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Originally Posted by Aki
I don't understand the backlash with this car. For awhile people were lamenting about how the MKII/III were too "edgy" and not clean like the first concept, now people are lamenting how it's not edgy enough. As far as concepts > production go, the FR-S seems to be one of the few that's keeping it really close.
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This. Goes to show you can't please everyone. I still love the MkI, but it's hard to look at a production car looking as tame as the MkI and not think "Man, what if they had made it look like the MkIII" .
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Originally Posted by 86er|n2
Ok did a quick work up based on Sea1monkey2's render but trying more to show underlying curves, its hard to deduce some of what is happening with the flat paint but its mostly like ft-86 II concept as people have said the size and height of arches is still a bit hard to figure out as well as the sink of bonnet
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Nice job. There is a line running along the lower edge of the MkI/MKIII concepts
Lord wy can't the designers see that this in contrast with the curve on the hips (rear fenders) is what makes or breaks the design of the car?
Sheesh
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Originally Posted by Flip
If you look closely, you can see shadows and highlights that mimic the FR-S rear fenders. I'm reserve judgement until I see the production version without camo.
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I think this is the best thing we can all do. I guess we've become so confident in Toyota's ability to balls things up, we tend to worry a lot. Plus everyone is watching.
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Originally Posted by TRDLiquidSilver
suspension testing is what your seeing there. they will run about close to 10+k miles on the ring in less than a month. in the process they will see and compare data recorded on fuji. one of the things you might see during testing in future photos will be different wheel and tire set ups. the car i was told if driven incorrectly has a tendency to snap oversteer, the suspension will be tuned to over but not to the point where the average driver won't be able to control it. they will test whether calibration or the need for a wider set up for the rear will help. that's where the rings multiple turns come in, the track is great for data gathering.
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Snap oversteer
Oh well, get it right now so the morons don't go off the road backward into a tree. Better than having to neuter the car with and understeering front suspension geometry after the first model year ***cough***mr2***cough***
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Originally Posted by Ryephile
Definitely the best de-camo job yet, bravo! 
This reaffirms my analysis that the car appears to be mostly FT-86 II with the nose of the original FT-86 concept. Those that *hate* the front fender vent may not be in for good news down the road. Personally, I'm waiting to see all the flesh before making a final call on the aesthetics. |
If the put that fender vent on the car I swear I'm going to hurt someone at Toyota's design studios.
Car should have just come out for frikkin ED2 and onto the production line.