A lexus engine will be too heavy for a light sports car. It would kill the handling
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Unless the console is shoulder height, this engine is deep in the bay. The tail shaft will run inline with the crank, this should give some people an idea about what they have achieved in terms of engine placement, and just how low it will be. I would hazard a guess and say that the engine highest point will be inline with the top of the front wheel. Its below it in my car so, it is entirely possible.
sorry, i didn't realise this was going to be as light as an ae86? did i miss some specs?
weight doesn't mean shit, weight distribution, and a good low centre of gravity do. You can have the lightest car in the world, doesn't mean it will like going around corners. This thing is supposedly under 1200kg, so it still light by todays standards.
i think you missed my point. this car is not going to be "light", 1200 is light compared to a 1800kg falcon or commodore but ii highly doubt that it will weigh less than 1200kg, a new corolla weighs more than 1200kg! yes a boxer will have a low centre of gravity but this is still a concept and i would still be surprised to see toyota use a subaru engine rather than using something they have or developing their own. only time will tell.
Haven't been reading much about the FT86 then have you?
Thats how low the engine sits.
Last edited by Gunner; 7th March 2011 at 09:05 PM.
well if the architecture is as close to one another (which it looks to be from those pics) then to me there looks like there is alot of headroom for a regular toyota motor.
Its scheduled for release here in mid 2012, so knock a couple months of that for the US and japan, then another couple months for publicity, its not that far away, and I don't think toyota would change an entire drivetrain, and electrical system a year out from when they want it in showrooms. It would be stupid.
yeah plenty of headroom for a regular 2011 toyota motor. lets just chuck a 1zzfe in there and feel the performance....
a boxer would give 10000000000000000000000x times more balance than a inline motor with it sitting so low.
lower centre of gravity = handle like a go cart
Originally Posted by ae86
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