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2012 Toyota 86 vs 2012 Subaru BRZ

Postby Tillllasam » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:57 am


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Postby cammag5 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:46 am

WOW :shock: this is really exciting looks like we will finally see some more NA 4 cylinder RWD cars in Australia. Toyota says its 147Kw with a LSD! Definitely going to be a fun ride :o

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Postby Dirtee » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:03 pm

Just wait untill they release the next model of it in 12 months. Toyota's will be supercharged and Suburus will be turboed :)
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Postby bd-850 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:52 pm

Subaru claim there will not be a Turbo Model, there is no room

Subaru says that it will not turbocharge the engine as there is no space at the front of the engine bay for an intercooler.

"Plus, we want to keep turbocharging separate. It is for models like the WRX STi," said Atake.

"The same goes for four-wheel-drive. We could not make the BRZ four-wheel-drive even if we wanted to."


even though HKS have a turbo kit for the FT86

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Postby debonaire » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:15 pm

Since when does Subaru worry about putting intercoolers at the front :P

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Postby SAM-24A » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:55 pm

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Postby BUZZ_QWERTY » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:50 pm

Tillllasam wrote:http://news.drive.com.au/86vsBRZ Interesting.. :lol:

Think I prefer the toyota... the subaru's front end looks similar to the new mazda 3 which I'm not a big fan of

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Postby Flanger » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:09 pm

That Five Axis kit is pretty subtle at first glance. Not over the top which is great.

The 86 gets my vote. The front grill of the BRZ is too amphibious, like the AUS spec Forester. And yes that was an MCM reference. :wink:

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Postby billy boy » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:05 pm

pretty exciting times and looking forward to seeing them released and on the street
we are fascinated by that which can destroy us...

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Postby BZC-45S » Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:34 pm

I'll be waiting for the competitors - esp. if Hyundai genesis coupe makes it to our shores, I'll be the first on the pre order list.

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Postby squala » Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:18 am

The Toyota is quite tempting. It's probably the only car I'll like from their lineup. They've reintroduced high-power, high-rev engines when turbos are becoming more popular. We've waited for so long and it looks like it's worth it.
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Postby SAM-24A » Sun May 20, 2012 12:05 pm

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Postby BrownSound » Sun May 20, 2012 5:36 pm

Those are some awesome videos!! It really makes me want to get my hands on one. haha.

They really push the fact that so much energy went into lowering the centre of gravity - I'm pretty sure it was mentioned at least once a minute. lol.

Thanks for posting the links Sam!

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Postby dannyboi » Sun May 20, 2012 7:23 pm

I'm hoping these two cars do well, and other companies bring in other alternatives.
I probably can't justify getting a brand new one for $40k+, but would be keen to look at a second hand one in a couple of years time.

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Postby squala » Mon May 21, 2012 1:36 am

They can't ask for Ralliart money for this. High 20 to low 30K sounds about right.
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