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Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1
So it all makes sense now. You believe that the existence of this car is owed to AE-86 owners 
Why? Because Toyota approached the club 4ag forum to ask what they thought should be in such a car? roflmao...
Just classic. Step down off your high horse for a minute and reflect. |
I'm not on a high horse. This car is being manufactured in the image of the AE86,
not the Celica. This isn't debatable, its just a fact. How is it even remotely "being on a high horse" stating that Toyota came to club4ag for the enthusiasts opinion? Again, its not debatable, its just fact. You may not like this fact, for whatever god unknown reason, but its true. Fyi, club4ag is more than just a bunch of 86 fans. They're mostly old school toyota fans, most of which would probably be stoked if it were called a Celica.
There's no high horse here bud. Toyota said they're coming out with a spiritual successor to the ae86, so lets keep that in perspective. If this was a "spiritual" successor to the Celica, I wouldn't be in here throwing lines and arguing with people why the car should have a namesake after the AE86.
Lastly, no, not just because Toyota came to club4ag. Do you even read articles? Have you followed nothing? Does the name FT-86 even remotely consider anything closely to AE86? Ahhrrmm....lots of evidence showing exactly what car the FT is being molded after. But nevermind the actual spoken words from Toyota themselves.
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Secondly, before the celica was awd and turbo, it was rwd and lightweight, long before the AE-86 existed. This FT-86 is an economic, lightweight, rwd sportscar for the masses, a japanese 4 cyl/ v6 mustang if you wanna put it that way, the exact same car the celica was before it gave way to the supra.
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The statement, about a successor being awd, etc. was aimed at the constant factoid spewage of the Celica's success in WRC, which is very well documented. No matter which/what way you wanna spin it, that was the hayday of the Celica: its rally years. It made its biggest mark upon car enthusiasts in this stage. Yes, the Celica was all of those things years before the AE86, but you have to remember that the ae86 is just another car in the long line of the sprinter trueno/levin series of corolla's, which actually dates back to the same beginning years of the celica, if you so much as want to play the "history" game.
Look bud, I don't know what got your panties in a crinkle, but all I've been doing is reminding people that this car wasn't brought about because of the huge following and success of the Celica. It was brought about by the AE86. Might be a tough fact for you to swallow, but hey, its true.
It should also be noted that whatever name this car gets matters little in the end-game. I'm going to buy one, even if it was called a Pinto Shittard Sport 2000. As I've stated many times before already, I suspect this car will get an all-new name, a way to symbolize a new era regarding Toyota's cars and how they go about making them.