(GR86) Second Generation FR-S/BRZ insider info...

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

Spill check must be the secret sauce Takumi uses to avoid spilling his cup of water in his AE86 every time he traverses up the mountain road!

I had a hard time just keeping hot cheese from slipping off the pizza!

[Opie]

Me likely....

https://www.motor1.com/news/427555/m...car-rendering/

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Opie

Me likely....

https://www.motor1.com/news/427555/m...car-rendering/

Not a hope in hell.
Just anther click bait render that has nothing to do with Mitsubishi much less a new sports car from them.

[sneaky_pete]

Mitsubishi is too busy building SUV's to be worried about anything else. Hell they can't even build a replacement Lancer!!!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by sneaky_pete

Mitsubishi is too busy building SUV's to be worried about anything else. Hell they can't even build a replacement Lancer!!!

Mitsubishi made it very clear back in 2014 that they were out of the performance car business for good with the last of the Evos in 2016.
Their statement at that time was they intended to have their greatly reduced fleet completely hybrid or EV by 2025. I had been a staunch Mitsu fanboy since the start of the DSM years but stopped following their news when they announced the end of their performance division so have no idea how close they are to meeting that goal.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Opie

Me likely....

OH, HELL YES!

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Not a hope in hell.
Just anther click bait render that has nothing to do with Mitsubishi much less a new sports car from them.

Sadly, you are correct, but admit it, we'd both be driving one IF they actually built it. They won't for all the reasons you mention....but if they did..

I'd even buy the electric version, if that's what they decided to do.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

OH, HELL YES!



Sadly, you are correct, but admit it, we'd both be driving one IF they actually built it. They won't for all the reasons you mention....but if they did..

I'd even buy the electric version, if that's what they decided to do.

They pissed me off so much with my last Lancer that I probably would not buy even if the best car in the world. Be more of a spite thing though.
Really more of a dealer issue I suppose but after owning 7 of their cars (well 6 and a DSM) between my wife and I there is not a hope I would go back to the make.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

They pissed me off so much with my last Lancer that I probably would not buy even if the best car in the world. Be more of a spite thing though.
Really more of a dealer issue I suppose but after owning 7 of their cars (well 6 and a DSM) between my wife and I there is not a hope I would go back to the make.

Right, forgot about LancerGate....

Well, maybe Dodge would sell one as the Stealth II..Stealthier?...Cloak? then you could go that route.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Right, forgot about LancerGate....

Well, maybe Dodge would sell one as the Stealth II..Stealthier?...Cloak? then you could go that route.

Oh that relationship is well over.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Right, forgot about LancerGate....

Well, maybe Dodge would sell one as the Stealth II..Stealthier?...Cloak? then you could go that route.

nowadays its more likely a next gen Mitsu 3000GT is spun off the Nissan 400Z since they're now in a partnership (with renault as well)

(both manufacturers are in a death spiral lol....not sure about Renault though)

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

nowadays its more likely a next gen Mitsu 3000GT is spun off the Nissan 400Z since they're now in a partnership (with renault as well)

(both manufacturers are in a death spiral lol....not sure about Renault though)

I think the Z would be too small for a true 3000GT replacement base. It was a 2+2 after all, and was not exactly a small car.

It would also need to be AWD before I would consider it, don't want FWD only.

Regardless, its not going to happen so I guess it doesn't matter so let's blow it out spec wise.

I want it to be a partnership with GM, built it on the ZL1 Camaro platform to look just like the render, and use an LT4 Supercharged RWD configuration with a MT.

I'll take two of those.

[Opie]

Maybe Toyobaru leaked the 2nd Gen 86 pics to Mitsu to release...to fool us all...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Opie

Maybe Toyobaru leaked the 2nd Gen 86 pics to Mitsu to release...to fool us all...

But Mitsu didn't release those renders. Some random dude (or dudette) did.
Wait...
Unless Toyota had them done through a third party, passed them through Mitsu who attributed them to yet another person that then released them to Motor1!
I am eagerly awaiting the first website that attributes "leaked" specs to it based on old engines and guesses as to the dimensions of the render.
OH and it will be priced in the $15,000 to $20,000 range.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Unless Toyota had them done through a third party, passed them through Mitsu who attributed them to yet another person that then released them to Motor1!
I am eagerly awaiting the first website that attributes "leaked" specs to it based on old engines and guesses as to the dimensions of the render.
OH and it will be priced in the $15,000 to $20,000 range.

I read somewhere that the 4000GT was to be a partnership with GM, built it on the ZL1 Camaro platform and use an LT4 Supercharged RWD configuration with a MT.

#4000GT #unknownsource #leakedinfo #mustbetrue