You think we'll see the roughly 2-3 years time span from concept to production that we saw with FT-86?
That would put it into the early 2016 calendar year...
I could live with that for sure. The only issue it really needs to PERFORM at that price level.
2015 Porsche Cayman. Starts at 60k
2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat. Starts at 59k
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupe 58k.
2015 Mercedes CLA 45 AMG. Starts at 50k.
The 2015 M3 starts at just a...
This is some pretty huge news from a scan of a Motortrend article.
They say a 2nd FT1 concept is gonna be shown and a widebody race version is gonna be shown in GT6.... best part is it says that Toyota is shooting to hit the specs in GT6 - that's 485 hp and only 2900lbs. All for about...
One thing you always see on sketches and renders is a roofline with too much rake. I want to see a sketch with a cockpit that you can actually see out of.
one that has realistic proportions.
The trend has been for high performance sports cars to go pure DCT or auto only. Think Toyota would screw the manual enthusiasts and only give the FT-1 / Supra a DCT or auto transmission?
Here's an interesting question.
You look around the market and its really obvious the trend has been towards a shared corporate image. Just look at Lexus, talk about a corporate front end. :(
I want the next Supra to stand alone in its looks. Now the good news is Toyota doesn't have a lot of...
Just look at what the 86 project has done for Toyota in the sports car world. The FT1 is out of this world, brand it a Supra, build it and they will come guaranteed.
I see nothing but a benefit to Toyota if it creates a car that people use as wallpapers (like me) and gets people buzzing on twitter (like me).
Screw the bean counters. What do they know?