my Japanese car news corner: Interesting bits and bobs regarding the Japanese automotive industry, Japan's obsession with perfection... and my scale model collection of Japanese cars!
2011年11月27日
Toyota FT-86 officially revealed... welcome the new GT 86!!!
The wait is finally over!!! After hundreds of rumors and speculations (earlier posts), the production version has been officially revealed prior its official debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. According to Toyota UK's press release, the final spec are:
- 2.0-liter boxer with D4-S injection (direct and port injected)
- 197 hp @ 7,000 rpm and 151 lb-ft (205 Nm) @6,600 rpm
- 6-speed manual or automatic transmissions
- 17-inch wheel/tire package standard
- 4,240mm (167 in.) long, 1285mm (50.6 in.) high, 2,570mm (101 in.) wide
- 53:47 front-to-rear weight distribution
- 475mm (18.7 in.) center of gravity
Sales in UK start in June 2012.
2011年11月9日
Honda & Daihatsu ready roadster Kei cars!
As I have reported in the past, not only Daihatsu is working on a Copen successor, but Honda also plans to introduce a Beat successor (earlier post)! Those renderings of the new Beat and Copen come from Japanese Best Car magazine and I would really love to see those in Europe... although there is no chance to see the new Copen in Europe (earlier post).