According to sources,”…ballooning development costs will result in a more expensive Toyota FT-86 when it arrives late next year…”This is without mentioning the disputes over the origin of the power plants…
According to Toyota, the boxer engine is ill-favored, saying, “The Subaru boxer engine planned for the car is not considered to be that clean or fuel-efficient.”
…and that prices with the boxer in tow, could top,”…the Japanese price up to around £15,000 ( $23,000 ), with the range-topper costing £17,000 ( $26,000 ).”
Quite the hike in cost, wouldn’t you agree?
The FT86 is one of the biggest cars to come out in decades and already it is marred in controversy with very little to show for its actual form.
One key element is the internal shift for Toyota: significant where Tetsuya Tada spoke of his team increasing the target age group for the FT-86 by 10 years, from the 30s to 40s, after market research showed that fewer younger buyers would opt for the sleeker coupé than first thought.
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http://www.7tune.com/ft-86-price-and-range-out-of-control/