FT86 on the backburner according to this month's EVO - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Lauren · 08-14-2010, 07:12 AM

Just saw this in EVO:

'....Our insider at Toyota, however, tells us that while this project has not been fully canned (talking about hybrid Supra replacement), it has been put on the backburner.
Same goes for the 'new rear drive Corolla', the Toyota FT-86, and its Subaru twin brother, now postponed until 2013 due to the 'tough economic times'.

Interestingly they mentioned talk of a 1.5 litre hatch which is RWD and with 108bhp and <1000kgs, which could be out in 2012.

CyberFormula · 08-14-2010, 07:56 AM

Lauren...you've been on the back burner!

haven't seen you here forever.

Lauren · 08-14-2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberFormula

Lauren...you've been on the back burner!

haven't seen you here forever.

LOL! I have been busy erm, looking at FD2's and the like, just wondering if this car will appear!

To be fair, though, all we can do at the moment is speculate, guess it would be good if Toyota got things moving along.

CyberFormula · 08-14-2010, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Lauren

LOL! I have been busy erm, looking at FD2's and the like, just wondering if this car will appear!

To be fair, though, all we can do at the moment is speculate, guess it would be good if Toyota got things moving along.

Don't go with the FD2's, I was infatuated with them like YEARS ago...and they never really stood out. Probably because it is not RWD.

I would wait for the Next Generation "rx7", Mazda Miata, "supra", and "mr2" coming up.

Lauren · 08-14-2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberFormula

Don't go with the FD2's, I was infatuated with them like YEARS ago...and they never really stood out. Probably because it is not RWD.

I would wait for the Next Generation "rx7", Mazda Miata, "supra", and "mr2" coming up.

I've had a DC2 before. Best handling car I've ever owned by a country mile if I'm honest. FD2 seems to be the progression of that. The FD2 has only been out since 2007. I need a four seater so that rules out all the two seaters around. Supra= barge IMO.

Raiden · 08-14-2010, 10:58 AM

well this is discouraging news

vh_supra26 · 08-14-2010, 11:08 AM

Didn't Toyota just said the car was on track for Nov 2011?

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Originally Posted by Lauren

To be fair, though, all we can do at the moment is speculate, guess it would be good if Toyota got things moving along.

Agreed, don't really know how reliable the source is.

Lauren · 08-14-2010, 04:05 PM

Autocar backing this up:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/251748/

C-Bone · 08-14-2010, 05:47 PM

Hachiroku posted that about a week ago here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693

C-Bone · 08-14-2010, 05:49 PM

people are taking it with a grain of salt because some of the stuff in that article are not what we've read elsewhere

Franisco · 08-14-2010, 06:08 PM

Don't believe it. We'll probably be seeing a final production model later this year in whichever car show they decide is best.

ichitaka05 · 08-14-2010, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Franisco

Don't believe it. We'll probably be seeing a final production model later this year in whichever car show they decide is best.

& prob all those auto blog news site will delete the rumor they posted before.

Dimman · 08-14-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by vh_supra26

Didn't Toyota just said the car was on track for Nov 2011?

Agreed, don't really know how reliable the source is.

Was it Toyota that said that officially it was a go for '11? The only thing I remember about that is the guy from the Blog saying some Toyota guy at a G-Sport presentation in Japan said it was still go. And didn't sound too official.

Lauren · 08-15-2010, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by C-Bone

Hachiroku posted that about a week ago here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693

Yep I saw that. Who knows really. Was just reading EVO and saw that, so thought I'd post it up. No idea how reliable it is and 2011 sounds better than 2013 to me!

08-14-2010, 07:12 AM	#1
Lauren Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Drives: 1985 AE86, 2013 GT86 Location: Gtr Manchester Posts: 92 Thanks: 5 Thanked 40 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	FT86 on the backburner according to this month's EVO Just saw this in EVO: '....Our insider at Toyota, however, tells us that while this project has not been fully canned (talking about hybrid Supra replacement), it has been put on the backburner. Same goes for the 'new rear drive Corolla', the Toyota FT-86, and its Subaru twin brother, now postponed until 2013 due to the 'tough economic times'. Interestingly they mentioned talk of a 1.5 litre hatch which is RWD and with 108bhp and <1000kgs, which could be out in 2012. __________________ 1985 AE86 Sprinter Trueno 2013 GT86 White Leather, MT Injen intake, Milltek Exhaust

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Raiden Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Drives: 00' Audi A4 2.8 Location: Montreal Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	well this is discouraging news Last edited by Raiden; 08-31-2010 at 06:56 AM.

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Lauren Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Drives: 1985 AE86, 2013 GT86 Location: Gtr Manchester Posts: 92 Thanks: 5 Thanked 40 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Autocar backing this up: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/251748/ __________________ 1985 AE86 Sprinter Trueno 2013 GT86 White Leather, MT Injen intake, Milltek Exhaust

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C-Bone Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: '03 Tiburon Location: Washington State Posts: 413 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hachiroku posted that about a week ago here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693 __________________

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C-Bone Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: '03 Tiburon Location: Washington State Posts: 413 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	people are taking it with a grain of salt because some of the stuff in that article are not what we've read elsewhere __________________

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CyberFormula Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: gti, nsx, integra type r,porsche911 Location: garage Posts: 536 Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lauren...you've been on the back burner! haven't seen you here forever.

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