Interview with Tetsuya Tada - Chief Engineer of the FT-86

[Farred]

Lots of great info. I had a slight hope for dsg but I can finally accept it won't have it.

[Dark]

This article makes me feel like "damn, I can't wait."

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

LMAO

Didn't you know, all the car talk can make it into sexual/dirty talk

All the car talk things have always been so sexual in this forum.

[R_E_L]

this really makes it seem like this car is gonna be something legendary among enthusiasts, a driver's car in the truest sense of the word, i cant wait.

[kaivo]

yeah and we can read in autoblog nerd page where they want launch control, DSG and other "good driver" things

[Fly Guy]

Thanks so much, Spacewilly! I've been eagerly waiting for an inside story about development like in this article. That's really cool that it will have the world's lowest center of gravity. I also like reading which concept comes closest to production.

[MiguelAE86]

This is just what I always wanted! Thank you Tada - San! I'm so so happy =") even though my friends think I'm crazy for not wanting a mustang (lol high-school kids...) but this will trully be something special! History in the making among enthusiasts.

[[es vi: eks]]

That artical brought Joy to my heart.
for posting it up.
So much ecitement. Cant wait for Tokyo auto show.

[MiguelAE86]

I'm still hoping for leaked brochures before December orSOMETHING with the prices. And specs *fingers crossed*

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by Marrk

Good info.

But the concept that Tada said was "close" . . . ugh. Looks vaguely 370z in silhouette, but even more jelly bean-like.

Somebody help me out here. You like that look?

Yes Mk1 is still my favorite.

[ft86Fan]

Great article. Good read.

[Toyota fr-s]

wow, this article brings a lot of light to be able to discard a lot of things people have been speculating.

[Marrk]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Mk1 is still my favourite.






But I think he may just have been talking about the dimensions.

Indeed, it looks good in those pictures.

It's all going to come down to scale and proportion (obviously ), but I hope the roof line is as low as possible relative to the overall length.

[Ryuu0u]

Wow if this may be a new era for Toyota i wonder what may come next. They gona make me wait more for Supra successor. ><

[speed-wiz]

Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

Tada promises a “production car with the world’s lowest center of gravity.”

This is one of the most significant comments in the interview. Very impressive. I think for the cg to be that low, the overall weight has to be pretty low as well, since a heavy body, seats, and so forth would raise the cg.