Guys, just to clear up the gearbox and production number information came from the head of advertising in Japan.
But... he did try telling me that the LFA was a V8....and it wasnt until i insisted it was a V10 that he thought about it for a second and said yes he was mistaken. So its quite possible he made mistakes about other things but like i said i will confirm the numbers, gearbox and hand made information with him again when i see him tomorrow.
Also just a bit more information i forgot to mention. He said that for Toyota they want this car because their image is too "Family" and they want to inject the excitement back into the Toyota brand that has been lacking since the Celica, Supra and MR2 went.
He totally said that there is no profit being made on this car. So with that in mind it makes no sense for them to make a huge number of these cars.
The 86 is going to raise the brand image and help to sell their regular models where there profitability is.
Also because manurfacturers are supposed to 'average' a certain level of c02 emissions across their range i believe they can only really make a certain number of these cars before it starts to drag down their average which is very good at the moment thanks to cars like the prius.
Aston Martin only started making the IQ based Cygnet to bring their average down as currently their smallest engine is a V8.
I think limited numbers is a really good thing
I was not sure about buying an 86 brand new as they would heavily depreciate just like the 350z/370z. But keep the numbers down and the rarity keeps their value up
After seeing the car i am almost certain i am going to order a brand new one for the release date in April. But i want to get the full TRD options list too as from the pictures this really finishes the car off very well and will again help to keep the value up.
I just hope that the TRD parts will be available in the UK. If not i hope that all the contacts/friends i have made in Toyota Japan and Toyota UK will be able to help me get all the TRD parts
I really really hope they have a TRD 86 at the show tomorrow!