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With the wheels and tires from a Toyota Prius and only 200 horsepower on tap, the GT 86 (Scion FR-S) was always going to be about the fun side of life. And what could be more fun than hooning in a drop-top version.
According to AutoCar, this will be ready very soon, as Toyota has optedto show the GT 86 Convertible at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, which is in March of next year.
The engineers have reportedly chosen to make it a soft-top in order to keep the added weight to a minimum. They’ve also removed the rear seats, which would have been far too impractical.
Power will likely remain the same: 200 horsepower coming from a 2.0-liter boxer engine.
The Toyoya GT 86 and Subaru BRZ were designed from the start to be converted into drop-tops. That means only minimal bracing will be needed to stiffen the car back up. Both versions of the car and most like the Scion as well will be produced from a single Fuji Heavy Industries factory in the middle of Japan.
The engineers have reportedly chosen to make it a soft-top in order to keep the added weight to a minimum. They’ve also removed the rear seats, which would have been far too impractical.
Power will likely remain the same: 200 horsepower coming from a 2.0-liter boxer engine.
The Toyoya GT 86 and Subaru BRZ were designed from the start to be converted into drop-tops. That means only minimal bracing will be needed to stiffen the car back up. Both versions of the car and most like the Scion as well will be produced from a single Fuji Heavy Industries factory in the middle of Japan.
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