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AIRMAX · 03-10-2011, 09:49 PM

A lot of people here want the FT-86 to be a BUDGET light sports car, which was the initial concept... fair enough.

But you have to FACTOR IN, that Toyota is in dire need of "image" builder.... LFA, ISF are Lexus badged cars...

Supra replaces is all smoke screen, MR2 replacement are just hopes and dreams ATM.

Toyota using Subaru motor, to me... its perfect opportunity to easily implement the current WRX turbo... very easily... so easily that no R&D on engine/turbo is needed.... all development resources are SHARED by Subaru and Toyota, panels will be Toyota supplied as they have more experience with production tooling... chassis is straight off the current Subaru Impreza/WRX...

so the cost of development IS not too high, in comparable to 370Z and other vehicles concepted from scratch.

I'm hopeful it sells for 50K AUD... which translate approximately as the current WRX price...

so what ever the Subaru WRX price is selling in US... take away approx 2-3K from that or add around the same.. should be price indication... AGAIN this IS calculated SPECULATION...

03-10-2011, 09:49 PM	#78
AIRMAX Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Drives: MR2 GT '93, Corolla and Impreza Location: melbourne Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A lot of people here want the FT-86 to be a BUDGET light sports car, which was the initial concept... fair enough. But you have to FACTOR IN, that Toyota is in dire need of "image" builder.... LFA, ISF are Lexus badged cars... Supra replaces is all smoke screen, MR2 replacement are just hopes and dreams ATM. Toyota using Subaru motor, to me... its perfect opportunity to easily implement the current WRX turbo... very easily... so easily that no R&D on engine/turbo is needed.... all development resources are SHARED by Subaru and Toyota, panels will be Toyota supplied as they have more experience with production tooling... chassis is straight off the current Subaru Impreza/WRX... so the cost of development IS not too high, in comparable to 370Z and other vehicles concepted from scratch. I'm hopeful it sells for 50K AUD... which translate approximately as the current WRX price... so what ever the Subaru WRX price is selling in US... take away approx 2-3K from that or add around the same.. should be price indication... AGAIN this IS calculated SPECULATION...