Name FT-86, a car that will not last name, harks back to the very popular AE-86 Corolla rear-drive coupe in the 80’s, a famous car where Drift King – Japanese racing legend Keiichi Tsuchiya – - started his career, while FT stands for “Future Toyota. “And you do not need to be a rocket scientist to see the FT-86 the potential to trigger a new generation of Drifters.
The concept is set to make world debut at the Tokyo auto show the company in 2009 with a set of MR-2 and Celica, Supra, Toyota FT-86. It’s got eye-catching looks, rear-wheel-drive, a horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission, a 2 +2 layout. And the production version is due at the end of 2011.
Must guide the design drawing of the FT-HS hybrid concept sports views in Detroit in 2007 showed, the sharp, edgy exterior inject more than a little emotion into Toyota’s product mix, something corporate lineup has been crying out since the MR-S (MR-2) coupe disappeared two years ago.
FT-86’s exterior design is sourced from Toyota Europe Design in France, two other prototypes also exist, one written by the head office in Toyota City and the other created by Calty Design Research in California. “Build quality is very high, and probably already look ready for the road, but do not be surprised if the exterior changes, because the car is not finished, not by a long way,”.
In a speech to the press in Tokyo on October 1 and CEO of Toyota’s new 24-hour Nurburgring race driver Akio Toyoda enthusiastically explained that the company plans to place a greater effort from the building is now a ‘more emotional car’ and that the FT-86, and the Lexus LFA a more extreme scale, only the first in a long line.
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