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Old 01-24-2012, 09:08 PM   #71
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I am now starting to believe that US dealers will have the cars in late spring (mid June) instead of early spring (Late March).
Only just now?

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Wow...Big cluster fuck article that will hurt US interest sales.

translating Japanese Yen to USD, then comparing translation to actual figures for the US market. big no no

Car A translated to $25,000 USD from yen, Compared to Car B with Price point USD with no currency translation.

It should have been; Car A is xYEN Car B is xYen...Car A translates to 25kUSD...Car B translates to 2xxUSD.
Basically this. I struggle to call this journalism.
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Now their saying under 30,000 instead of close to 25,000

Should this be on our minds?

I'm concerned
If its $30k I am out...there is no way with the car as stripped down as the current FR-S we have seen will be that expensive. Even the BRZ limited is over priced at $30k.

Subaru and scion are going to do us right in the pricing department. They are just waiting till the last min to announce it. But you will get the pricing before you order it. I think orders will start late feb.
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If its $30k I am out...there is no way with the car as stripped down as the current FR-S we have seen will be that expensive. Even the BRZ limited is over priced at $30k.

Subaru and scion are going to do us right in the pricing department. They are just waiting till the last min to announce it. But you will get the pricing before you order it. I think orders will start late feb.
IMO the Limited will be overpriced at anything over $28k and even that is stretching it a bit.
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+1 for sure

i wonder which of these 'grades' will the frs most resemble? g or gt? the g has the lsd as an option but we confirmed the frs will have it as standard.

it looks like were getting the most bang for the buck with the frs since it will have a bunch of optional toyota jdm stuff as standard, similarly equiped to the premium brz, but with a lower price tag
We are getting basically a BRZ premium without the hids.
Watch for the bespoke to be standard.

Scion is all about value and they will end up putting this system in all their cars!
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Someday when I am king of the world there will be a license for auto journalists, like there is for practicing law or medicine. Articles like this will get your license permanently revoked.

Here is the slightly less lazy and misleading source article:

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JDM Toyota 86 Pricing Announced at 1,990,000 Yen/25,848.18 USD Base

Pricing for the much anticipated compact FR, the Toyota 86 was revealed today for the Japanese domestic market. The customizable grade base price is 1,990,000 JY which today comes out to be $25,848 in the US at 76.9 JY to the dollar.
There will be 4 grades/packages which will all come with the 2.0L engine, 2WD(FR) and 6 speed manual transmission. There will be a 6 speed automatic apart from the base grade.

The 1,990,000 JY "Customize Grade" is the base model that has no A/C and comes with unpainted bumpers for racing and customizing purposes. The standard "G" grade is 2,410,000 JY(31,303.73 USD), a middle grade "GT" comes in at 2,790,000 JY(36,239.59 USD) and the most highest grade "GT Limited" will go for 2,970,000 JY(38,578.15 USD). The 6AT will be approximately 6 to 70,000 JY in addition.

The "G" grade option lineup are the 3 spoke steering wheel, shift knob, a 19,950 JY( 259.13 USD) genuine leather parking brake lever, 6MT torsion LSD for 31,500 JY(409.18 USD), projector type discharge headlamps (with LED clearance lamp) with Con Light for 87,150 JY(1,132.07 USD) and sports aluminum pedals for the 6MT are 12,600 JY(163.66 USD) and AT listed at 9,450JY(122.745 USD). These could come standard for GT grade and higher.

Usually floor mats are dealer options but they come equipped for the Toyota 86. The 86 strives for controlling performance as a sportscar and the pedal operation is placed with high priority to achieve a perfect match between the pedals and the floormat.

Orders are bein taken, official release if February 2 and production is scheduled to start on March 12.
We have to note that the exchange rate is not favorable for those living in the US and waiting to purchase the equivalent Scion FR-S(or the Subaru BRZ). We're curious to see how Scion/Toyota US sets the price and is willing to eat the loss on the exchange rate to give US customers a fair choice for the USDM.
http://www.gtchannel.com/blogs/gt-channel-auto-news-blog/jdm-toyota-86-pricing-announced-at-1-990-000-yen-25-848-18-usd-base

links to this which is in Japanese so I can't tell if the original source is actually Toyota or just a rumor.

http://response.jp/article/2012/01/23/168792.html

edit. comparison to Mazda Roadster pricing in japan (MX-5 in US)
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Mazda Roadster Japan
Trim   Yen    USD Conversion
S      2.33M  $29,975
NR-A   2.45M  $31,519
RS     2.6M   $33,449
S RHT  2.68M  $34,478
RS RHT 2.86M  $36,793
VS RHT 2.92M  $37,565

Mazda MX-5 US
Trim          Price    Comparison to JDM price
Sport         $23,470  28% cheaper than S
Touring       $25,830  29% cheaper than RS
Grand Touring $27,100  28% cheaper than S RHT

