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11-01-2011, 11:56 AM
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It's biggest strength is the low curbweight. If they brought out a 300hp turbocharged version, kept the weight at 2700lbs, and kept the sticker right around 25k it would be okay I think.
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11-01-2011, 04:37 PM
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It will be like the Scion tc...TRD will offer a supercharger for another 3 grand. Good for 40 more ponies. 
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11-01-2011, 05:03 PM
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Quote:
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It will be like the Scion tc...TRD will offer a supercharger for another 3 grand. Good for 40 more ponies. |
They may have missed the mark in this market.
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11-01-2011, 10:10 PM
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It'll probably be a fun car though, 2660# is the "official" weight, and hopefully there'll be healthy aftermarket with turbos galore
Whats the situation on the mustang GT transmission woes of last year?
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11-01-2011, 11:20 PM
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Biggest pro I see for this car is low curb weight, and the boxer flat-4. That lil motor will put the weight low, and far back, and make awesome f/r balance. Supposedly subaru is making an STI version, I'm hoping to see it with a turbo, and some other upgrades. It would become my summer car if they can keep it under $25k in STI trim. I'll keep the awd car for the winter (and for when I really wanna burn some corners.)
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11-02-2011, 11:17 AM
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So far, subie has said NO turbo for the STI  its supposed to have suspension and tuning only as far as speculated at this point and its a year later than the regular...that'd suck
its meant to compete with the mx-5 apparently from the latest thing i read from toyota after the spec sheet leak...in which case i like it, a hardtop miata, good weekend fun car
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11-02-2011, 02:51 PM
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. . . its meant to compete with the mx-5 apparently from the latest thing i read from toyota after the spec sheet leak...in which case i like it, a hardtop miata, good weekend fun car
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I could definitely see that for the (more powerful and now gone) Sky and Solstice obviously, but this seems to be off the mark; really in a kind of no man's land. Or maybe it's in a niche I don't see.
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11-02-2011, 03:26 PM
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I think with the mx-5 comment, they're referring to the "minimalist" approach, tone down the high tech stuff etc, focus on light weight, good handling for autocrossers? anyway, i like this comparison:
http://toyobaru.net/gallery/data/502...StangvsMX5.png
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11-02-2011, 09:06 PM
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I think it'll sell well if they can keep it at the projected $22k. Light, RWD, and Cheap are a winning combination.
As for competing with the MX-5, the ball is in Mazda's court with the 4th generation miata next year.
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11-03-2011, 11:25 AM
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totally, 22k brand new would be awesome! drive it for 3 years under warranty, then throw a STI motor in it...now THAT would be fun
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