86 Toyota FT-86: First Official Photos of Near-Production RWD Sports Coupe

[klier]

Well I think the LF-A is pretty gorgeous and radical looking to begin with

As far as most promising, yeah, maybe for upcoming models, but The GTR and LF-A are in another game altogether....

What's not clear to me though...are we looking at the production version or a concept car???

 

[bmer]

What's not clear to me though...are we looking at the production version or a concept car???

If you're talking about that pic Tyc posted, look at the license plate.

 

[klier]

Good eye! Hope they keep most of it the same though...

 

[NarutoRamen]

Good eye! Hope they keep most of it the same though...

The other give-away. Look at those seat. NO WAY are those seats gonna make it to production.

 

[klier]

Maybe they are going BMW Performance style

 

[Pekka]

Interesting looking car. I remember my first car, the Toyota Celica (T18) I had in '92. This child of the vanilla-design - phase had an ageless design, it was fast, affordable and reliable. Hopefully, the FT-86 is a worthy successor. Can't wait to see it IRL.

 

[justanthony]

Errr... So howz the accelerator pedal on this model^^?? The 0 - 60 must be in the low 2 secs..

 

[klier]

^ You read too much American media.

 

[justanthony]

^ You read too much American media.

lol Not really. It's everywhere

 

[NarutoRamen]

lol Not really. It's everywhere

If you read the actual stats, it's really not that big of an issue. It just got blown WAY out of proportion because of the reluctance of Toyota to act when NHTSA told them.

As some comedians have pointed out, if it wasn't Toyota then this issue wouldn't be this big. Many other car makers have had huge recalls, and many of them have had it multiple times. But since Toyota is the one always touted for for their "reliability" everyone is treating Toyota differently. At the end of the day, big whoop. Take your car to the f__king dealership and leave it there for a day. That's all. Not like the whole damn car is falling apart.

So yes, Klier is right. Don't listen to the media too much.

 

[Mr Robert]

But since Toyota is the one always touted for for their "reliability" everyone is treating Toyota differently. At the end of the day, big whoop. Take your car to the f__king dealership and leave it there for a day. That's all.

A lot of people have died because of sloppy work and subsequent cover-ups by Toyota. I for one hope that Toyota never uses safety and reliability as marketing points again because I would risk laughing myself to death.

The FT-86 alludes to completely different values

 

[klier]

lol Not really. It's everywhere

No, it's Americans making a gigantic point of this.
In Europe it's already forgotten,and Toyota sales have even grown here if I recall correctly.

 

[Centurion]

A lot of people have died because of sloppy work and subsequent cover-ups by Toyota.

That's my biggest fued with toyota, the cover-ups. They knew about the problems in 2007 but refused to issue a recall. although it's a small problem to fix, it affect the fundamental functions of a car, accelerating and braking. it doesn't get more serious than that.

 

[klier]

I heard on the radio today that they have a fix now: if you press the gas and brake pedal at the same time, the engine of the car will shut off.

 

[martinbo]

^ There goes heel-n-toe, left-foot braking out the window for Toyotas!

 

[Mr Robert]

^ There goes heel-n-toe, left-foot braking out the window for Toyotas!

Now I'm picturing yours average Prius owner out on a deserted B road, pushing it to the limits... what a sight

 

[Sayyaaf]

I heard on the radio today that they have a fix now: if you press the gas and brake pedal at the same time, the engine of the car will shut off.

what ? no more burnouts ?

 

[justanthony]

If you read the actual stats, it's really not that big of an issue. It just got blown WAY out of proportion because of the reluctance of Toyota to act when NHTSA told them.

As some comedians have pointed out, if it wasn't Toyota then this issue wouldn't be this big. Many other car makers have had huge recalls, and many of them have had it multiple times. But since Toyota is the one always touted for for their "reliability" everyone is treating Toyota differently. At the end of the day, big whoop. Take your car to the f__king dealership and leave it there for a day. That's all. Not like the whole damn car is falling apart.

So yes, Klier is right. Don't listen to the media too much.

Errr... you're wrong. For one thing I live in the UK and it's been all over the news here! I mean headline stories in such papers as the times. Hell there're even cartoons in the tabloids about Toyotas' going downhill at the olympic games. The Times even dedicated a whole couple pages to the family who placed a last minute 999 call saying 'they were in a Toyota and their accelerator was stuck and they couldn't stop'. And yes... right before they crashed to death.
It's made massive news here. I mean common how people have to die for it to become 'serious'?? Even from newspaper reports that's not the only fatality in a Toyota as a result of this scandal. So Klier was right about what??
It's been a news sensation in Japan as well as well as just about everywhere else.
Maybe you two need to read more then, globally...

 

[bmer]

There is a separate thread for the discussion about Toyota recalls. Let's not fill this thread with arguments about that subject.

 

[Soup]

Toyota FT-86 Gazoo Racing coupe spied for a second time

New details are starting to emerge about the Toyota FT-86 Gazoo Racing coupe as our spies have managed to get up close and personal once again with it at the Nürburgring.

Set to compete in this weekend's four-hour VLN race, the prototype has a unique front fascia, an aggressive diffuser and a massive rear wing.

In a nod to its racing mission, the interior features a carbon fiber racing seat, a roll cage and an Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel. These items won't carry over to the production model, but the instrument cluster and dashboard could preview the components which will be used on the mainstream FT-86 / BRZ / FR-S.

There's no word on performance specifications, but the prototype will be driven by M.Takaki, Y. Katsumata and M. Kageyama.