Revealed - Toyota FT-86 (Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ in the US) RWD sports car
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I highly doubt this car is going to get passed at a road course by Camrys. Like I said, the car lacks power but it won't be lacking at all in the handling department. Hell it might be a great LS swap platform when it comes out.
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That's the problem, I doubt either version is going to run any better than mid-14s with a good driver. Time will tell, but so far the power and weight numbers are almost identical to that of a Type-R Integra (197HP, 26XXlbs), which ran high-14s to low-15s (and also came out ~15 years ago).
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The Type R Integra ran mid 14s with a good driver. They were also FWD. So my bet is this car will be at least that quick. We still don't know about gearing, but it is RWD and has more torque than the Integra. As for the upcoming ~250hp version, you really think a car with that much power and that little weight won't run better than mid 14s?
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The Type R Integra ran mid 14s with a good driver. They were also FWD. So my bet is this car will be at least that quick. We still don't know about gearing, but it is RWD and has more torque than the Integra. As for the upcoming ~250hp version, you really think a car with that much power and that little weight won't run better than mid 14s?
Also, i doubt 50hp will.shave more ring an a second off of the quarter mile time.
It will have a hard time competing with the 2.0t genesis coupe which has 271hp.this year and has a track pack with brembos. Not to mention much more power potential from boltons.
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It wasn't hampered, but it still didn't get off the line as well as a RWD car with more torque that weighs the same. Subaru released technical specs, btw... 2,689lbs for the BRZ. I'll change my prediction to 14.4 @ 97mph. Might go quicker, but we'll see.
http://i.autoblog.com/2011/11/28/sub...z-sport-coupe/
http://i.autoblog.com/2011/11/28/sub...z-sport-coupe/
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That's a pointless parallel to draw, because we are talking about two COMPLETELY different cars. I think some of you people just like to bitch about everything; we're talking about a car that weighs the same as a Mini Cooper S (which everybody can agree is a fun car), but has basically 40hp more, and is RWD. With the largest emphasis placed on light weight and handling, which so many of you pretend to care about. And it's even rumored to start at a great price. But it doesn't run 12s, so it sucks.
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The blue Subaru version above looks much better than the Toyota.
LOL @ LF-A being on par with an Aventador. I've seen a few of both in person, there is no comparison there. Aventador >>>>> LFA. Most people walk by an LF-A thinking it is a 20-year old Supra with a body kit.
LOL @ LF-A being on par with an Aventador. I've seen a few of both in person, there is no comparison there. Aventador >>>>> LFA. Most people walk by an LF-A thinking it is a 20-year old Supra with a body kit.