I always thought they should make the TC rwd. Even without the nascar V8 it would be a great car.
Chris Rummel
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Jan. 14, 2011 7:52 a.m. Rumnhammer Reader
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Jan. 14, 2011 9:05 a.m. Teh E36 M3 HalfDork
Rumnhammer wrote:
Seriously, how hard can it be? All the parts are there, the Tc looks decent enough (I even thought the '99-06 version was perfect- looked like an rwd performance car), but what do I know? I'm sure there is a good enough reason for it. If they had done it, or would do it, it would be a total cult car immediately.I always thought they should make the TC rwd. Even without the nascar V8 it would be a great car.
Chris Rummel
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Jan. 14, 2011 9:28 a.m. Slyp_Dawg Reader
I think the biggest reason they haven't yet is the fact that Toyota wanted to parts-bin the Tc using parts from the xB and the xA, and neither of those were RWD. that, and for the past few years they have lacked a small, RWD drivetrain to put into it, if they wanted to parts-bin that the smallest they realistically had was the 2.5L/2.7L 4 banger out of a Taco and the 5 speed manual/4 speed auto that backed it up, and no good rear end to pair it with, although I suppose raiding the Lexus parts bin could have worked for that as well as the lack of good small engines/gearboxes
still, something seems just "right" about hearing a 383 Ci TRD mill screaming in that car
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Jan. 14, 2011 10:07 a.m. Keith SuperDork
I expect there would be some non-trivial costs involved in getting approvals for a new platform. I'd like to see it, but Scion isn't going to get my money regardless so they probably don't care what I think
Not that I have anything about Scion, I just have no need for another small RWD car.
Fun video to watch, thanks. Takes a lot of skill and horsepower to do that.
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Jan. 14, 2011 10:40 a.m. red5_02 New Reader
I love the fact that he just went out and did it without actually practicing. I'm sure he drove the road (like any good autocrosser doing their course walk) until he could drive it with his eyes closed. But it just looked so smooth. Foust is just and awesome driver and I bet when the camera's off he's a pretty cool guy.
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Jan. 14, 2011 1:42 p.m. Strike_Zero HalfDork
He's really cool guy from meeting him at Drift ATL a few years ago. You can tell he gets incredibly focused in whatever he does.
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Jan. 15, 2011 10:09 a.m. novaderrik HalfDork
Slyp_Dawg wrote:
I think the biggest reason they haven't yet is the fact that Toyota wanted to parts-bin the Tc using parts from the xB and the xA, and neither of those were RWD. that, and for the past few years they have lacked a small, RWD drivetrain to put into it, if they wanted to parts-bin that the smallest they realistically had was the 2.5L/2.7L 4 banger out of a Taco and the 5 speed manual/4 speed auto that backed it up, and no good rear end to pair it with, although I suppose raiding the Lexus parts bin could have worked for that as well as the lack of good small engines/gearboxes
still, something seems just "right" about hearing a 383 Ci TRD mill screaming in that car
NASCAR race engines are limited to 358ci..
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Jan. 15, 2011 2:13 p.m. PHeller Dork
In other news, the FT86 will be release sometime in 2012 with a price tag just north of $25,000. So much for a cheap and affordable RWD econocar.
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Jan. 15, 2011 2:43 p.m. Keith SuperDork
The 1990 Miata had an MSRP of $13,800. Was it cheap and affordable?
$13,800 in 1989 is worth $24,267 in 2010 dollars.
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Jan. 15, 2011 3:25 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
Keith wrote:
The 1990 Miata had an MSRP of $13,800. Was it cheap and affordable?
$13,800 in 1989 is worth $24,267 in 2010 dollars.
Yay currency devaluation!
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Jan. 15, 2011 5:44 p.m. kb58 Reader
Keith wrote:
The 1990 Miata had an MSRP of $13,800. Was it cheap and affordable?
$13,800 in 1989 is worth $24,267 in 2010 dollars.
The irony is that in 1990, SoCal dealers were adding huge markups, bumping Miata prices to as high as... $25000.
