The most anticipated Toyota is here! The FT 86 as we know it is officially known as the GT 86. The name is a tribute to its spiritual forebear – the Corolla GT AE86. The Japanese domestic market version will be known only as the 86. Unless you have been …
Read More »2011 Tokyo Motor Show Preview – Toyota FCV-R Fuel-cell Concept
Toyota has unveiled the company’s next-generation fuel-cell concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The FCV-R shown here is scheduled for launch in 2015. The concept bears a strong resemblance to the company’s famous alternative fuel hybrid, the Prius with very similar dimensions at 4,745mm long, 1,790mm wide and 1,510mm …
Read More »Toyota GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II Roadster
With the FT-86 in its final stages of development, resources at Toyota are gradually liberated and redirected to the maker’s ‘other’ sports car, the little known GRMN Hybrid Convertible. First made its public appearance at last year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota has confirmed that it is “considering a production version” …
Read More »Toyota FT-86 In Final Stages of Testing
This is one of the first pictures of Toyota’s highly anticipated FT-86 undergoing what might be the final stages of testing. Before this, we only saw the car under the glittering lights of motor shows around the world. This particular prototype has been captured going through its paces at Germany’s …
Read More »2011 New York Auto Show: Scion FR-S Coupe Concept
It seems like with every iteration, Toyota’s highly awaited FT-86 sports coupe just keeps getting better and better. We have seen the concept at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and loved the looks of it. Now Toyota’s North America sports brand, Scion is also in the game, unveiling the 3rd …
Read More »Toyota FT-86 Specifications Revealed!
Toyota’s much anticipated sports car in well over a decade is in its final stages of testing and fine tuning. Although not officially signed off, we finally got our hands on some of the car’s vital statistics. According to insiders, the FT-86 II revealed at last month’s Geneva Motor Show …
Read More »Top Secret Toyota FT-86
You must be thinking how did Top Secret get their hands on a Toyota FT-86 when production for the front engine rear-wheel drive sports coupe hasn’t even started yet. Well they haven’t. This is actually a render created by BramDC from Wergea, Netherlands. Top Secret should really consider this design …
Read More »Toyota FT-86 Hybrid Confirmed!
Toyota’s forthcoming FT-86 is one of the most exciting new cars to come out of the car maker in recent times. What’s more exciting is, the new car is likely to spawn a hybrid version. When asked whether a hybrid could be built, a Toyota spokesman at the Geneva Motor …
Read More »2011 Geneva Motor Show: Toyota Unveils FT-86 II Concept
The long anticipated sports coupe from Toyota is moving closer to production as the world’s biggest car maker unveils the FT-86 II Concept at the Geneva Motor Show today. Designed to be a light-weight front engined rear wheel drive coupe, the FT-86 II signals Toyota’s comeback to making fun to …
Read More »2011 Detroit Motor Show: Toyota Expands Prius Family
One of the most important motor shows in North America has just opened and there are a slew of new launches. And it seems the theme is green machines. First up, the biggest car maker on the planet, Toyota, has expanded its Prius family and launched 2 new production models, …
Read More »Toyota Signals Return to BTCC With Avensis Race Model
The first images of the Toyota Avensis BTCC race car have been revealed, signalling Toyota’s intention to return to the BTCC, the British Touring Car Championsip. The BTCC Avensis is designed and built by Buckingham Motorsport GPR as an evaluation model to showcase the new technical regulation of the BTCC. …
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