Now this is one of those rides that people have been waiting for a very, very long time. It is no secret that the Japanese automaker Toyota has been slacking with an entry-level tuner car for a number of years. Heck, the Celica has been discontinued since
2006! Toyota's most sporty vehicle at the moment is the
Tundra which puts out a cool 381 hp and 401 lb.-ft. torque with its 5.7 L V8 version. However, it is a truck! No tuner wants to put a flatbed next to an STI and have them run side to side. it's like comparing oranges to apples.
According to the publication
Car and Driver it might just be a little too late for the release of this vehicle since Hyundai has already taken a head start in the race with its recent release of the real-wheel drive genesis which is marketed with two engine options:
- a 2.0L 4-cylinder turbocharged produced 210 hp and 223 ft·lb torque
- and a naturally aspirated 3.8 V6 puts out 306 hp and 266 ft·lb torque.
The FT-86 will likely be offered as a front-wheel drive, naturally aspirated 4-cylinder and a turbocharged version of it should be available at a later date.
So what do you think about this one? Will Toyota/Subaru have a shot at the tuner market with the FT-86/0846 or will it be too late for the party as suggested by
C&D? Will the option of a naturally aspirated front-wheel drive make it a sit on the side when compared to the existing genesis or will it be a nice tuner starter?
2 comments:
Yeh they did stop makin the celi in '06 but in 06-08 i believe they madenthe corolla xrs which can be tuned rather nicely. Now rwd and awd are awesome theyll get u off the line but from a roll theres less of an advantage. Thn thers som ppl that simply just cant drive or handle rwd and awd. Thn u have to think about style too. Some ppl may lik how the subi toyota car looks over the genesis. Thn u hav to realize one is japanese made meaning thers gonna be butt loads of mods parts and accesories availible to tune tht little beast whereas with the korean made genesis ur gonna have to wait awhile or go with alot of customized parts which is gonna burn ur pocket. Also hyndai is not really known for anything in particular except bein cheap whereas toyota is known for realiability and gas mileage and subi is known for sti and legacy and their offroadin suv (whos name currently escapes me) as well. So in conclusion although im happy with my current v-dub, i definitly believe the joint subi toyota project is worth a test drive. Rev or die
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