86/BRZ Production Is Officially Underway! (With Video of Ceremony)

[yajin]

Originally Posted by tripjammer

So Japan will get the first ones in a few weeks in early to mid April. Nice! We should be seeing some production testing soon!

The BRZ release date in Japan is Mar 28th. I'm going to be in Japan in that week to see ones in public and hopefully in some touge as well. Will try to take a video shot....

[NERO]

Originally Posted by DantKR

These damn things are going to be on lots before we have a damn price.

I think you're right.

[Oriental Life]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yes.

First, Toyotas and Subies. FR-S, maybe in a month or two?

[Jehuty77]

Still no price? this is seriously getting rediculess, is the price going to be a surprise when you sit down with the the dealer?

[Snoopyalien24]

All this time, and I'm still not used to the rear tail lights

[86'd]

Originally Posted by Zaku

Great news, but I find it interesting about how they did PR with the event. Spies have had pictures of 86 and BRZ sitting on the lot being loaded to truck for shipment for at least a month. and were not talking about a couple on the lot we are talking full lots. Still great news thanks for sharing.

I don't know much about manufacturing, but maybe there's produced then there's mass produced?

Maybe the first cars were only produced using only a certain percentage of the factory's capacity; instead of 100 cars a day it was only 5?

"Officially underway" sounds they're comfortable with the end products enough to start with mass producing.

[yajin]

Originally Posted by 86'd

I don't know much about manufacturing, but maybe there's produced then there's mass produced?

Maybe the first cars were only produced using only a certain percentage of the factory's capacity; instead of 100 cars a day it was only 5?

"Officially underway" sounds they're comfortable with the end products enough to start with mass producing.

According to this
http://car-research.jp/subaru/brz-86.html ,
their manufacture line produces 1,400/month; 1,000 Hachirokus & 400 BRZs.

Also it says the earliest date the people in Japan get one will be sometime in July.....

[CSSM]

Originally Posted by yajin

According to this
http://car-research.jp/subaru/brz-86.html ,
their manufacture line produces 1,400/month; 1,000 Hachirokus & 400 BRZs.

Also it says the earliest date the people in Japan get one will be sometime in July.....

Makes sense I guess. I remember the Camaro started production in January 2009 and people couldnt have them until late March/early April

[Itgb]

Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

All this time, and I'm still not used to the rear tail lights

STI Concept had 100% better taillight design. I hope they bring these in for the refresh.



Glad to see production is underway.

[DeepHunta]

Phew, finally! They "officially" announce production start. And yet no US pricing thus far!? What a pain. I really do think the BRZ will be sold at markup......if that is that case then I have no quarells in buying the Scion version at a cheaper price and less limited amounts. Drives similar anyways and you can still drift it the same on track days

And if that doesn't work.....It's Mini John Cooper Works for me, FML! hahaha. (But no, I'm serious..jcw)

[WhiteGDB]

Originally Posted by yajin

According to this
http://car-research.jp/subaru/brz-86.html ,
their manufacture line produces 1,400/month; 1,000 Hachirokus & 400 BRZs.

Also it says the earliest date the people in Japan get one will be sometime in July.....

I don't buy these numbers, way too low. 400 BRZs/month doesn't even cover the sales target for the NA market alone.

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by 86'd

I don't know much about manufacturing, but maybe there's produced then there's mass produced?

Maybe the first cars were only produced using only a certain percentage of the factory's capacity; instead of 100 cars a day it was only 5?

"Officially underway" sounds they're comfortable with the end products enough to start with mass producing.

They were probably just prototypes and test models for reviews and/or test drives. Probably explaining the orange peel paint problem, or awkward gaps with plastics in the interior on some models.

Originally Posted by Itgb

STI Concept had 100% better taillight design. I hope they bring these in for the refresh.



Glad to see production is underway.

Yeah I will probably be going for the refresh. If anything is changed drastically to uglier, a cheaper 1st gen Zx6 used is also fine

[Linseal]

Man that Hot Lava almost looks red from some angles. Nice color.

[MrBRZ]

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Originally Posted by Itgb

STI Concept had 100% better taillight design. I hope they bring these in for the refresh.