Production Toyota FT-86 Details and Design Previewed by Toyota Sports Vehicle Boss

[Laika]

1000 people viewed this thread in one day. Can't remember the last time I saw that on any forum

[MannyO]

Originally Posted by Laika

1000 people viewed this thread in one day. Can't remember the last time I saw that on any forum

Makes sense...I've been checking back every hour for the last two days. Needless to say, I'm wicked stoked with the recent news.

[enc0re]

Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63

They're call options my man, options.

Scion doesn't have those. Part of the marketing plan. So if they choose sunroof, we all must buy it. I expect that ultimately price will lead to no sunroof for the Scion model.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63

Please leave the roof alone, not even a damn sunroof. I'll never forget when I first got my RX. I took a friend of mine out for a drive to show it off on NJ-55 and just as we were creeping up to 130 the god damn sun roof literally lifted off the car never to be seen again. Talk about crap your pants, one second all you could hear was the motor/exhaust and the next it was like standing next to a jet engine.

No targa top, no t-tops, no sunroof. Please.

Car under warranty at that point? If so what did the dealer say? That must have sucked. Yes no sunroof for me either.

[82mm 4g63]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Car under warranty at that point? If so what did the dealer say? That must have sucked. Yes no sunroof for me either.

No, it was way past warranty at that point, but my buddy/mechanic Jim at JPR in South Jersey had an RX graveyard out back. Only took a couple hours and a couple hundred bucks to replace. I don't know what I would've said to the dealership to try to BS my way into a free fix, if it were under warranty.

[Mari0]

Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63

They're call options my man, options.

Last time I checked scions either had a sunroof or didn't. It was model based and not an "option"...

[bofa]

ok for all you sunroof haters, what if they went old school and used a metal panel that cranks back instead of glass?

For me, the added weight and potential cost is worth it. The weather is too damn nice here without one.

[82mm 4g63]

Originally Posted by Mari0

Last time I checked scions either had a sunroof or didn't. It was model based and not an "option"...

You got me. How could I forget the reason I was so pissed when they announced the car was going to be a my-way-or-the-highway Scion.

[Mari0]

Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63

You got me. How could I forget the reason I was so pissed when they announced the car was going to be a my-way-or-the-highway Scion.

You can always go buy the subie version. Nobody is forcing you to buy anything.

[82mm 4g63]

Originally Posted by bofa

ok for all you sunroof haters, what if they went old school and used a metal panel that cranks back instead of glass?

For me, the added weight and potential cost is worth it. The weather is too damn nice here without one.

I live in Florida and its typically beautiful outside, but the moment I hop in any of my cars I'm in a closed off, tinted out, air conditioned environment. I rarely even put the windows down, let alone slide the sunroof open. If I want to enjoy the weather I'll hop on my ZX and ride around lol.

Originally Posted by Mari0

You can always go buy the subie version. Nobody is forcing you to buy anything.

The Subaru version is definitely a possibility, but I'm not even sold on the car as a whole yet, options are on the back burner. I'm waiting for the auto show debut to make my final decision. The FT will either blow me away and change my mind, or I'll end up with a refreshed Genesis Coupe. I'm in no rush to make a purchase, but I am getting a bit anxious.

[Flip]

Originally Posted by Aki

Yeah, but people don't talk about how the FRS is going to have crappy paint out of the factory, and that we need to strip and repaint it.

Best. Analogy. Ever.

[john]

Originally Posted by Laika

1000 people viewed this thread in one day. Can't remember the last time I saw that on any forum

You weren't here for the Geneva and NYIAS debut. :P

[OldSkoolToys]

I think it's already been said, but the source on this information is SOLID.

Moto has been personally kept in-touch with Toyota Japan concerning this car years before the FT-86 (Mk1) was even announced. His personal dedication and enthusiasm for car's in general, not just Toyota's, is as obsessive as it is picky. If he's this psyched about the final production version then I do believe we are all in for a serious treat come December.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

I think it's already been said, but the source on this information is SOLID.

Moto has been personally kept in-touch with Toyota Japan concerning this car years before the FT-86 (Mk1) was even announced. His personal dedication and enthusiasm for car's in general, not just Toyota's, is as obsessive as it is picky. If he's this psyched about the final production version then I do believe we are all in for a serious treat come December.

What is his relationship with Toyota, beyond just being an eight-six fan? Was he a former exec, driver, race team manager/owner or something?