Hachi Roku Drops The Top

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

Ever try and play a round of golf as a Miata driver? From first hand experience, I can tell you it doesn’t work well. If you are lucky at manipulating large objects and have nothing else in the trunk, your golf bag might fit. God help you if you are giving a friend a lift to the course. One golf bag will go in the passenger footwell, the other will likely have to sit on the folded soft top, with the passenger’s arm holding the golf bag. Ask me how I know.

The long-rumored Toyota FT-86 convertible, seen here in concept form solves that problem. The hachi roku’s back seats aren’t really suitable for a full-size adult, let alone two of them, but like the Porsche 911, they can store golf clubs (or a helmet bag if you’re so inclined) with easy. Mechanically, the drop top Toyobaru is the same I think it looks fantastic, and I’d really like the iPhone holder shaped like two pistons. I’m allowed to have that in my Miata, right?







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  • Junebug Junebug on Mar 01, 2013

    Well, having 2 teens in the house, I asked their opinion, my 14 (excuse me, almost 15) says she only wants a Jeep Rubicon with 4" lift kit and some 35" tires, my college girl says - whatever, as long as it isn't one of those friggin Mini things or a Fiat. My youngest is also a damn good shot with a rifle and loves to shoot targets with me, while the oldest prefers to use an old school recurve bow, and she's scary accurate, I try NOT to piss her off - LOL! Truth is, neither they nor their friends are big into sports cars. It's a whole new generation guys, and the car culture is dying.

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    • Corey Lewis Corey Lewis on Mar 04, 2013

      @niky Yeah, it's too bad Jeeps aren't any good in real world conditions. (I speak only of the Wrangler, I have no problem with the new GC.)

  • Corey Lewis Corey Lewis on Mar 04, 2013

    I'm so glad that pearl/metallic white is coming back. It's always been my favorite color. I saw a newish IS this morning, with the same color on it. It was glistening!

  • Lorenzo Heh. The major powers, military or economic, set up these regulators for the smaller countries - the big guys do what they want, and always have. Are the Chinese that unaware?
  • Lorenzo The original 4-Runner, by its very name, promised something different in the future. What happened?
  • Lorenzo At my age, excitement is dangerous. one thing to note: the older models being displayed are more stylish than their current versions, and the old Subaru Forester looks more utilitarian than the current version. I thought the annual model change was dead.
  • Lorenzo Well, it was never an off-roader, much less a military vehicle, so let the people with too much money play make believe.
  • EBFlex The best gift would have been a huge bonfire of all the fak mustangs in inventory and shutting down the factory that makes them.Heck, nobody would even have to risk life and limb starting the fire, just park em close together and wait for the super environmentally friendly EV fire to commence.
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