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Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

They already listened to AE86 fans when they flew the club4ag webmaster / hachiguru Moto-P to Japan to talk to engineers and in give an outside perspective on what current AE86 fans would want to see in order for the car to sell, based off of that fan base.

The fact that you're looking for a car to beat a eurotuner on the highways already tells me you're going to be solely disappointed in what Toyota is going to release, in its factory form.
1)The biggest punch to a car like that is keeping an MSRP thats < $20,000.
2) They've already stated this is to be the spiritual successor to the AE86, not a litteral successor. To keep in the spirit of such a car you would need to keep the weight down, the size small, RWD, and a moderate HP peppy engine (the 4A-GE was a huge chunk of what made up the soul of the AE86 to begin with). The only things I see so far that make this car unlike the 86, is the fact it is going to have an IRS and probably a more rigid chassis than the spaghetti noodle I currently drive. That's to be expected though, this isn't the 80's.

That being said, I'm sure within months of its release that HKS and other aftermarket tuners like it, will have bolt on turbo kits, turbo exhaust, etc. to go onto it. They did for the original AE86 back in the 80's (Impossible to find this kit nowadays). Basically, what I'm saying is simply in its factory form, don't look for it to be a high-horsepower highway burner. Its not going to be.

Look for the scoobie version, it might be closer to what you're aiming for in this car, as I think they are more likely to release a factory turbo'd version than Toyota.

Yeah, I agree. Just like Z series, HKS, Apexi and other after market company gonna make Turbo kits for sure. I'm pretty sure Subie ver (& guessing that it's gonna be called STI instead of FT86 or 086A) gonna have Turbo (or even change the engine to 2.5 Turbo)... but for Toyota FT-86, if they can keep it <$20k & 200ish hp 6sp tran, I'll be happy.