A new AE86?

[Accord R33]

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/01/r...-more-details/

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.

[JDM ACCORZ]

when does it come out? and is it available to the us?

[AccordWarrior]

I've been hearing about this for awhile now...that's the first picture/sketch I've seen that actually looked like a good car.

It's a decent power/weight ratio. If they can keep the price down, it should do well.

[sackingz123]

toyota going back to their old ways?

looks good, this should be the next drift car that you will be seeing everywhere, but the ae86 will be always known as the drift king.

[SN2BH22CB7]

120hp...thats it???????

[sackingz123]

120hp...thats it???????

yea. the ae86 had two options. 1.5 L 3au 83hp and the 1.6L 4ageu 130hp back in the day. so its alright. wateva to make the car cheap it will make it a good seller to the tuner crowd.

[accordtypeR]

Aww snap drifting on a whole new level me likes...

[accordaffair]

Wouldn't this actually be the new ae85?

its being compared to a levin and the modern replacement sounds like the 86's weaker brother

I'd still rather have the 86

[NAiL05]

120hp...thats it???????

Its going to weight slightly under 2000lbs. The old Elises had like a 130-140 hp motor and weighed like 1980 lbs or so.

[accord2nr81]

Wouldn't this actually be the new ae85?

its being compared to a levin and the modern replacement sounds like the 86's weaker brother

I'd still rather have the 86

rather have the older one myself

[HondaB18]

Since Toyota is reevaluating their plans in the sports car market I think this would happen.

[gloryaccordy]

There have been talks like this since the Internet came out... I'll believe it when I see it

[501accord]

Wouldn't this actually be the new ae85?

its being compared to a levin and the modern replacement sounds like the 86's weaker brother

I'd still rather have the 86

Been reading a little to much initial d eh?

[accordaffair]

Watching too much is more like it, I wish some new episodes would come out

and hey, when I was at the junkyard the other day I saw one of your trapezoids there, your sig was the only thing to come to mind

[501accord]

Hah very nice. go shapes!