Friday, October 30, 2009

Tokyo Auto Salon 2009: Toyota FT-86 Concept


At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota has created a sensation with the FT-86 Concept foreshadowing his comeback on the compact segment cut.

In recent years, the FT symbol is often placed on the concepts of the world's leading manufacturer. Thus the FT-HS gave an initial outline of what might look like a worthy successor to the Celica.

This new concept is more along the lines of series, to be marketed in 2011, the figure does not take 86 per chance. This is a reference to the coupe AE86 Corolla which was in Japan 80 years that the Peugeot 205 GTI was among us: a car that is both dynamic and popular among young people.

Its sharp lines together with a stocky profile makes a nice cut, what to mix of elegance, sportiness and originality. A successful design that was conceived not in Japan but in the studio's European Design Development Toyota in Sophia Antipolis.

Inside, there is a strange glove trimmed in leather dashboard opening with four side zips. No, the K-Way is not dead!

Developed in collaboration with Subaru who have the right to a version with a different style, this prototype coupe 2 2 is propulsion. Under the hood point hybrid or electric but a four-cylinder 2.0 petrol Boxer, Subaru of origin precisely, whose power should be around 200 hp.

With a length of 4.16 m, the Toyota FT-86 Concept proves rather compact. It should have a good footprint / habitation with its wheelbase of 2.57 m to 2.66 m compared to the BMW 1 Series Coupe which fathom yet 20 cm longer at 4.36 m.

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