Toyota FT-86 Price - Spinout

blackpearl · 07-17-2010, 05:41 AM

FT-86 TO Raise The Roof - On Its Price Tag

There's little debate that the FT-86 is a much-needed blast of adrenaline for a tuning industry in need of a jolt. The Toyotaru sports a sleek, sculpted coupe body, Subaru Boxer engine and RWD. But the car isn't even on the road and a rumor has the price going up. The previous best-case-scenario target of $20,000 has been raised to $23,000.

The reasons for this include development costs, production costs, Toyota upping the target age demographic from 30 to 40 to who knows what. Will $3,000 make a difference to struggling enthusiasts? Probably to some degree, but the bottom line is the FT-86 is the only all-new rear-drive platform we have anywhere near the pipeline, so let's get this show on the road.

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-X- · 07-17-2010, 10:37 AM

as long as this fucker has a subaru boxer engine, with a turbo, and either AWD or RWD....we're good.

bsmk3 · 07-17-2010, 10:58 AM

i wish they hadnt put the boxer motor in it, robs HP from your engine... a straight 6 would have been nice... or even a nice 4 bangah like the 240's rb20det or the KA24DE...
something with an aftermarket support like the 7mgte or the 2jzgte...

Paseo15psi · 07-23-2010, 09:12 AM

How can an engine rob HP from itself? The boxer is actually very efficient as evidence of the HP, TQ, and MPG numbers. The boxer design doesn't waste a motion like most other designs do. I would prefer a Toyota engine, but I can live with a boxer. Also, 3 grand isn't very much money if they are looking at a different demographic. It may be enough to put out some teen buyers though. Still comparable with the Genesis Coupe, which is the benchmark right now.

rolla04 · 07-23-2010, 09:22 AM

yeah the Genesis is up there is price...I agree though I think that it should have a toy motor in it...

92paseobuild · 07-23-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bsmk3

i wish they hadnt put the boxer motor in it, robs HP from your engine... a straight 6 would have been nice... or even a nice 4 bangah like the 240's rb20det or the KA24DE...
something with an aftermarket support like the 7mgte or the 2jzgte...

the rb20det is a 6 cylinder out of the r32 skyline, the sr20det it a "4 bangah"

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