Subaru FT-86 Variant 216a to be revealed Dec 2011!

[West]

Tokyo Newspaper (東京新聞) recently sat down for an interview with Fuji Heavy Industries President, Mori Ikuo. He revealed that the Subaru FT-86 variant (216a) will be presented at the end of 2011. This is expected to be the same time of the FT-86 release.

According to the article testing and body design is near completion and further refinements are underway to tune the car for foreign markets. Mori commented on the low center of gravity confident feeling while driving it, and went on to mention its a very comfortable The price is said to be 2,500,000 ¥ or $35,000.

So FT-86 and 216a fans, are you willing to wait for the 216a when the FT-86 hits showrooms?



Source Source: 東京新聞
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Small sports car that Toyota and Fuji Heavy Industries jointly developed "FT-86" (tentative title), and twenty eight days to be released at the end of one thousand one hundred and two 年, OK. Mori Ikuo newspaper in an interview that Fuji Heavy Industries president "at the end Hazime Toshikazu market" and made it clear. Also expected to launch the Toyota.
The new plan was announced in the spring sports eighty years. Financial crisis in the market that fall just after the spring was seen as twenty-one year. But has little to show signs of recovery in major markets and the U.S. car sales, originally planned to commercialize the development, testing it almost ended.

Toyota's new model planning and design, responsible for the design and production Shigeru Huzi. FR (rear-drive), and two engine Yes Yes Yes The newly developed fuel-efficient Shigeru Huzi cc horizontally opposed engine (boxer engine) is installed. Pricing is expected to be around two hundred fifty thousand yen.

The body is nearly complete, the test track, and Fuji Heavy Industries Kuzuu overseas (Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture) has made final adjustments. President Mori is "very comfortable and fuel-efficient. Steering and seating position is low center of gravity (it seems), so could I, can feel well and was driving" shows confidence.

It was originally planned to build a new plant over about four billion yen, to reduce the amount of investment, this plant has been making a minicar here Gunma Manufacturing (Ota, Gunma Prefecture) in the line of production. Production of new models after the start flowing at the same line Subaru performs simultaneous production. The final design is the Toyota stuff to market.
The tentative new car "86" was released in three thousand eight hundred ninety-one "Corolla", "Sprinter" vehicles form number "AE86" named after. Popular cartoon series was started five years "Nine Initial D" is on fire as a popular hero of the car. Film and animation, are also of the game still "corolla (nickname)," many fans.

[Exitspeed]

$35k sounds right for the Suby version.

But not debuting for another year?! Geez.

[ej25ti]

$35k sounds right for the Suby version.

But not debuting for another year?! Geez.

agreed
whatev though i wont have near enough money till then anyway haha
so good news to me :P

[G4BROKE]

Surprise...surprise...

Anyhow, price is steep but it's most likely AWD and turbo'd. Will have to see final design and specs. If it turns out to be way hotter than previous STI's..Subaru got some help (or influence) in design, since their designs aren't all that cool. But, none the less good news for Subie fans.

[blood mtn]

Stop stop stop before rumors get spread. You can't do ¥ to $ conversions for cars. A 2,500,000 ¥ car in Japan could easily be $23k in the USA.

[West]

Stop stop stop before rumors get spread. You can't do ¥ to $ conversions for cars. A 2,500,000 ¥ car in Japan could easily be $23k in the USA.

Admittedly I used xe.com to convert the prices as Im no expert in foreign exchange. However, how do you figure it would come to about $23k?

I cant imagine the car costing $35k since thats the current MSRP of the STi 4 Door. Id lose interest if that were the case, turbo/awd/whatever, Ill purchase the Toyota/Scion FT-86. Im not about to spend $580+ over five years for such a car. No, id buy an used GT-R or pay off my mortgage at that point.

Id love to hear your reasonings though since I feel you are correct.

[West]

On a side note, if we were to see the Subaru 216a FT-86 varient @ $30k+ itd be a MUCH different car than what we are seeing from the FT-86 concept. Sub $20k or $30k I have a feeling the car will still carry the STi badge and Im ok with that, so long as the cars are still somewhat the same. My dream is to have interchangeable parts to some degree.

[Nellen]

Stop stop stop before rumors get spread. You can't do ¥ to $ conversions for cars. A 2,500,000 ¥ car in Japan could easily be $23k in the USA.

What he means is that cars are not the same price everywhere. Cars in USA are really cheap comparing to Japan or Europe. So when you do the ¥ to $ conversion, you're not right. You have to consider that thing. Although, 23k $ seems a little cheap. I'd say 25-30k $ for the USA. But i'm not an expert though.

[blood mtn]

Example, a Nissan 370Z in Japan is base 3,731,794 ¥/ $46,003 (USD). But in the US starts $27,980 (USD). This car will be less that 23k usd, watch.

[Cal]

^That is a good point. $35K is too much since it is almost the price of the STi. For a lowered power smaller 2 door coupe mmmmm $28K-31K 32K for premium version is what I feel.

[Clobbard]

What he means is that cars are not the same price everywhere. Cars in USA are really cheap comparing to Japan or Europe. So when you do the ¥ to $ cd pinting quote, you're not right. You have to consider that thing. Although, 23k $ seems a little cheap. I'd say 25-30k $ for the USA. But i'm not an expert though.

Taxes on vehicles in Europe is HUGE - thats one of the largest differentiators.