anything till we see trucks delivering them to the dealers lol.

Believe it or not, Subaru is actually less secretive than Toyota. Here and there, there's always some secret stuff posted or shown to car journalist and/or mag (ex: Subaru Hatch concept was revealed to one of Japanese mag before).

I mailed Toyota Germany beacause the FR-S months ago... I got a reply wich says something like "We do not even know about a sportscar coming". Too lazy to dig the mail out and even lazier for translating.:)

Edit: There is a brochure online now @ toyota.de which has also an article about the FR-S.


Z

O I'm in the same boat as you buddy. I just landed a nice job and am wondering whether I should trade my car in for an S2k or just wait for the FT-86 to come out.. decisions decisions.. FT-86 is more practical tho since I am going to DD it.

I really hope my S2000 is paid off by the time the 86 comes out. just a little bit left

From Toyota Germany:

Stuff we already know, but at least its showing up in other countries. It's still not on the USA website though :(

Why it was written twice every sentence? LOL I was confused reading the article.

My fault. It's fixed now.

Brilliant idea nate89 I've made my part!

I've sent an E-mail to Toyota Spain and they answered me.
As long as I'm still not sure of the release of the car in Spain, I asked for if the news about the release of the car are true and, in case of they were true, when it will be.

And the answer was disappointing :(

(Google translator)
"Focusing on the query that raised us, sorry to inform you that from the Customer Service Centre, as of today, we don't know if in the near future, will launch in the Spanish market the vehicle of interest to Toyota FT-86, so you would have to wait for its official launch, if this were the case."

So bad news from Spain. I'll keep on covering the southern european quadrant to maintain you informed.

^ Just e-mailed Toyota NZ, lets see if they have any information we don't know about. ;) (VERY unlikely)

Diffently kean to hear what they say :)

thats a similar version of the australian reply haha

^Oh, did you send them one too? Through the Toyota website or to one of the dealers? I did mine through the website but it might be worth a try through someone like Rutherford and Bond in Wellington or North Shore Toyota in Auckland?