| Toyota's Akio Toyoda never stops warning about the hollowing out of Japan's industry. Today at the Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyoda gave a spirited speech praising the virtues of customization of the hachi-roku, Toyota's 86 (aka GT86, Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ). Today at the show, one gets the impression that customizing the hachi-roku definitely is a huge growth industry. There is hardly any booth at the Tokyo Auto Salon that does not feature a customized hachi-roku of some sort, or at least hachi-roku related merchandise. Tomorrow, we will try to give you an overview. Toyota's booth of course teems with done-up hachi-roku. Under the Toyota brand, there are the "86 × style Cb", the "86 Modellista ", the "86 TRD Griffon " and the "Tom's N086V" – all called "concepts" as in "sorry, don't run to your dealer to buy one." Then, there is the "GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum," a hachi-roku-based circuit sports car that should send discussion boards and blogs into high gear. It has what hachi-rockers had demanded even before the 86 went on sale: A turbocharger. And a supercharger for good measure. Toyota and Subaru had maintained that there is no space under the hood for a blower, but after several bolt-ons appeared, Toyota changed its mind. "GRMN" by the way stands for "GAZOO Racing tuned by MN." Glad you asked. Actually, a twin-charged hachi-roku-based circuit sports car concept had been announced a year ago, but it does not hurt to show it to the adoring masses. Auto Salon goers are true maniacs, and they immediately focused their attention on newer offerings. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com | |||
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