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As you can see, the Toyota Sports 800 is the reason why I prefer to use the moniker Toyobaru (and not Subieyota) despite the fact that the car is built by Subaru.
The concept dates back to 1962 and was an instant hit when it came into production in 1965! That concept is as actual today as it was in the sixties... so an instant hit it will be, I'm positive! |
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Cdrockies is still trolling here? lol.. what happened to clublexus young man? Anywho, there are some nice original japanese cars that I admire. The GTR comes to mind. This Brz and FRS is a nice car for the money imo.. I like it.
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See your countryman Tim Schrick with a big grin driving the Toyobaru... I'm quite sure that you perfectly understand him :
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I think you can better judge the Toyobaru's merits through a small Advevo's quotes compilation about his views on cars. All we know is that he owns now not one but two 1Ms... the rest is history:
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My conclusion is: if you value what a driver's car really is and want to stay true to yourself you have no choice but to buy a Toyobaru for the 'price of a casio'! Last edited by GoingTooFast; 05-13-2012 at 01:06 PM.. |
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GM’s European arms, Opel and Vauxhall, are preparing to introduce three new engine families in the course of the following year:
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Jaguar will also offer a 240-horsepower 2.0-liter turbo four which can be one of the powerplants in the forthcoming Jaguar F-TYPE roadster: Quote:
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05-15-2012, 08:16 PM | #448 |
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i think it's gonna be a great track car. I am hoping I can get a brz just for that and not having to worry about wrecking my M3 at the track. :-)
also, having less power is probably going to be good for me until i get to learn to be a better driver. |
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Turbo Version of Subaru's BRZ's FA-Series Engine Debuts in Japanese Legacy
We recently confirmed that we won’t be seeing a turbocharged Subaru BRZ anytime soon; however, we now have a fairly good idea of what kind of power such a model will eventually bring. Subaru has dropped the first turbocharged variant of its 2.0-liter, FA-series flat-four engine—the naturally aspirated version of which powers the BRZ and its Toyota/Scion brethren—into the refreshed Japanese-market Legacy sedan and wagon. The turbo FA20′s output numbers are impressive: 300 PS and 400 Nm of torque. In the JDM Legacy, the engine is bolted to Subaru’s CVT, likely for fuel-economy reasons. Caranddriver |
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GRMM SPORTS FR Concept
Lenght / Width / Height (mm) : 4.350 / 1.855 / 1.250 Wheelbase (mm) : 2.570 Vehicle weight (kg) : 1.280 Tire size (front & rear): 245/40R18 & 265/35R18 Engine : Twin charged (turbocharger + supercharger) 2.0l H4 based on 4U-GSE Power : 320 PS Torque : 421 Nm Transmission : 6 speed manual Gazoo Racing |
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Levi, First of all thank you for the info and the very nice pics - I usually don't like big wings but in this case I think it matches the car very nicely indeed and it certainly is needed to cope with those impressive performance figures: Weight: 1.280 kg Power : 320 PS Torque : 421 Nm I think they have heard Advevo. What is especially significant though is the addition of a supercharger to a turbo in order to have no throttle response lag. (As you can see there's no space issues ). I can remember the VW's 'twincharger' 1.4-liter direct-injection, high compression ratio (10.0:1), four-cylinder engine that produced 170 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque (1750 to 4500 rpm): Quote:
In the case of the Toyobaru, I think that in order to preserve the low weight, without striping the car and adding a roll cage, the chassis will be good enough for 185 - 221 lb-ft (250-300 Nm) of torque maximum with slightly wider tires, say: 225/45 R 17. Also, in order to keep the emissions and the weight as low as possible, without bias the weight toward the front, I think the Toyobaru will receive the lighter and small Boxer 1.6L Direct Injection Turbo (DIT) engine with a 220-240hp version instead of the bigger turbocharged FA20 engine (impressive numbers indeed): Compression Ratio: 10.6:1 Power: 300 PS (221 kW; 296 hp) at 5,600 RPM Torque: 40.8 kg·m (400 N·m; 295 lb·ft) at 2,000-4,800 RPM |
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That's all the Toyobaru would need :
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Saw an FRS on the freeway today. I have to say, it looks very good (only time I'll probably say anything good about a Scion). Anyway, it didn't ring any BMW bells visually. It reminded me more of a mature RX-8.
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The BRZ it's all good. But just not possible to trade a bimmer for this thing... If only someone is in the market for a new car anyways, or if someone can afford this thing as a track toy, while keeping the bummer as a DD...
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The Toyobaru's benchmark is the Cayman... I think that people will start to ask themselves why to pay such money for a 'Rolex concept' when the WAY cheaper 'Casio' delivers countless hours of sheer joyful fun. Unless, fun is overrated... is it?! |
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I'm sure no one will cross shop the BR-Z with the Cayman. It's more like, the BR-Z is a poor-man's Cayman.
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they are different demographics who buy the cayman vs. brz. they used cayman as their benchmark. But duplicating the speed doesn't give it all the character of a porsche. enuff said. |
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