Could This Be In The Christmas DLC?

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Two concepts in the game. GT5 movie of updated version released. Now its coming out, finally, and into production. And Toyota needs good PR these days.


http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-toyota-gt-86-rear-wheel-drive-coupe.html
New Toyota GT 86 Sports Coupe with 2.0-liter Engine Officially Revealed in Production Guise [Updated]

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The wait for the most hotly anticipated (and teased, may we add..) sports cars of the year, the production version of the Toyota FT-86 2+2 coupe, is finally over as the Japanese automaker came out with all the juicy details ahead of the car's world premiere at the at the Tokyo motor show on November 30.

In Europe, the new Toyota will be called the GT 86 in tribute to the Japanese firm's GT car heritage and especially the Corolla GT (or Levin) AE86, which inspired its creation. The Japanese domestic market version will be aptly called 86.

The GT 86 is the result of a joint Toyota and Subaru development programme that will spawn two more models, the global Subaru BRZ that will also make its debut in Tokyo next week in production trim, and the North American market Scion FR-S.

All three cars will share the same platform and mechanical hardware including the Subaru-sourced flat-four, with only minor styling differences between them.

The story of the GT 86 began in October 2009 with the unveiling of the first FT-86 Concept in Tokyo and was followed by the almost production ready FT-86 II concept at the 2011 Geneva motor show this past March.

The exterior styling of the GT 86 is what we would best describe as more "Fast & Furious" than the original FT-86 concept, which had a sleeker, simpler and overall more European feel to it – but that was something to be expected after seeing the second iteration of the FT-86.

The interior design of the sports coupe is generally uncluttered featuring a three-meter instrument cluster arranged around a large tachometer and a large center screen for the audio and navigation systems.

The dashboard gets a carbon-effect trim, while there's all-black roof lining, red stitching on the upholstery, aviation-style rocker switches and lightweight, aluminium pedals.The GT 86 is also fitted with 365mm diameter steering wheel, which is said to be the smallest ever fitted to a production Toyota.

The GT 86 measures 4,240mm long (166.9-in.), 1,285mm (50.6-in.) high and 2,570mm (101.2-in) wide, which Toyota says make it the most compact four-seater sports car available in the market today.

Under the hood, you'll find Subaru’s new, horizontally opposed, naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four-cylinder boxer engine upgraded with Toyota's D-4S direct injection technology that delivers 200PS (197bhp/ at 7,000rpm and a peak torque of 205Nm (151.2 lb-ft) at 6,600rpm.

A standard six-speed manual gearbox with a short-throw lever or an optional six-speed automatic transmission that can be controlled using paddle shifts mounted on the steering wheel, drive the rear wheels via a limited slip differential.

Toyota says that both the powertrain and the driving position have been set "as low and as far back as possible to achieve the best balance" with the GT 86 boasting a near-perfect 53:47 front-to-rear weight distribution – though the company has not yet announced the car's weight. The 2+2 sports coupe also has a very low center of gravity, at just 475mm (18.7-inches).

The suspension features MacPherson struts at the front and double wishbones at the rear, while the standard version of the car rides on 17-inch wheels (18-inch for the JDM model) and is fitted with ventilated disc brakes all around.

Aside from the ABS, the GT 86 is also equipped with switchable vehicle stability control systems, which Toyota claims "have been tuned specifically to deliver dynamic stability at the limit of the car’s performance with minimal electronic intervention to help preserve the purity of the driving experience".

We'll keep digging for more information on the new Toyota GT 86 as well as its Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S siblings and bring it to you as we get it. In the meantime, hop over the break to check out the high-resolution photo gallery.
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Being one who models on the computer often, it seems impossible that polyphony would be able to model this car, give it an interior, perfect all the details, render it correctly, and code it to give it perfect physics before Christmas. It takes alot of time. Not to mention all of the background issues like money and licensing. That is, unless they have been working with Toyota in creating this car, which they may have done (I don't know I didn't read the full article.) Plus, Polyphony hasn't released an original car in any of the DLC they have given us. If you think about it, all the cars in the DLC are just "special" versions of other cars in the game except for the Prius. I don't see this changing any time soon, but Polyphony does have a history of surpising both in good and bad ways. So we'll just have to wait and see.
 
