Toyota Tease: FT-86 II Concept

Bertel Schmitt
by Bertel Schmitt

Toyota appears to be serious about offering their long awaited new generation FT-86 by the end of 2011 – barely. They are egging on the public by showing an “FT-86 II concept” in Geneva. A Toyota press release promises that “the production model based on the FT-86 II concept is scheduled to make its world premier at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011.“ Which is in December.

The FT-86 roman numeral two is jointly developed with Fuji Heavy Industries’ Subaru. The press release announces it as “currently the world’s only rear-wheel-drive sports car equipped with a horizontally opposed engine (concept vehicle).”

You want the specs on that horizontally opposed engine? Here they are:

F-86 II concept Main SpecificationsLength4,235 mmWidth1,795 mmHeight1,270 mmWheelbase2,570 mmEngineFour-cylinder horizontally opposed DOHC engine

That’s it.

Bertel Schmitt
Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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  • Mikemannn Mikemannn on Mar 01, 2011

    I like this car... and I'm keeping an eye on it. I drove a Genesis , and wasn't impressed. Disappointed actually.. I was then tortured for 30 minutes by a V6 Camaro, so when I got in the '11 V6 Mustang it only took a few minutes to decide to buy it. I will be waiting in '12 at my Toyota (Scion??) dealer when these start rolling in.. If the finalized specs are anything I can get excited about, maybe it'll be time for a trade-in...

  • Signal11 Signal11 on Mar 01, 2011

    After seeing the grille of this car, the only thing I want to know is, "Why so serious?"

  • Akitadog Akitadog on Mar 01, 2011

    Gawd. Concept I looked soooooooo much better.

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