2017 Toyota 86

With Scion out of the picture for good, Toyota updates the FRS with new name and styling.

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/03/23/2017-toyota-86-fresh-face-new-york/#slide-3840224

 

I love everything about it except for the lack of turbo. This car really needs around 250ish HP. Why can't they drop the WRX turbo on it and call it a day.

 

Saw it last weekend at the Denver auto show. I agree, looks cool, but needs to have the balls to actually go.

 

I understand they want it to be a "tuner car" so they left out the turbo to allow the owner to choose power upgrades. But the asking price for one doesn't add up (25k-30k). You're better of just getting a WRX.

 

This at no point should be compared to a wrx, if you want awd or if you want rwd we are talking two totally different platforms.

I understand the gripes of under power, I will not say that argument is wrong, and this is still far from a s2k. HOWEVER, we many times overlook a well balanced car with some high revs. In many cases the driver is the biggest mod and knowing how to throw this thing around properly would romp on joe shmo and his extra 50hp.... just my .02