A new hachiroku!

[Mux213]

Hey Guys,

A long long time ago I came accross a site where Toyota anounced making a new hachi roku based on a IS200. Basically they wanted to make a 2 door version on the IS200 with a shorter body.

That was that, just that press release and never heard anything about it so I assumed that it was just a load off bull.

However it seems it was not bullshit at all, some guy at club4ag got his hands on the prototype! We should see it on the market somewhere early 2006! WHOOOOT!

Owh, totally forgot the specs

Engine:
5ZZ-GE
Cylinders - 4
Square bore/stroke ratio
Displacement - 1960cc
Compression ratio - 10.8:1
'G' head with wide valve angle
DOHC, 4 valves/cylinder, VVTL-i2 [stepless lift adjustment]
Individual throttle bodies
Two stage intake manifold
Hollow cams and valves
Titanium valve springs
Redline - 8400 RPM
Horsepower [SAE Net] - 184 @ 7900 RPM
Torque [SAE Net] - 161 ft-lbs @ 4600 RPM

[ZaX]

I've heard of it too.
Some of the specs:
2006 Levin Specifications

Engine:
Cylinders - 4
Square bore/stroke ratio
Displacement - 1960cc
Compression ratio - 10.8:1
'G' head with wide valve angle
DOHC, 4 valves/cylinder, VVTL-i2 [stepless lift adjustment]
Individual throttle bodies
Two stage intake manifold
Hollow cams and valves
Titanium valve springs
Redline - 8400 RPM
Horsepower [SAE Net] - 184 @ 7900 RPM
Torque [SAE Net] - 161 ft-lbs @ 4600 RPM

Chassis:
Weight:
2,500 lbs GT
2,580 lbs GT-S
2,400 lbs GT-APEX

Suspension:
Double wishbone, based off Altezza chassis. Shocks and springs re-tuned due to lighter weight and shorter wheelbase of new Levin chassis.

Trim Levels:

GT [budget model]
5ZZ-GE (176 hp and 156 ft-lbs due to quieter, more restrictive exhaust) with 6 speed manual
Cloth bucket front seats
Standard 4-speaker stereo
15x6.5" wheels with 205/50/15 all season tires
MSRP - $18,753

GT-S [fast and luxurious model]
5ZZ-GE with 6 speed manual
Aggressively bolstered and highly adjustable bucket seats [which bring the return of adjustable side bolster squeeze to Toyota performance vehicles], available in high grade fabric or leather.
Optional Indiglo gauges and brushed aluminum interior trim
High end 300-watt 8-speaker stereo, including subwoofer. In-dash CD changer optional
16x7 and 16x7.5 [front/rear] lightweight wheels with 215/45/16 high performance summer tires
LSD rear end [clutch type]
MSRP - $22,297

GT-APEX [track model]
5ZZ-GE with 6 speed manual
Same seats as GT-S model
Stereo options - GT level, GT-S level, or none
Same wheels/tires as GT-S
LSD rear end [helical type]
Lightweight driveshaft
Lightened flywheel
Aluminum hood and front fenders
10% less sound-absorbing material
10% faster steering ratio
Steel-braided brake lines, TRD pads standard
Front strut tower bar
Spring rates 15% / 20% stiffer [front/rear] than GT/GT-S
Koni shocks with more aggressive valving
Thicker front/rear sway bars
Ride height .75" / .5" lower than GT/GT-S
Sequential Manual Transmission [SMT] optional - more sophisticated than SMT found on MR-S
MSRP - $26,836 [6speed - add $2k for superduper SMT system]
(Drool collection bucket standard)

Performance: [GT-APEX]
0-60mph - 6.1 seconds
1/4 mile - 14.3 @ 105 mph
Top speed - 154 mph
60-0mph braking - 108ft
Lateral Gs - 0.96

[adomz]

oh...
nice prototype!
well, i like the looks of is300, so, this one is also something really close to it, and, it's a hachi, so really cool to see something new!

chers, adam

[Mux213]

Zax, well we do both read club4ag

[dreja]

LSD rear end

This means it will be RWD

[Mux213]

Dreja, well its based on the IS200 which is also RWD

[Aico]

IS is RWD. The car ain't that light, but it has more power so thats a +. But do not forget the price of the car won't be that cheap. Maybe 25-30k in Holland for the best model. I rather buy another car for that amount of cash.

[Mux213]

Aico, adjusted for inflation the original hachi roku would have been in the same top end price range when it was still new. Compare it to the competition I think 30k would be on the cheap side. Just look at the price of an RX8, 350Z, S2000, etc. They are all well over 30k.

[Dorito86]

@mux: But the S2000 and 350Z are not really the same category, are they? I mean, they're 2-seter convertible and both produce more than 200 hp. The RX-8 is another story of course.

[adomz]

an old hachi, and put the rest of those 25k innit...?