Toyota FT-86 Scion FR-S Official Wheelbase

[import_nation]

So according to recent reviewers of the FT-86 protoype test mule car...

Someone used own foot to do a rough estimate of the wheelbase and got a measurement of around 2400mm.

How does this compare to the competition? Everyone post up competitor wheelbase numbers.

[FR_S_Fan]

I believe the FR-S Wheelbase is close to the S2000 wheelbase, somewhere I remember reading the S2K wheelbase being a number like that.

the S2K was a track warrior!

[hatchi]

is the 2400MM would this mule car still be the same as the production number of do you guys think it will change ever so slightly..?

[import_nation]

Doubt they would change the wheelbase. Its quite a bit of redesign to change the wheelbase.

[8-SiX]

Doubt they would change the wheelbase. Its quite a bit of redesign to change the wheelbase.

It sure is a lot of work, time and money to change the wheel base since changing it can throw off everything else. It might have them start all over again!

[hatchi]

i guess but remember those are mule cars not the official cars

[FR_S_Fan]

i guess but remember those are mule cars not the official cars

That is true. We can't take a test mule 100% seriously since it's nothing official and confirmed. But from many pictures showing the test mule and then the concept the wheelbase seems like it didnt change

[import_nation]

It's way too much work to change the wheelbase from the Prototype. Plus Toyota has said that the prototype is 90 percent of the production car.

[dboz]

Changing the wheelbase would put you back at ground zero on development. Suspension, steering, tires etc. would all need to be addressed again.

[import_nation]

For sure. Especially for the handling. I mean it may change if they change the control arms slightly. But there wont be any huge changes in wheelbase. Too much work to change the chassis.

[Flat-box]

Changing the Chasis would require them to re-engineer the whole suspension geometry...

dont think that is going to happen.