Anyone else have their eye on the FT86?

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Postby rollaholic » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:08 pm

thats hardly a new thing for japanese cars though is it
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Postby MrOizo » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:30 pm

Saw this on the Book of Faces...
(Havent read the whole thread to know if this has been posted yet or not)



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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:05 pm

samlloyd wrote:Have they posted a time arond the ring?

I cant help but think they dont have enough grunt


Those who moan about lack of grunt have completely missed the point and design purpose behind the car.
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Postby 1I1 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:13 pm

^Yup. And Ken Gushi (i think) said it's got just enough grunt.. So while not having excessive power its all about the balance.
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Postby GTTpower » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:57 pm

Quite a bit of extra wheelbase there. Must do wonders to stability mid-drift.
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Postby hross » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:28 am

For those who complain about power apparently you can swap in the ej257, as toyota/Subaru made sure both fb and ej share same engine mounts and bell housing.
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Postby l SIC l » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:30 am

It's just a 'sleekened up' version of the existing Camry :lol:
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Postby GTTpower » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:19 pm

l SIC l wrote:It's just a 'sleekened up' version of the existing Camry :lol:

Please explain?
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Postby ~SlideWays~ » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:23 pm

GTTpower wrote:
l SIC l wrote:It's just a 'sleekened up' version of the existing Camry :lol:

Please explain?


It comes down to the ' :lol: ' at the end of his sentence.
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Postby thegreatestben » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:57 pm

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Postby hross » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:28 am

@thegreatestben... cummon, you cant post something like that and not spill more details.

What are they like in the flesh? Interior any good? Comfy much?
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Postby dnalunchie » Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:55 am

hross wrote:@thegreatestben... cummon, you cant post something like that and not spill more details.

What are they like in the flesh? Interior any good? Comfy much?


I agree, spill, also why were they there, didnt think they were released yet?
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Postby Mr Revhead » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:54 am

Cars arrive long before they are released. There will be some in NZ already aswell
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Postby Bling » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:11 pm

That is a just a photo of Ben's backyard. 8)
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Postby thegreatestben » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:28 pm

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Postby hross » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:50 am

Cool vid of Akio Toyoda behind the wheel of the 86...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peR0TDsamY8
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Postby xsspeed » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:56 am

Just noticed in ben's pic that those are SSR wheels in the back in 5x100, hopefully the same offset as Caldina/will cost bucketloads
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Postby Shrike » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:46 pm

xsspeed wrote:Just noticed in ben's pic that those are SSR wheels in the back in 5x100, hopefully the same offset as Caldina/will cost bucketloads


I'm hoping the ft-86 will be 5x114.3 because all the late model subis are and there the easyist rims to get :D
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Postby xsspeed » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:08 pm

Pretty sure its confirmed as 5x100?
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Postby Snaps » Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:13 pm

^ Bingo.
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