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Return of the AE86?


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http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/01/rumoure...6-more-details/

 

Within days of announcing Toyota's formation of a "Committee to create interesting cars," this summer's Best Car Plus magazine reveals that the long-rumoured new AE86 type car has indeed been spawned by the group and should be in showrooms in the winter of 2008.

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I too wish that they had retained some design cues of the original AE86, like how Nissan retained design cues from preceding Z-cars in their 350Z.

 

Of course, you can't be lazy like Porsche and make every new Porsche look the same like the previous one.

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Neutral Newbie

Power will come from a 1.5L 2NZ-FE good for 120 horsepower

2nz-fe is a 1.3l toyota engine found in an ist and other 1.3l toyota hatch. its bhp is 86. 1.5l should be the 1nz-fe but even that is 109 bhp. unless of course they did something to the engine to increase the bhp lol.

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Honda_Civic_1st_generation-1.jpg

 

06-Civic-LX.jpg

 

any similarities???rolleyes.gifrolleyes.gif

 

aiya..... stuffs are suppose to evolve mah..... take the fashion sense of ladies from the 70s compare to present.....

 

anyway, I think the new AE86 look thumbsup.gif.

 

Just wonder/keen to know wat will be Tsuchiya's review on this ride, especially the handling catergorywink.gif

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Actually the hey-day of sports coupes might be coming back... its also rumored that a new silvia and a new rx7 are in the works too, although nissan and mazda are v. tight-lipped abt it.

 

The question is will they be as over-engineered as their predecessors?

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Rear profile of the FD Civic is similar to the ES Civic.

 

Can't see the concept AE86 successor resembling anything in the line Trueno/Levin models let alone the AE86 specifically.

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It seems to be. Not too long ago there were rumors of a cheap toyota coupe. This appears to be the coupe in the earlier rumors. If only the car can crank out more power. [sly] Hope the new valvematic technology can bring the best out of the car. [thumbsup]

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