currently driving an '06 tC (ya i know) but I've been saving for a while and hopefully by the time I've graduated law school, I'll be able to buy my actual realistic dream car, the Subaru BRZ:

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the GT86/BRZ/FR-S twins have prob been my favorite line of cars since they were made from the revival of the AE86. want this car so badly so I can actually start tuning as a new hobby once I've graduated. really want the BRZ, but maybe if I can find an FR-S at a good price I can rebadge that to an 86. the '17 Toyota 86 looks too different so I'm sticking with FR-S/BRZ if I do end up getting one of the twins someday  

the gt86/brz is the perfect example of japanese car makers ****ing it up. they could have released a turbo version a long time ago but instead stick with an underpowered engine + prius wheels and claim "itz 4 tuners n moders lol".

the only japanese car maker doing it right is nissan. they offer the 370z and GTR but i really hope they revive the silvia lineup. they recently brought back the sunny/pulsar, a performance version of that would also be neat. their infiniti branded cars are pretty good too (g37 is a good price to performance car as far as luxery sports is concerned).

edit: actually toyota is doing OK because their lexus cars are pretty good

edit2: i also should add that you folks living in the US have it so good when it comes to money. your cars are dirt cheap and your fuel prices = basically free  

why would the 86 need a turbo? it's a recreation of the original AE86 corolla/sprinter, which was renowned as a lightweight drifting car whose enjoyment in driving comes from cornering and the precise RWD handling rather than power. yeah, stock for stock, it's never going to win any drag races or own any lap time records against other sports cars in its price point (Genesis, Evo X, etc) because that's not what the car was built for, it was built to be an enjoyable, practical, affordable and responsive drive and it does that very well at a $25K MSRP. the 86 is a pure driving car made to maximize precision/handling/feel when driving the car, and it's marketed as such, so I don't see why anyone would even want a turbo in an 86 - power isn't its appeal

and also, the whole "prius tires" thing is a bit of a misconception, the 86/FR-S/BRZ stock tires aren't the same ones that the average everyday stock prius comes with, they're the tires used in the prius' JDM performance plus package. while they're not spectacular, they're not as bad as "prius tires" leads them to be, and most of those who are serious about their cars replace them anyway (as you should on basically any car you're looking to tune)  

that car just isnt popular in sweden, im sure the scene in north america is different though  

i get it, most people nowadays are hyped on cars who focus on raw power, even in NA where you've got cars like Mustangs and Camaros being extremely popular because of their HP. even in NA it kinda bothers me because a lot of FR-S/BRZ owners here expect it to be "fast" and just get disappointed. idk, I guess I'm one of the few who likes the car as it is, but it's fairly popular in japan and the states (although not for the right reasons here)

Subaru is gonna cater towards the people that want it more powerful with the BRZ STi soon, so there's that option for the people that don't like the feel of the stock 86, I guess that will cause it to get more wide appeal  

its not about raw power, the frs/brz is simply underpowered. i get the inspiration and all that (most of it by name and nothing more) but it's flat out unpowered. it isnt a toyota exclusive either so the "o its succesor to ae86" isn't true at all, it's more of a homage by name.

back when the car was first coming out, they claimed they did this so they could cater to the tuner crowd. later on they kept teasing a turbo version but it never came from either side.

200hp 150ftlb in a car that weighs roughly 1250kg is bad.

i do understand the appeal of the car. if i wasnt a fan of 90s/early 2000's jdm i would def look into an frs/brz and mod it out.  

Posted by Talon

jdm tuner squad checking in

Good to see someone else on here that doesnt just like freakin Mustangs!

But yeah boi brz rocket bunny would be mint as

A 180sx or s13 coupe would be more legal though xD


IMO form over function  

Posted by Crono

its not about raw power, the frs/brz is simply underpowered. i get the inspiration and all that (most of it by name and nothing more) but it's flat out unpowered. it isnt a toyota exclusive either so the "o its succesor to ae86" isn't true at all, it's more of a homage by name.

back when the car was first coming out, they claimed they did this so they could cater to the tuner crowd. later on they kept teasing a turbo version but it never came from either side.

200hp 150ftlb in a car that weighs roughly 1250kg is bad.

i do understand the appeal of the car. if i wasnt a fan of 90s/early 2000's jdm i would def look into an frs/brz and mod it out.

ya I understand why a lot of people don't like the car for what it is.

but who knows, one day maybe subaru will come through and give the world what it wants

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hnngh --^  

Porsh 911 turbo 2013  

I dont like cars but I like this though

VVVV


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