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| Toyota FT-86 Concept The Toyota-badged car, dubbed the FT-86 Concept, is the spiritual successor to the AE86 sport coupe of the 1980s, which was based on the Corolla. Like its boxy predecessor, the FT-86 Concept is compact and lightweight and has a low center of gravity. But the styling is modernized with a rounded, sleek silhouette. The FT-86 is Toyota's concept for a sporty coupe being undertaken with Fuji Heavy Industries Inc., the company that manufactures Subaru vehicles. While it is fitted with a 2.0-liter boxer engine from Subaru, the overall design was created by Toyota's ED2 styling studio in France. Even the blue-red metallic paint was specially developed by Toyota. Toyota and Fuji Heavy plan to start producing a sporty car in late 2011. This is Toyota's vision for an affordable sporty car to fill the performance void in its lineup following the retirements of the Celica, Supra and MR2. Drivetrain: 2.0-liter, four-cylinder boxer engine Who designed it: Tatsuya Sonoda What's cool: A cooperation between Toyota and Subaru leads to sporty small car Will it be built? Probably, for 2011 |
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