Now that we know the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ will be returning for a second generation of driving fun, talk has turned to what will set the next version apart from the current lightweight sports coupe. Luckily, Tetsuya Tada, the mastermind behind the Toyobaru, is more than happy to set the rumor mill spinning with coy hints.

"The whole package as a new generation 86…[we] want to make everyone go wow, and beyond expectations," Tada, who is colloquially known as the father of the 86, told Australia's MOTOR via a translator. “We have started planning the next generation 86 [but to] try to provide something beyond people’s expectation is not easy,”

For starters, Tada says the next 86/GT86/Subaru BRZ (but no longer Scion FR-S, RIP) will certainly be lighter than the current model. "[T]here is a big weight loss to the body itself [that] will [be] done,” he said. When asked if the team could bring the car down to the current MX-5 Miata's barely-over-one-ton curb weight, Tada reportedly replied with a smile. “I will try to do my best.”