Will you trade for a Toyota 86/Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ?

bigsix

How many of you 370z owners like the Toyota 86/Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ ?

Do you think you will trade in or sell your 370z once you've had a test-drive ?

Where do your loyalties lie ? Is a certain brand/car in your heart ?


I think one missing ingredient in the 86 is power
will this matter with such light weight and low center of gravity ?

am interested in hearing what you guys think about this car ^

kenchan

I've been following it in the other cars forum but don't see myself selling the Z for that thing.
Its a dd at best for me.

zeddreaming

I think it is rather disappointing. I expected much better mpg for its engine. Ours gets the same mileage and is a much better preformer

sheps58

No I would not sell my Z for the F86 I would rater have a preowned Cayman, 911 or a new Audi TT

onzedge

It is underpowered also -- at least for now. Having a backseat kills the deal anyway for me.

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ImportConvert

I'm loyal to what works, and none of those cars tempt me. If I wanted a slow car with great balance, I would just get an rx8.

God-Speed

If and when I sell mine, the next one will be a GT3 or another Corvette!

Red__Zed

I'll test drive it when it comes out, but probably won't buy one until they bring a high power version to the table

theDreamer

This, the car was doing well during the rumors but the final product has fallen flat overall. Plus even if a turbo version comes I would not trade in my Z, the BR-Z would become my DD.

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370Zsteve

It only weighs something like 2600 lbs. That should be a massive power-to-weight ratio. Mustang drivers...sheesh

Honestly, though, the front-end looks like a 370Z. That alone turns me off to the thing.

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Shamu

I suspect higher output cars will weigh more than 2600 lbs. But it will still be a lighter car than most everything else in the lower dollar range sport coupes. Styling is still off for me. Sort of one part power ranger and one part boring Toyota sedan.

370Zsteve

And also two parts 2 different manufacturers giving styling input. The whole thing just looks...wrong.

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Red__Zed

as it sits, it has more than 13 lbs/horse
the Z carries only a little over 10 lbs/horse (mustang in the range of 8)

This thing needs more goose to be impressive IMO. Right now, I think an S2K will be leaving it around the track pretty readily...but I'll wait and see how the suspension tuning is. Adding power is easy, fixing dynamics is hard.

bigsix

honest replies, thanks.

the other missing ingredient is good looks

the 370z is gorgeous

kent370

Initially, it will be a huge seller for Toyota. Expect wait lists at every dealer, as it will be the new cool car for teens and other entry level buyers, and there is a lot of pent-up demand for an affordable RWD car from Toyota/Honda.

However, at $28000, it is on the top edge of being called "affordable", and if Toyota follows its normal path, it will move the price upmarket each year until it is an expensive "premium" car, and sales go flat, at which point it will be killed. (see "MR2")

Short answer: not a car I am interested in with only 200hp or so. By the time it has decent power, its a $35k+ car, and then my choices would be 370Z, Camaro SS, Mustang GT, or a whole lot full of slightly used Boxster, Corvette C6, etc.