After waiting for many years and looking at leaked photosand concepts after concepts of the Toyota FT-86 Concept, Toyota has finallyrevealed the production model called the Toyota GT 86 when it debuts at nextweek’s Tokyo Motor Show.
Even though Toyota revealed the Toyota GT 86 sports carearly, the company says that the rear-wheel-drive 2+2 sports car is still inprototype form and won’t be ready to launch until spring of 2012. Elsewhere inthe world, the sports car will be called the Toyota GT 86, but it will be knownas the Scion FR-S in the United States.
“With the shared desire to provide the dream and joy ofcars, TMC and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (owners of the Subaru-brand) workedtogether to develop the 86 as a unique rear-wheel-drive vehicle, with intuitivehandling, that embodies the essence of driving enjoyment,” stated Toyota.
The Toyota GT 86 sports car weighs in at about 2,662 pounds,and it measures at 4,240 mm long, 1,285 mm high and 2,570 mm wide. Everythingabout the Toyota GT 86 sports car is started from the ground up. It is designedwith a new platform featuring an aerodynamic body structure.
To keep the Toyota GT 86 sports car compact and light, itwill be equipped with a 2.0-liter four-clyinder boxer engine producing 197horsepower at 7,000 rpm with a maximum torque of 151 lb-ft at 6,600 rpm. Poweris transferred to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual transmission with anavailable 6-speed automatic transmission that sort of mimics the feeling of amanual transmission, according to Toyota.
“The Toyota GT 86 has been conceived as an entirelydriver-focused machine, designed to deliver the core qualities of the classicsports car experience,” Toyota says. “That means precise, instant response tothe smallest throttle and steering inputs and the kind of performance thatappeals to those for whom driving is a passion, not a necessity.”
So there you have it, the Toyota GT 86 sports car for you togaze on. No more sobbing and complaining from now on. Well, unless Toyotadecides to change things at the last minute. After all, this is still aprototype.
Source: carguideblog.com