View Poll Results: What name should Toyota use for the production Toyota FT-1?
Supra gets my vote!
129
84.31%
I don't know, but its time for a new name.
24
15.69%
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Toyota Supra / FT-1
Tada-san said it will take 5 years to develop the new sports car. I wonder if he meant 5 years from when work first started (2012) or 5 years from when the concept debut (2014)?
Normally, it would take about 3-4 years from concept to production. Before crafting a concept, engineering would start a few years ahead already. I think the car would be revealed in its production form at least about 3 years from now.
FT-86 debut at the 2009 Tokyo Motor in October of 2009. The first production debuted at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show in November.
LF-CC = RC
LF-LC = LC/SC/?C
LF-LC is Lexus's ultimate GT coupe so it's not just a cheaper version of the LFA. Think of it as a competitor to the latest S-Class Coupe and defunct CL-Class. The LF-LC will be big, powerful, refined and suave. It won't be hardnosed and raw like the LFA
LF-LC = LC/SC/?C
LF-LC is Lexus's ultimate GT coupe so it's not just a cheaper version of the LFA. Think of it as a competitor to the latest S-Class Coupe and defunct CL-Class. The LF-LC will be big, powerful, refined and suave. It won't be hardnosed and raw like the LFA
I think WorldCarFan words it a bit better.
Toyota working on another FT-1 concept - report
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11406047...ncept---report
Toyota working on another FT-1 concept - report
Company could be considering a production variant
According to Motor Trend's July issue, Toyota has decided to create another full-scale model of the FT-1 concept albeit in a different color.
The car is reportedly being constructed to gauge consumer interest and this implies Toyota is seriously considering a production variant. The magazine goes on to point out that the company rarely builds two concepts and the last time they did was with the Lexus LF-LC concept which previewed the brand's future styling direction.
If that's not exciting enough, there's also word that the company could be working a "hotter" wide-body racing variant. Little is known about it but the magazine believes it could be part of a tie-in with Gran Turismo 6 and / or the Super GT series.
If the car is green-lighted, it could produce 485 bhp (361 kW) and weigh roughly 2900 lbs (1315 kg).
According to Motor Trend's July issue, Toyota has decided to create another full-scale model of the FT-1 concept albeit in a different color.
The car is reportedly being constructed to gauge consumer interest and this implies Toyota is seriously considering a production variant. The magazine goes on to point out that the company rarely builds two concepts and the last time they did was with the Lexus LF-LC concept which previewed the brand's future styling direction.
If that's not exciting enough, there's also word that the company could be working a "hotter" wide-body racing variant. Little is known about it but the magazine believes it could be part of a tie-in with Gran Turismo 6 and / or the Super GT series.
If the car is green-lighted, it could produce 485 bhp (361 kW) and weigh roughly 2900 lbs (1315 kg).
According to Motor Trend's July issue, Toyota has decided to create another full-scale model of the FT-1 concept albeit in a different color.
A new take on FT-1?
It is reported that BMW and Toyota are working on a new "flexible platform that can underpin everything from a small two-seat roadster to a larger sports car." If the report is true; whether or not FT-1 is the BMW/Toyota car, this lends me to believe all future Toyota/Lexus and BMW sports cars will underpin this new co-developed platform. Z4, Z5, Z7 and ect for BMW. Second gen 86, FT-1, new SC/ZC and ect for Toyota/Lexus.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11309206...ries-and-gt-86
It is reported that BMW and Toyota are working on a new "flexible platform that can underpin everything from a small two-seat roadster to a larger sports car." If the report is true; whether or not FT-1 is the BMW/Toyota car, this lends me to believe all future Toyota/Lexus and BMW sports cars will underpin this new co-developed platform. Z4, Z5, Z7 and ect for BMW. Second gen 86, FT-1, new SC/ZC and ect for Toyota/Lexus.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11309206...ries-and-gt-86