Rumoured New Toyota AE86 - more details

Within days of announcing Toyota's formation of a "Committee to create interesting cars," this summer's Best Car Plus magazine reveals that the long-rumoured new AE86 type car has indeed been spawned by the group and should be in showrooms in the winter of 2008.

The new article goes into some detail of the new car's spec. Under 4m long and 1.7m wide, it's pretty low at 1.35m tall, and engineers have been directed to keep weight below 1,000kgs. Power will come from a 1.5L 2NZ-FE good for 120 horsepower. What has been unknown until this time is where Toyota would source a cheap RWD drivetrain, but Best Car has learned that it will come from new partner Fuji Heavy Industries - better known to you and me as Subaru.

And the best news of all? The committee's final directive is to keep the new car's sticker price below 1.5million Yen. That's about $12,300 USD in today's money.


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Htay7500 - 8/2/2007 2:01:40 PM

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I really hope it was as good as the orig. ae86

Designer1 - 8/2/2007 2:06:04 PM

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We have a couple of duplicate exact posts today.

07mcs - 8/2/2007 3:30:13 PM

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looks really nice, specially the rear quarters. They should offer it with a 1.8 liter 140hpm engine, and maybe a 1.8 liter 180hp version for the top of the line and keep it at about 2200lbs. That would be one fast and good handling car.

gsh23 - 8/2/2007 6:02:32 PM

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uh wow....under 1000kg? thats under 2200lbs. i agree with above, stick the matrix XRS engine (celica) make at least 160hp maybe 180. a RWD coupe for $12,300 regardless of power? impossible. no way. but if it is, then bye bye 1 series.