"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
03/17/2016 at 08:23 • Filed to: Toyota GT86
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
03/17/2016 at 08:23 • Filed to: Toyota GT86 | 0
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Not only did Toyota listen to us (and their finance department) and gave the US the GT86 nameplate, we also got more power!
This bruiser now makes 205hp! Don’t bother learning the face, you’ll only be seeing the rear end, yo!
The smartest thing about this 86 is the absence of 86 badges. I can guarantee that this vehicle will have more badge thefts than the G-wagon’s headlamps or the Accord Coupe’s wheels. There are so many FRS on the roads, all of them customized, and those badges are free to take and easy to sell on Ebay.
GK27V6
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 08:28 |
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That extra 5HP is going to break necks.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 08:29 |
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I’m hoping with those tiny bumps it took out the torque dip in the middle of the powerband everyone always talks about. I feel like that’s what kills it for people.
Flavien Vidal
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 08:32 |
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“Wow, the GT86 gets more power?? Awesome!!”
Clicks on the oppo link
“+5hp....................... Really???”
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 08:33 |
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5hp. Come on.
Honestly the worst thing about the FRS/BRZ is that despite it being a great car with lots of hype behind it and tons of potential Toyota and Subaru have fucked it with half-arsed development during the production run.
Not only have they fucked it for their own investment, but they've fucked it for the market niche in general. It sold well, but not well enough to spawn imitators which is what really gets a niche rolling.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 08:36 |
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NO ONE will complain about the power now.
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Wobbles the Mind
> Flavien Vidal
03/17/2016 at 08:45 |
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Well this model is debadged. Once you put on the the 86 badges you’ll get the rest it!
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Wobbles the Mind
> GK27V6
03/17/2016 at 08:46 |
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The Seagal Edition debuts with this model.
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Flavien Vidal
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 08:48 |
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Well, I live in Japan so..... :)
But yeah, “Scion FRS” was a shitty name lol
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Wobbles the Mind
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/17/2016 at 08:49 |
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I’m complaining, it’s too much! Toyota has lost its way and needs to return to making cars that focus on the driving experience, not onramp land missiles!
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Wobbles the Mind
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/17/2016 at 08:51 |
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Good thinking! I was wondering that myself. I think we shouldn’t count out the adjustment to the usable power curve and gearing just because the numbers aren’t new.
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Wobbles the Mind
> Flavien Vidal
03/17/2016 at 08:54 |
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Psh, my buddy has an FRS that’s way more JDM than anything you could get! Oh, wait...
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Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 08:57 |
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205 horsepower in a car as small and light as the 86 sounds like more than enough to me, especially if they fixed the torque curve. But I also think my M3 that is outdragged by the average new midsize sedan is super fast.
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 09:11 |
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THANK YOU! I’ve been saying that since they put that crazy 110 hp 4AGE in the MR2 and AE86!
110?!?!?!
I mean, that’s crazy! Who needs that much? Now we’re looking at cars with more than
200
? I fear for the future of anyone whose foot slips in the rain.
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Flavien Vidal
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 09:12 |
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JDM86BITCH!!!
ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 09:23 |
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I did not know G Wagon headlights were stolen like that... Thanks, now I know.
In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
> Flavien Vidal
03/17/2016 at 09:25 |
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
RUNNING IN THE 90's is a new way I like to be.
I’m just running in the nineties, come on baby run to
We are running in the nineties, is a new way to set me free.
I’m just running in the nineties.
Yes I wanna know, yes I wanna see.
Cherry_man1
> Flavien Vidal
03/17/2016 at 09:32 |
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That looks like a USDM Scion badge on it’s butt.
YeahSeriously
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 09:40 |
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Okay, I’ll admit it, for a brief moment I took the headline too seriously and thought I might be about to sell my STI. Irrational though it may be, a ~300hp BRZ would be damn near irresistible.
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Flavien Vidal
> In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/17/2016 at 09:47 |
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Oh... Would you trust me if I were to tell you I actually listen to this “song” in full blast very often on most of the mountain runs around my place :D
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Flavien Vidal
> Cherry_man1
03/17/2016 at 09:48 |
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Most likely is... Scion is “cool” here man lol...
Not even joking. Lots of people change their GT86 badges for FRS ones...
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Cherry_man1
> Flavien Vidal
03/17/2016 at 09:55 |
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O.o!?
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Flavien Vidal
> Cherry_man1
03/17/2016 at 10:02 |
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Cars and Coffee Nagoya. Pics by me...
He went as far as exchanging his airbag and steering wheel with a friend of his in Hawaii who wanted the GT86 one...
wiffleballtony
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 10:38 |
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Wow that is hideous.
WiscoProud
> Wobbles the Mind
03/17/2016 at 11:24 |
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I think it looks good. Sure a bump of 5hp isn’t much, but that doesn’t mean the torque curve isn’t bumped out where it counts in the midrange. I’ll be interested to see what the dyno looks like. Since Toyota took a cue from the enthusiasts and are calling it the 86, I do wonder if we will see a TRD version with a turbo or supercharger or something.