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Toyota 86 convertible confirmed: report

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By David Zalstein |
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A convertible version of the Toyota 86 will become a production reality, according to international reports.

Car and Driver reports long-standing rumours of a drop-top model based on the Toyota/Subaru platform has been confirmed and is expected to reach the public in late 2013 or early 2014.

An open-top Toyota 86 would keep the same award-winning underpinnings as the hardtop as well as the 147kW/205Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder ‘boxer’ power plant, but would no doubt come at a price premium.

The closest thing we’ve seen to what a lidless Toyota 86/Scion FR-S would look like is the show car (pictured) built by California-based Cartel Customs that was used to help launch the Toyota-sponsored IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix in April. Toyota would likely keep the rear seats for its production model and avoid the concept’s extreme chopped-down windscreen. The addition of an open-air 86 could also potentially lead to a Toyota 86 TRD convertible in the future.

Whether Subaru would follow suit with its sister Subaru BRZ remains unknown.

The sub-$38,990 Toyota 86 launches in Australia on June 4, 2012.

Click here to read CarAdvice’s review of the Toyota 86.

Click here to read CarAdvice’s review of the Subaru BRZ.


 

  • Ima_Hogg

    As long as it doesn’t look like that abomination above.

  • Smart US

    “The addition of an open-air 86 could also potentially lead to a Toyota 86 TRD convertible in the future.” is this a statement of the obvious??? or a proper journalism??? The news should be – TRD is developing convertible 86 and Toyota wont have it… 

  • Robin_Graves

    Who cares when it only has a toy-motor?  Turbo engine should have been the first mission not chopping the roof off.  Just goes to show the target audience for this car.  Posers and hairdressers.

    • jr

      You don’t get this car at all .

      • Smart US

         you probably got 2 of them already – one in pink and one in perisher blue… are you a hairdresser, forgot to ask

        • jr

          I dont want one . But it is one of the purest sports cars you can buy and it will most probably be affordable. If hairdressers want to buy them good on em they must be smart people.

      • Robin_Graves

        You’re right – I dont get it.  If only it had a proper sports car engine it could have been a cult classic.  Personally I don’t like boxer engines either.  A modern take on a 4AGE would have been better if a high revving N/A 4 cyl was the recipe.  Boxers sound like a wet blanket over a VW Beetle.

        • Edward

          I think most fans of this car are happy to modify the engine for the power they desire anyway. Plus, it looks like a good base to start for either turbo or N/A tuning. For that kind of price i personally wouldnt complain about it being down on power, as i dont see any other new cars at 30k with that kind of all-round performance and appeal.

          This is great for those like me who know they will probably spend another 10k on mods anyway.

    • Legnab

      Bit like a turbo vileoster ,for posers and hairdressers , i know which one will handle better , and no doubt subaru will give it the hairy chest it deserves eventually .