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Old 05-17-2011, 03:51 PM   #368
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Remember that the chassis info has been revised. It's no longer Legacy/Impreza based (likely a rumour that came from the test mule). It's all new and hopefully single purpose, like the Miata. If that is the case it won't have any extra unnecessary weight from platform sharing like the Z. If they attack weight as seriously as Nissan did with the Z, in the name of efficiency and performance, sub-2500 lbs is actually very reasonable.

If Toyota's thinking ahead, they should be introducing weight-saving measures and production methods (left over LFA carbon-fiber facilities?) across their line to keep ahead of the competition in the economy war. If they do, economies of scale come into play.

And that could mean an inexpensive, very light FT86/FR-S.
I agree...but I keep my expectations low so that when its released I can go, AWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEEEEEEEAHHHHHH.
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