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Originally Posted by FT-86GOD
So AIRMAX, these rumours are geting around here in Australia???
When 3 weeks ago i re-called a local Toyota dealership who got in contact with Toyota Australia and they new less about the FT-86 than me not to mention there is nothing mentioned on the Toyota Australia website about it......
Where did u read/hear these rumours about what Australia are getting when the Japanese public dont even know what there getting yet?. Did u hear/read these rumours from old threads in the Australia section of FT86club.com???? Cause all the info we have got is from Ron Hammerton an editor for HSV holden Australia and even he states
"While he cautioned it was too early for the company to set a price for the car that is expected to be launched globally in mid 2012 and arrive in Australian showrooms shortly after, he said the right price was critical to attract buyers up from other Toyota vehicles, such as the Corolla".
Thats just one mans opinion obviously and there was no mention of 2 versions at all......
The most exciting thing that was said to him was that and i quote. “We are looking at those sorts of things now,” he said. “I know one thing the chief engineer did when he designed it was that he made the boot area large enough to carry four spare wheels so that when you drive yourself to the race track you can take your road wheels off and put your racing wheels on,” he said.
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Well, first many of my work mates and I are travel around for work related purposes and we are in the automotive engineering development. We just talk to people who are interested on the car and throwing speculations around... not far fetch speculations but logical estimations and such.
I've spoken to Toyota dealership salesmen and they dont know jack much about this car, some do... but salesmen in general DO not know much about any except try to make a sales pitch... of course except for the ones that research online.
But as some interviews with Toyota Australia have shown, they do want to bring the car here and New Zealand of course. At one stage I read that they wanted the V6 Corolla Blade instead and having both will be redundant. But plans have changed from what I gathered.
I didnt really expect this car to be released in Oz... if you asked me last year, but after more speculations and with Japan and Australia having similarities (RHD, Lexus's imported here from Japan factory etc), and Australia needing Celica replacement it all adds up.
The speculation of the 147kW and 195kW engine variants came from rumours online and from interviews from Car shows with company reps....Then there's even a rumour of the Subaru version having the 221kW version (STi engine).... as most speculated already.
In regards to Japan not knowing what they are getting.... Im not too sure, because I've been in Japan and they have pretty much every sports cars around the world available in front of them, so a Toyota FT86 wont stand out as much, but I have seen magazines at train stations with some rumours (in japanese) about Toyota's new models coming out.... mind you they have Toyota Mark Xs, Corolla Blades, Caldinia GT4s, not too mention 50K AUD 2008 GTRs over there and those cars are really nice so they aren't exactly "hanging" for an exciting Toyota car.
But just to let you know, Toyota dealership salesmen dont know anything much... even the managers wont know anything, only until Toyota Australia (HQ) tell them what models are slated, which is probably after the cars are already in production, so dont be surprise if its delayed 1 year after Japan gets theres first..... yes it sucks in Australia for sports cars in terms of time and cost.