Well not sure about Toyota in the country where I'm from........but the local Subaru dealership (Motor Image Pilipinas Inc.) might be interested. Granted, dunno how the local Subbie fan club would respond once they discover that the newest Subbie is NOT AWD (which goes against the fact that all of the new0 Subaru vehicles being brought here into the Philippines are all Symmetrical AWD)

Guess we'll have to wait-and-see regarding the response.

P.S.
Speaking of Hyundai.

Their local Philippine sales distributor is very strong here. I mean, after launching the Veracruz Diesel, the Genesis 3.8 V6 luxo sedan here (the first country to launch the Genesis sedan after North America and South Korea) and a collection of other new models, they are now eyeing to release the Coupe within H2 of this year. Damn they're fast indeed :O

 

That looks amazing imo. I would rather that thing than a 370z , even I love the Z. That thing need s to sold with some power as well. Even if they want to do a low hp version they should sell a 350hp hybrid version that will kill the Z. Bring back the supra.

 

WTF, the mr2-spyder can get up to like 28 mpg...

 

It doesn't look too bad. I like it. It does remind me of a Bentley Conti GT.

 

Heads up. The much anticipated Toyobaru will break cover on www.insideline.com at 4 am eastern time tomorrow morning.

 

Whose version is being shown? Subaru's or Scion's....err...I mean Toyota.

 

oh sht.

 

So in 3 hours or so or tomorrow at 4am

 

Here IT IS FOLKS! I think it looks great, especially considering how much it will cost .

In "concept" form:

 

3 hours or so your time.

 

Link??????????

I'm searching too lol

 

Interesting so far. Any other shots?

 

What are they calling this concept? FT-something. I cannot make out the last two letters.

EDIT: FT-86. Nice throwback!

http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/09/10/1006.html

 

FT-86 "concept", but you can obviously tell that is very near production. No other shots (yet).

 

Big pic here
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...R&Profile=1171

October 6, 2009 - 12:30 am ET

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. goes sporty at this months' Tokyo Motor Show, unveiling its vision for a sport coupe being jointly developed with Subaru.

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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, 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.

“Sports cars have to be red, but we wanted a new red,” said chief engineer Tetsuya Tada. “So we came up with shoujyouhi red, the traditional red color of a Japanese monkey's [backside].”

Toyota and Fuji Heavy plan to start producing a sporty car in late 2011.

Toyota will be responsible for most of the engineering. Fuji Heavy will supply the horizontally opposed engine and manufacture the car at a Subaru plant.
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The FT-86 seats four and has a front-engine, rear-drive layout. The boxer engine allows for a lower hood and gives the car a lower center of gravity.


Fuji Heavy won't comment on whether the FT-86 Concept is that car or not; Subaru won't be displaying a sports car at the Oct. 24-Nov. 4 Tokyo Motor Show. But the car clearly underscores new President Akio Toyoda's push for more muscular, fun-to-drive models.

Tada said Toyota wants the FT-86's sticker price to be in the $20,000 range. “It won't sell if it's over 3 million yen ($30,000),” he said. “The price has to appeal to regular customers.”

The car seats four and has a front-engine, rear-drive layout. The boxer engine allows for a lower hood and gives the FT-86 a lower center of gravity. Key to the design was maximizing fuel efficiency by reducing weight and creating a compact design, Tada said.

Tada also said it gets a dedicated chassis, noting that “enthusiasts don't want a shared platform.”

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