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Originally Posted by totopo
So you want a ~220-230hp 180lb/ft torque car which weighs 2900-3000lbs and costs 30-35k?
So... like an s2k. with a roof and 2 seats and 100 more lbs...
pretty sure there's not much of a market for that, or else they would continue to make the s2k. Toyota was specifically trying to go under the market of the s2k because of the abysmal long term sales in that category.
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A. s2k were no 30k cars they were 40k cars.
B. More like a 250hp car that weighs 2800lbs for 30k would be ideal and achievable.
No market for more power?
Here are a few threads from this forum that demonstrate a small sample of the buying public showing there is a market for more power. Yes some of these people want to mod themselves but there are lots of them who would also buy a model with more power as well.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ighlight=quest
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ighlight=quest
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ighlight=quest
Really there is tons of information out there showing the want and market for a more powerful version of the car.
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Originally Posted by Braces
Here's the reality. The future plans for the FR-S were developed BEFORE the car was ever built. If this is a one and done model ... then that was the original plan REGARDLESS of what people may want. Manufacturers just don't willy nilly decide to make a convertible because people may want it. If it wasn't designed from the get go ... it isn't going to happen.
As for power ... if the ORIGINAL intent was to offer higher powered future models ... then the existing platform (chassis, transmission, axles, etc. ) would have been "over-engineered" for this purpose. In order to make money .... a single chassis would have been engineered to accomodate ALL future planned models.
Bottom line: only Toyota knows and obviously ... they are not going to let out the secret. What we say or want is going to have no impact on what has already been planned at the beginning.
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I completely agree with ya on this one. What I hope is that Toyota sees the success from the existing 86 platform and also sees its shortcomings and hopefully plans future cars around it.