FT-86 to be named FR-S...

[Captain_Slow]

The Australian version will run carbies and have 55kW, for sure...

I'm liking it. How out of place is this thing going to look in Toyota dealerships?

And that's going to be interesting...my perception is that toyota is about as cool as Volvo once was - is that going to put people off? It shouldn't but even I would feel uneasy wandering into a Toyota showroom and I'm not by any means a slave to brands.

[Scuba-Steve]

And that's going to be interesting...my perception is that toyota is about as cool as Volvo once was - is that going to put people off? It shouldn't but even I would feel uneasy wandering into a Toyota showroom and I'm not by any means a slave to brands.

This is why they are launching it in the US as a Scion which is their hip younger sportier brand. They couldn't really launch it as a Lexus here as thats a luxury brand and that doesn't fit with this car..

[devo]

the biggest problem here is that toyota aus will probably follow their usual policy of charging a rip off price for a base spec vehicle. as has already been mentioned we'd be better off if toyota didn't bring it in and let smaller importers do it.

[Asteroid]

I don't reckon it's outside the realms of possibility to see this thing with a Lexus badge here, it would give Toyota Aus an excuse to massively overcharge like usual too.

[Nitephyre]

Agreed, it's look fits more in with the current Lexus design than the Toyota one, that's for sure

[MRMOPARMAN]

they will overcharge for it no matter what badge ends up on it. our only hope is that toyota markets it under the subaru version (if it actually comes here). thats what happens when you bring a niche vehicle in a small market, and worse in this case, toyota australia is built on overpriced vehicles and people are so fucking blind they will pay it just to get the badge.

interestingly this will be the first toyota with direct injection in australia, even though toyota has had the technology on mainstream production motors for at least 5 years. shows how much they care bout australians.

having said that i will still try to buy one in a heart beat if the handbrake even hints i might be allowed to get one.. and its not $45,000+

[rj_astra]

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interestingly this will be the first toyota with direct injection in australia, even though toyota has had the technology on mainstream production motors for at least 5 years. shows how much they care bout australians.

Do any other markets get Toyotas with direct injection petrol motors?

[MRMOPARMAN]

Do any other markets get Toyotas with direct injection petrol motors?

yes the japs for sure, maybe the yanks, middle east etc. hence i said mainstream production...

[rj_astra]

yes the japs for sure, maybe the yanks, middle east etc. hence i said mainstream production...

I can understand the Japanese market, but I am sure that the USA doesn't get them, neither does europe. Maybe they reserve these engines for the Lexus range

[perthdrivers.txt]

yep going by the Wiki on the GR engine only the high-end Toyotas (which we dont get here) and lexus get PI + DI

[rj_astra]

BRZ STI - detailing is a tad heavy-handed

[TonyJZX]

that looks fine to me

problem as i see it is that they are making minor changes to something that doesn't need it

i reckon there'll be a side by side with the Scion and Toyota versions and it'll be all inconsequential stuff

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Fixed

[<---cop]

They both look 100x better in video/life rather than pics.

[SuperDave]

They both look 100x better in video/life rather than pics.

I saw the original concept in Tokyo back in 2009, and I agree.