GT86/FR-S Roadster Axed

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GT86/FR-S Roadster Axed

<dt><br /><img src="http://image.superstreetonline.com/f/features/1402_gt86_frs_roadster/64855602+ppromo_large/GT86-FRS-roadster.jpg" onerror="javascript:this.src='http://static.superstreetonline.com/_SiteConfigs/_global/images/no_photo_100px.gif'" alt="GT86/FR-S Roadster Axed - Super Street Magazine" /><br /><a href="http://www.superstreetonline.com/features/1402_gt86_frs_roadster/">It has been quite the rumor roller coaster ride for the proposed convertible GT86/FR-S.</a><p>It has been quite the rumor roller coaster ride for the proposed convertible GT86/FR-S. The latest has the project shelved for what is apparently engineering reasons, namely the chassis stiffening needed to provide a solid platform would weigh so much as to ruin the all-important handling characteristics of the car. The intensity of the car's feverish rumors can be attributed to two things; the desire of the motoring press (and the public) to get a drop-top GT86/FR-S and the jaw-dropping FT-86 Open Concept that Toyota unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The car's shape just works as a convertible. Hopefully Toyota will see the light.</p> a <br /> Photo Gallery: <a href="http://www.superstreetonline.com/features/1402_gt86_frs_roadster/">GT86/FR-S Roadster Axed - Super Street Magazine</a><br /><br /></dt>

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