Rumor: four-door hatchback baby FR-S around $20,000 by 2016 - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

BlaineWasHere · 02-08-2013, 01:53 PM

BMW has been making a RWD hatch for years! They just won't sell it in North America.

Kido1986 · 02-08-2013, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere

BMW has been making a RWD hatch for years! They just won't sell it in North America.

Exactly. Just sell us the gen 2 128i 3/5 door already!

zaptorque · 02-08-2013, 02:04 PM

Im confused....a baby FR-S that has 4 doors and a hatch?

Sounds like the bi product of toyota inbreeding

Asterisked Accolade · 02-08-2013, 02:08 PM

I want a new Celica. Doesn't Toyota understand the world revolves around me and my needs?

Saber_TRD · 02-08-2013, 03:15 PM

Didn't the WRX STi go to a hatch only, "because that was the hip thing to do" and they got so many complaints they went back to offering a sedan a year or two later? I don't get this perceived want for a hatch. Unless it's a lift-back, love me a lift-back. Hate the notch-backs.

AE86guy · 02-08-2013, 03:21 PM

So basically a WRX with no front axles?

BlaineWasHere · 02-08-2013, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Saber_TRD

Didn't the WRX STi go to a hatch only, "because that was the hip thing to do" and they got so many complaints they went back to offering a sedan a year or two later? I don't get this perceived want for a hatch. Unless it's a lift-back, love me a lift-back. Hate the notch-backs.

One of the reasons it went to a hatch for WRC. Then WRC changed the rules and Subi left the sport, then made a STi sedan.

Saber_TRD · 02-08-2013, 03:28 PM

whoops, missed these <.<;

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Originally Posted by strat61caster

So it's an xD/xB that doesn't suck.

(Pray for me, I had to go to Scion's website to figure out their other models)

It's ok, the bad feelings will go away with time. Hopefully they didn't touch you anywhere they shouldn't have.

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Originally Posted by Asterisked Accolade

I want a new Celica. Doesn't Toyota understand the world revolves around me and my needs?

I think all of us Celica drivers want our Celica back

fistpoint · 02-08-2013, 04:16 PM

The twins were supposed to be under $20k too...

FR_Soldier_77 · 02-08-2013, 05:04 PM

ok.. the words baby FR-S sound completely stupid because, as you know, first our car is aka the baby LF-A. The word baby to this supposed car to ours, just sounds lame altogether, really.. a smaller car than ours? lol what next right? But anyways.. im kind of confused as to why toyota would create a 4 dr hatch thats rear wheel drive all of the sudden?

Saber_TRD · 02-08-2013, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FR_Soldier_77

ok.. the words baby FR-S sound completely stupid because, as you know, first our car is aka the baby LF-A. The word baby to this supposed car to ours, just sounds lame altogether, really.. a smaller car than ours? lol what next right? But anyways.. im kind of confused as to why toyota would create a 4 dr hatch thats rear wheel drive all of the sudden?

Well, if you look at chev, a Camaro is considered a baby Corvette and a Cobalt was considered a baby Camaro (until they axed Cobalts) and before that the Cavalier was the baby Camaro. It doesn't necessarily refer to actual, physical, size.

BTW I point to the Smart Four-Two and the Toyota iQ for cars that are physically smaller :P

I still wonder why they made a Toyota sports car into a Scion when Scion already had one but left it a Toyota everywhere else. Toyota is doing strange things lately.... not all good.

Dadhawk · 02-08-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by chenshuo

a "baby" FRS? What's next FRS mini?

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Originally Posted by zaptorque

Im confused....a baby FR-S that has 4 doors and a hatch? Sounds like the bi product of toyota inbreeding

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Originally Posted by FR_Soldier_77

ok.. the words baby FR-S sound completely stupid because, as you know, first our car is aka the baby LF-A. The word baby to this supposed car to ours, just sounds lame altogether, really.. a smaller car than ours?

Actually I think it was on Episode One of this season's Top Gear UK already this season.

RRnold · 02-08-2013, 05:36 PM

I'm actually kind of excited to see whats in store for this car. Somewhere in the means of an updated 4 dr KP would be sick!

Sigh-on-Rice · 02-08-2013, 06:41 PM

I don't know if this is the same car because this one is a coupe, but I saw a new 1.5l Toyota on a JP magazine. (The top middle pic below)
That magazine also talks about the new Honda Beat, which might be called S660.
If anyone's interested, it's a cell phone app called "GT Books".

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FR_Soldier_77 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: 2013 SCION FR-S, 2001 S2000 Location: Georgia Posts: 90 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	ok.. the words baby FR-S sound completely stupid because, as you know, first our car is aka the baby LF-A. The word baby to this supposed car to ours, just sounds lame altogether, really.. a smaller car than ours? lol what next right? But anyways.. im kind of confused as to why toyota would create a 4 dr hatch thats rear wheel drive all of the sudden?

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