Release Series 2.0 details leaked?

[NemesisPrime909]

Originally Posted by raven1231

Trading in the "rex" (what the hella flush people call wrxs) for the shit brown limited release!!

it's like a reverse Elmer Fudd...

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Unless you go way back of course

Lovely cars.
Those could be actual factory yellows for the '60 vette and the '55 tbird.
Fits the period, fits the cars. Gorgeous

[Impureclient]

Originally Posted by Dake

I could go on.

No need to, those pictures makes it clear that beige/tan is a bad idea for a sports car. Every one of those would be repainted if I got hold of them.
The FR-s and 911 are the only two that are reasonably decent looking and that's because the big black rims make any car better looking.
Both those are also temporary, the Porsche is plastidipped and the FR-s vinyl wrapped for when they get sick of the blah.

[STZ]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Yeah, well, I try not to brag too much about that.
I do love my black GT86, but I would trade it for a RS1 or a hyper blue BRZ.

I could be mistaken, but wasn't there a TRD GT86 sold in Europe? That's basically the RS1.0 without the fancy color and limited number plate.

[JEDI]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Oh, and the Celica there (gorgeous car) would not look good in the RS1 yellow.
That yellow is a modern color for a modern car.
The FR-S is a modern car with modern lines, albeit with some subtle nods to the past, but you can tell it's designed quite recently. And I like it. It's a good looking car.
And it would look so out of character even in the light tan of the Celica.
Because it's an old color for an old car (gorgeous).


It's just that I secretly envied you Americans the yellow RS1.
I openly envy you for the hyper blue BRZ (gorgeous car).
So I'm relieved to realize I won't be frantically googling "ship car container usa norway" when you guys get your RS2. That's all.

Look back to a Sport Compact Car issue with one of these Celica's in yellow on the cover. Custom rims (everything back then was custom) with yellow accents. Plush custom interior. Searching for cover pic now....Correction cover car was a yellow Corolla with flip up headlights. Somewhere in those late issues had a yellow celica with that old school fabric black roof the low rider crowd still does lol Anyone around 39-40yrs old remember these cars in those mags? I did find back issues for sale for $8.95. lol

[wireman957]

I knew this thread was going to devolve to a "my opinion is the only one that counts" word-fest. I guess that's both the strength and weakness of an internet forum.

[juliog]

[Kaotic Lazagna]

[Packofcrows]

Originally Posted by wireman957

I knew this thread was going to devolve to a "my opinion is the only one that counts" word-fest. I guess that's both the strength and weakness of an internet forum.

My opinion agrees with you.

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by STZ

I could be mistaken, but wasn't there a TRD GT86 sold in Europe? That's basically the RS1.0 without the fancy color and limited number plate.

Not quite. All the TRD stuff, body kit (the "real" TRD body kit), exhaust, wheels, etc. are dealer options.
Some dealers opt to put some or all of it on a car and sell it as a "TRD GT86". This is not limited in any way. I can go buy one. Not going to because the TRD stuff is heavily overpriced.

[STZ]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Not quite. All the TRD stuff, body kit (the "real" TRD body kit), exhaust, wheels, etc. are dealer options.
Some dealers opt to put some or all of it on a car and sell it as a "TRD GT86". This is not limited in any way. I can go buy one. Not going to because the TRD stuff is heavily overpriced.

Why would you want the RS1.0 then? It has like a 4-5k markup compared to stock and all it has is the TRD Kit + HID (which the GT86 trim already has).

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by STZ

Why would you want the RS1.0 then? It has like a 4-5k markup compared to stock and all it has is the TRD Kit + HID (which the GT86 trim already has).

Purely emotional. I love the color. Simple as that.

I'm not going to import an RS1 or a hyper blue BRZ from the states.
It would be easy enough to arrange, but the total cost at my end (purchase, freight, customs, fees and taxes) would be frightening before the car was in my garage with Norwegian plates.

But it's a nice daydream.
Don't tell my 86, though. I've told her we'll be together forever.

Getting a TRD bodykit and exhaust, and spray my car with some high quality (not OEM) paint matched to that yellow is an option, of course.

[spikyone]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Not quite. All the TRD stuff, body kit (the "real" TRD body kit), exhaust, wheels, etc. are dealer options.
Some dealers opt to put some or all of it on a car and sell it as a "TRD GT86". This is not limited in any way. I can go buy one. Not going to because the TRD stuff is heavily overpriced.

It depends on what country you're talking about. Here in the UK, there was a limited edition TRD model released in 2013. It seems like the markup at the time was similar to that of the RS1 in the US, too.


http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/...yota-gt-86-trd


AFAIK, we have never had the opportunity to buy those parts individually through our dealers, and they're definitely not on the current UK options list - so if you see a TRD-looking car over here, you can be almost certain that it's the TRD model.


We also got a special-edition model called the "Giallo", although that was just painted yellow and had special seats - it didn't have the TRD kit. There's also a guy on one of the UK forums who re-sprayed his car in a nice shade of Renault yellow, IIRC it was after a trackday mishap.

[Turbo95eg6]

I've been wanting a crosstrek in this color. Glad they stopped that yellow nonsense.