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Old 03-11-2011, 01:17 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by fitcious View Post
i am not sure if they will cannibalize the tC's sales...but i do think Toyota wants to expand it's scion line up. IMHO, I think Toyota will differentiate the FT86 from the tC so greatly that it will be comparing apples to oranges. and this might sound immature to say, but I think it might be differentiated like how the Celica and Supras were when they were together...but not to that extreme. also, the speculated price will probably be 5-6k more than a tC.

well, we have 1.5 months before NYAS...i am crossing my fingers AND toes that it will remain a toyota...but in all honestly, if the performance is there, interior is good, styling remains fairly the same, price is fair...i don't see why would people not buy it.
Mk4 Supra Turbo had 2 extra cylinders, an extra turbo and 120 hp more than the top of the line turbocharged Alltrac Celica of the same era.

With the Scion scenario we are talking maybe a 20 hp difference, probably less torque (will feel less powerful to clueless test-drivers), probably a smaller engine, being sold for more money by a company that caters to performance noobs. How's that going to fly for sales?

Edit: 1000! Probably of which 700+ are similar anti-Scion rants...
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