DLC is not guaranteed, but an update is.

At any rate, I expect new cars to be added or sold as DLC, and not simply RM's. I am still very unpleasantly surprised by their first DLC batch. 15 RM's (14 Japanese) instead of 15 totally new cars? Odd.:grumpy:
 
From this angle it looks pretty good. From every other, it does not.
 
slick1ru2
Two concepts in the game. GT5 movie of updated version released. Now its coming out, finally, and into production. And Toyota needs good PR these days.


http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-toyota-gt-86-rear-wheel-drive-coupe.html
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Technically there's three concepts in the game.



CorvetteConquer
DLC is not guaranteed, but an update is.

At any rate, I expect new cars to be added or sold as DLC, and not simply RM's. I am still very unpleasantly surprised by their first DLC batch. 15 RM's (14 Japanese) instead of 15 totally new cars? Odd.:grumpy:
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Well, I think the plan with the DLC was to release cars without releasing cars that would spoil GT6. Releasing RM's gives us some cool new toys to play with and then when the next game comes out, there's a significant reason for us to buy it since it includes a bunch of awesome cars. Not to mention, imagine buying DLC original cars only to not be able to get them from the dealership? I think this first DLC was a shot in the dark to see how far down the tunnel went, now that they know they'll surely adapt and improve.

I don't think they want to go down the same route Forza goes down in that every new Forza title essentially has the same car list + DLC with a handful of new-to-the-series cars sprinkled in.

Also, the biggest reason the DLC cars left a bad taste in my mouth was because they were pre-tuned race mods that I couldn't buy from the dealership, frustrating since I really liked a lot of the models but I usually prefer my cars to have less power. In particular, I like to have race cars that float around 500PP and I think many of the TC's could be at that level had they not come with a bunch of modifications painstakingly welded to them (I can't even detach the turbo kit and other parts?!?!) So it was a bummer when the only two that could reach 500PP were the CR-X and the Miata and by then I didn't care.
 
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Being one who models on the computer often, it seems impossible that polyphony would be able to model this car, give it an interior, perfect all the details, render it correctly, and code it to give it perfect physics before Christmas. It takes alot of time. Not to mention all of the background issues like money and licensing. That is, unless they have been working with Toyota in creating this car, which they may have done (I don't know I didn't read the full article.) Plus, Polyphony hasn't released an original car in any of the DLC they have given us. If you think about it, all the cars in the DLC are just "special" versions of other cars in the game except for the Prius. I don't see this changing any time soon, but Polyphony does have a history of surpising both in good and bad ways. So we'll just have to wait and see.
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The FT 86 and FT 86 Sport are both in the game already as premium models. I have faith that PD can put another version of the car in and we have no idea when they started work. They obviously worked on this model already since it appears in the movie they made for Toyota right???



Kaz is tweeting about the car today. http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/d15532.html

Again, seems like a hint of what is to come...possibly.

https://twitter.com/#!/kaz_yamauchi

https://twitter.com/#!/Kaz_Yamauchi/status/141882792622567424
@Kaz_Yamauchi 山内　一典
The Toyota 86 is finally being officially unveiled. It took a lot to come this far. ow.ly/7JLkS
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https://twitter.com/#!/Kaz_Yamauchi/status/141878638143471616

@Kaz_Yamauchi 山内　一典
This is the “Scion FR-S” concept movie made for the Tokyo Motor Show. ow.ly/7JJC4
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I hope so :)
 
Schwartz38
That is, unless they have been working with Toyota in creating this car, which they may have done (I don't know I didn't read the full article.)
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PD have done this many times with many manufacturers: Evo X, GT-R, Evora, Current Impreza STI, IS F, California, FT86, FT86 G sports, FT86II, etc etc the list goes on and on and now we have just been shown they did the same with the new Toyota the GT 86.

As for it being in DLC... maybe, we now know it exists in production form but it doesn't mean it is confirmed for DLC, we will have to see.
 
It would be nice if it was in the Xmas DLC.
 
I doubt Christmas. More than likely around the time of the vehicle's actual release onto the market. Which I'm hearing is possibly Spring 2012.
 
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