What's this Toyota 86 all about? (muscle car, RX7, coupes, SUV)
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I thought I was on top of all things cars until my wife asks me about the Toyota "86." I say what? Then I looked it up. Kinda came out of nowhere, and why 86?
It's just the Subaru BRZ/Scion FRS. Since Scion was shut down they are now selling it as the 86 under the Toyota badge. The 86 as a Toyota is how it was already being sold as in Asia.
3rd sibling like mentioned above. Another slow,overpriced toyota.
I see these young kids driving around in them like the speed racer with down syndrome. Good thing they only have 205 hp,otherwise they would kill themselves.
Wait nevermind,they couldn't afford it if had more power.
I hadn't been paying attention. BRZ, eh? I like to make fun of my boss, he bought one, and whenever I look in it I see HVAC controls out of a Yaris. So I like to tell him that he bought a Toyota.
As mentioned, Toyota has dissolved Scion. They are keeping the cars that are selling.
I'm happy that we are finally getting the world edition cars. For a long time I've found myself longing for the makes and models that were available overseas but not here. I don't like that cars for americans need to be bobbly and bloated to sell here. I'd love to get my hands on a Ute from australia and a Hilux!
For some reason Americans can not wrap their head around the idea of the same name plate being on very different cars. We accept that GM makes Chevy Spark, Buick regal and the Caddy Escalade but if they were both labeled with one name we wouldn't like it. I don't get it.
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Originally Posted by supton
I hadn't been paying attention. BRZ, eh? I like to make fun of my boss, he bought one, and whenever I look in it I see HVAC controls out of a Yaris. So I like to tell him that he bought a Toyota.
well, you're kind of right. Toyota and Subaru joined together to develop the car, so both have their fingerprints on different parts. For example the fuel injection system was developed by Toyota but the engine hardware is Subaru.
It's a throwback to the perfectly balanced sport coupes of the '80s and early '90s. It's the same size and weight as the Porsche 944, the Mazda RX7 TII, Nissan 280z, etc. it's got more power than the 944, RX7 (and Turbo II) and non-turbo Z car. 50/50 weight distribution, RWD, highly balanced and responsive chassis. Basically the kind of car that sports car enthusiasts were begging for since the demise of that segment a couple decades ago, instead of the bloated, overpowered GTs that we ended up getting instead (and the fact that everyone went to SUVs and CUVs instead of sports cars).
Over hyped and underpowered? Only to ignorant muscle car fanatics.
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