More rumors: FR-S Convertible for 2014
 

According to Autoblog it's coming early 2014
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/08/s...by-early-2014/

Bleh. I don't think the bean counters will be too upset when the final sales numbers come out at the end of the model year. I think a sportback with a glass roof would be better than a convertible.

Why stop at making it convertible? No power bump? Maybe im just being impatient.

im interested to see a real rendering done by toyota or subaru because the few i have seen I have not been all that excited about..... but i do miss my convertible s2000 :sigh:

I think I was more excited about the FR sedan mentioned at the end. Maybe I've been spending too much time I'm BMW's and lusting after a Toyota chaser.

Hopefully in the end this FR sedan will just be a low level Lexus that only comes in automatic. This way I don't have to be tempted to buy another FR

I prefer a T-top or shooting brake over a convertible.

I would love a targa or t top!!! :drool:

Where they got that source? Seriously, 2 BS rumor that never ends in this car are 1. TC/SC & 2. Convertible

Courtesy of Ichi, of course. Source or not, I still like the idea of a targa over a convertible. That would truly be a 90's sports car revival.

Slow, slow tease.

Call me crazy but I would sooo buy this!

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...IIver2copy.jpg

I would buy either of those in a heart beat :) I would love to see real renders of these using current pictures! Where is a accomplished photoshopper when you need one! very awesome! and i agree the targa top would bring back the early 90s RWD car vibe!:burnrubber:


I wonder what the $ and the damage would be to the structure of the car without that section if you had it done.... nothing like a targa top with a nice roll cage!!! :)

I could do it. I'm a pilot, I can fly (lame ID4 quote sorry). Just need a new charger for my computer :/

:word:

If there's anything toyota has ever been good at about their cars and model releases, its definitely teasing.

Okay so no body laugh.... this is using MS Paint so I did the best I could. You would think being a CAD engineer i would have photoshop on my computer....but sadly no. lol.

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r...-Targa-BRZ.jpg

Ah, no, a sportback with a glass roof would weigh more than a convertible FR-S...

Toyota said the AS1 was designed for a convertible from the beginning. We shall see soon how much more it weighs, if it is only like 150 pounds more, all is good.

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r...-FRS-TARGA.jpg


Here is a photo I edited from the test drive event i was at.... if only i could of test drove a targa FRS!!!! :) Again sorry its in paint and im not skilled in the ways of photo editing :)

No it is ugly and with a targa roof you have to get out of the car to remove or put it on.

Keep the car a coupe or make a optional real convertible\roadster with a powered top. Nobody wants to get out to raise or lower their top..

If Nissan can do it, so can Toyota.

For example...
370Z coupe 3245 pounds
370Z roadster 3479 pounds (powered softtop convertible)

IS 250C 3840 pounds (powered hardtop convertible)
IS 250 3435 pounds

Weight is partly irrelevant in this case; no one is racing a convertible when a hard-top coupe is available. However, a GT86/FR-S/BRZ convertible is going to be a harder sell when competing against the Audi A3, MINI, ANY small BMW, 370z, Mustang, Camaro, etc. etc. A sportback with a glass roof won't too heavy for the chassis, and the possibility of moving the rear seats back a few inches with a taller roofline will increase utility and family friendliness.

Want open air? Get a motorcycle.

Now, who do I have to throw money at to get a hatchback FR-S? :drool:

I have a great idea!!! If they can make a power convertible... Why not make a power targa, where it slides back & you still can have visibility threw the rear view mirror. How? Because the targa top is mostly glass (like a tC roof look).

renders included: http://www.caranddriver.com/news/201...-rendered-news

Both German Auto Bild as well as Dutch Autoweek report Toyota having confirmed the introduction of a convertible to them:

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/toyot...o-2882669.html

http://www.autoweek.nl/autonieuws/19...a-gt-86-cabrio

Now Autovisie reports that a spokesperson for Scion in the US also confirmed a convertible

http://www.telegraaf.nl/autovisie/12...briolet__.html

I still think the hatch would be a huge boost to the practicality of the twins.
It would also solve the issue of rear-seat headroom, and adding cargo capacity.
Plus the hot hatch lovers out there would go nuts. Heck, even though they were aiming for 53/47 weight split, maybe a Hatch would put more weight in the rear.

Carbuzz reporting that C&D is reporting FR-S getting a drop top
 

It doesn't look as bad as I thought...

Yeah they have been dropping this rumor for a while. I don't know how I feel about it, because I really don't think their is evidence out there that shows this car was designed to be a convertible from the start. I would put money on marketing people jumping on the bandwagon and making the claims that this will happen and the chassis wont suffer because of it.

Now its a direct miata competitor!! Looks like toyobaru is after the whole enchilada.

Does anyone else see a vague s2000 resemblance?

Looks S2K/DB9 Volante/Miata/MR2-esque with the top on.

All I want to know is where they're getting their "source/rumor" from? Seriously, several dozen time some dbag auto blog quote from our forum... & the thread topic was "things you wish to have in FT86." some members were saying like turbo, SC, AWD & other stuff, and those auto blogging morons took it as real or something & wrote an article stating "Toyota is bringing AWD turbo ver of FT86."

Seriously, where they got the source!

^Seriously. It is just so incredibly good...