86 Japan
Trim   Yen    USD Conversion
CG     1.99M  $25,601
G      2.41M  $31,303
GT     2.79M  $36,239
GT Ltd 2.97M  $38,578

FRS/BRZ US
Trim          Estimate based on Roadster prices
FRS           $24,455  28% cheaper than G
BRZ Premium   $28,092  29% cheaper than GT
BRZ Limited   $30,139  28% cheaper than GT Ltd.
That is just taking what I found with the Roadster and applying it to the 86. I'm not sure if those US MX-5 models are exactly equivalent to the JDM models. FRS we know is only going to be available in one trim which looks like it is equivalent to the G trim in Japan. The GT trim seems to have the same options as the BRZ premium here, and the GT Limited seems like it would be the equivalent of the BRZ limited.

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If this is the case, I don't see why everyone is freaking out. If they want this car to sell, it will be sold lower than jdm price like other jdm imported cars, I estimate between 23.5k-24.3k base. If over 25k I call
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Toyota 86 Sports Car Priced From $25,600 in Japan
By Paul Lienert, Correspondent | Published Jan 24, 2012





Just the Facts:
  • Toyota announced in Japan that prices for the new 86 sports car will range from $25,600 for a bare-bones "customizable" model to $38,200 for the top-of-the-line GT Limited trim level.
  • The Toyota 86 will be offered in Japan in four trim levels — Customize Grade, G, GT and GT Limited — according to the Web site gtchannel.com.
  • The starter Customize Grade comes without air-conditioning and gets unpainted bumpers.

TOKYO — Toyota announced Tuesday in Japan that prices for the new 86 sports car will range from $25,600 for a bare-bones "customizable" model to $38,200 for the top-of-the-line GT Limited edition.
The Toyota 86 will be offered in Japan in four trim levels — Customize Grade, G, GT and GT Limited — according to the Web site gtchannel.com.
The starter Customize Grade comes without air-conditioning and gets unpainted bumpers for "racing and customizing purposes," according to the Web site. The standard G grade is priced from $31,000 and the step-up GT grade is $35,900.
Among the extra-cost options are a six-speed automatic transmission, limited-slip differential, aluminum pedals and three-spoke steering wheel.
Production for the Japanese domestic market starts March 12, and dealers have started taking orders.
The 86 goes on sale in the U.S. this spring rebadged as the 2013 Scion FR-S. Prices haven't been announced, but Toyota has said the U.S. car will start "under $30,000."


Inside Line says: Could be a tough sell in the States against a Miata that starts at less than $25,000.


http://www.insideline.com/toyota/86/...-in-japan.html
You see, This is what happens when you beat around the bush for pricing.
You get articles like this, that pretty much kill your buzz.

I say this because most people don't know, that Pricing for cars do not covert exactly across currencies. There are many different factors to consider, importation, taxes, etc.

but I digress...
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In general, you get around a 105:1 ratio for Yen > Dollar conversion for cars using the after-tax pricing.

Speaking of which, the highlighted, bigger-in-bold prices are *after* taxes. There's 税込 (tax incl) and税抜 (tax excluded), everybody's basing it off the price after tax. Amateur hour at lots of automotive sites.
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Any idea what price be in europe? i asked toyota here in ireland they told me could be around 30 - 40k euros mark which is just crazy.
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someone placed an order in Japan (estimated delivery in May) and they paid 3,215,480 yen for a G with a few options (leather steering wheel 19,950, HID 87,150, sport alumimum pedals 9,450, basic Sat-nav 125,475 and rear monitor 42,000, ETC toll machine 36,330 etc).







a quick translation for the last pic, car price 2,480,000, factory option 116,550, dealer fitted option 320,355 = subtotal 2,916,905. plus delivery charge 298,575 (with included sales tax 141,043) = total 3,215,480

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As a former automotive photojourno, all those misleading articles are *why* the manufacturers are coy about announcing pricing early. The only reason pricing is getting out in Japan is because they gave dealerships in that market the go-ahead to start pre-orders, mainly so they can get an idea about demand and how they'll have to pump them out of the factories.

Just because we are starting to see cars here and there doesn't mean regular production is underway. Manufacturers make a pre-run of hand assembled cars to get out to journalists, to use as demonstrators for dealers to drive, for the advertising agencies to use to make the dealer training catalogs, etc. Sad thing is they have to crush them afterwards as they are not road legal cars...

So, anyways, they don't like getting pricing information out because the press always leaps to conclusions. And the manufacturers know it. Just because this car is important to all of you doesn't mean it's important to a guy that is jumping in and out of a different car daily, being rushed to write something interesting about it.

Manufacturers set prices for every country based on what the market will bear, not on exactly what it costs to make the car. I've been involved in such, it's no easy task, and they'll be literally trying to get that sorted out up to the last minute.

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