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Granted traditionally a coupe would handle better than a convertible, don't forget one of the best handling, and best selling, sports-cars ever is a convertible.
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Convertible can sell for a higher margin (target US), minimal reengineering cost.. I rather they do that and have the whole model range sell for a longer period and other manufacturer like Nissan and Honda come back to the pure sports car market. That's just the reality of business.. at least chances are it will be like the GTI Cab, we won't see it here officially.
I thought the FR-S/BRZ was supposed to be about handling... and now they want to chop off the roof and make it into a convertible?
You're jumping the gun a bit. It's not like they are replacing the coupe with the convertible, you want good handling go buy the hardtop... those who want the vert probably won't be taking the car tracking and drifting. It will probably be a bit heavier than the coupe and marginally flexier, but I can't see its well received handling and low COG being compromised that much with the vert. This will eat into the Miata's monopoly of the small convertible RWD and offer the flexibility of 2 extra rear seats if needed. Pretty smart on Toyota's part IMO.
I wonder how similar the side profile of the convertible FR-S will be vs. the coupe. Not a huge fan of the looks with the top down, but when you are in the driver's seat you don't see what it looks like from the outside anyways. The driving experience a convertible offers is unmatched by anything else really.
Isn't the Audi R8 convertible actually better than the coupe due to it's reinforced frame? Or was it some other convertible? Someone correct me if I'm wrong
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Don't get what all the commotion is about, Toyota has always made convertibles of their sports cars, they even made a GT-4 convertible back in the day.
Granted traditionally a coupe would handle better than a convertible, don't forget one of the best handling, and best selling, sports-cars ever is a convertible.
If you're talking about the S2K, that car was DESIGNED as a convertible, not a coupe and chopped off.
Isn't the Audi R8 convertible actually better than the coupe due to it's reinforced frame? Or was it some other convertible? Someone correct me if I'm wrong
No.
Reinforced so it's not as floppy like an old man's wet dick.
If you're talking about the S2K, that car was DESIGNED as a convertible, not a coupe and chopped off.
I think sonick was referring to the Mazda Miata. but s2k also fits in there. and I agree, both those cars were designed/engineered from the ground up as a roofless vehicle.
Previous reports have quoted Toyota's lead developer for the 86 project, Tetsuya Tada, as saying the car was designed from the start to be both a coupe and a convertible, meaning the groundwork is already there.
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