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Originally Posted by cyde01
do you know why you feel like a troll? it's because when the ft-86 was introduced toyota announced it had a very specific concept and engineering target for this car. people who that concept appealed to created this forum. then you and others came to this forum and said that that concept is gonna be a complete failure and it will never sell. back when the gtr was a concept only, if they created a forum for the new gtr, how do you think the members would like it if i got on the forum and said the gtr needs to be rwd only and under 30k for it to ever be a sales success? even though big turbo power and awd has always been part of the gtr? even though it'd be impossible to add big turbo power to the gtr for under 30k? i think gtr fans would have been rather pissed off and i would've felt like a troll too.
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The difference is the GTR has a history and people know what that car is all about. You're taking general statements (and lip service) made by corporate execs/engineers about a brand new car and interpreting them to mean what you want. Just because the AE-86 is the inspiration for this new car doesn't mean it's going to be a modern day clone.
There were just as many excited people when Mazda was going to re-invent the sports car and revive the market with the RX-8 and it's obvious that didn't happen. All I'm saying is that it can't hurt to be a little objective when it comes to what it takes to make a successful car in today's market. I'm clearly not the only person here that wants this car to have a good/upscale interior and competitive straight line performance in addition to great looks and fantastic handling.