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Last year, we reported that Toyota and Subaru were collaborating to develop a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive coupe. We were excited.
And now our excitement has reached the heady level of In A Bit of A Tizz, because here it is: the Toyota FT-86, set to debut at the Tokyo motor show later this month.
The FT-86 is labelled a concept, but is expected to reach the road in 2011 alongside a Subaru-badged version.
It's powered by Subaru's 2.0-litre boxer engine, which puts out 146bhp in current production form but should develop slightly more in future iterations.
As we're well aware, the four-pot can be turbocharged to produce monstrous power outputs, but that would also put the price up: Toyota and Subaru are aiming to keep the cost as low as possible to attract younger drivers to the brand. The coupes should weigh in well under £20,000 when they go on sale in the UK.
The FT-86 has a 2+2 seating configuration and measures 416cm in length, just a fraction longer than the Audi TT and around 18cm shorter than the Lotus Evora.
We'll find out much more about the FT-86 - and, perhaps, its Subaru counterpart - in Tokyo in a couple of weeks' time.
For now a quick show of hands: who reckons Toyota might finally be rediscovering its mojo?
Toyota in actually-quite-exciting shocker!
Japanese firm shows off rear-wheel-drive coupe developed with Subaru. Build it, build it, build it
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airbuggy commented on this article
at 11:57 am on 06 October 2009
ok.about the car well,it looks like toyota's trying to take a dig at nissan's GT-R,'coz it all looks very similar.but who cares,it's like a poorman's GT-R!
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chickenfeed commented on this article
at 12:03 pm on 06 October 2009
Some nifty LF-A detailing blends in nicely with a dash of Scion tC mixed in with Subaru flavoured engines. I'm salivating.
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halsed commented on this article
at 12:04 pm on 06 October 2009
Awesome, looks sexy.
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normwood commented on this article
at 12:09 pm on 06 October 2009
Looks great! Now just add the Subaru badge, AWD and a turbo and it would be awesome!
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chickenfeed commented on this article
at 12:11 pm on 06 October 2009
My hand's up for 'yes, this hopefully is a reMOJOfication of Toyota' by the way.
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