Relix
01-11-2007, 12:38 PM
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"The old Supra retailed for about $44,000. Nissan is reportedly talking a $55,000 sticker for the all-wheel-drive, twin-turbo GTR (though we'd be surprised if it was much under $70,000), and the big-horse versions of Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger will probably be $50,000-plus. Allow for inflation, technology-creep, and market competition and production versions of the FT-HS would probably retail for $60,000. Right now, Toyota is only talking about a hybrid powertrain for the FT-HS. But if put into production, it may also be offered with conventional V-6 and V-8 engines, both with lower power outputs and at cheaper price points."
-Motor Trend
DETROIT — Toyota unveiled our favorite car of the Detroit auto show so far tonight: the FT-HS sports coupe. At an invite-only reception after the show was officially over, Toyota showed select media their idea of what a 21st-century sports car should look like. Now, sketches and photos do not do this car justice: I want this car in my garage, like, now. The styling is tough, edgy and, for the most part, original. For a brand known for stodgy styling, the FT-HS is certainly a surprise.
But the goodness of the FT-HS isn’t just in the lines penned by the team at Toyota’s CALTY California design studio; it’s in the powertrain. This is a gas-electric hybrid sports car—one that promises to deliver around 400 hp from the combination of the 3.5-liter V6 and electric motors. Toyota says it can hit 60 mph in about four seconds. Not cool enough? How about delivering the car for about $35,000. Interested? Yeah, I thought so.
The best news of all is that this sexy beast isn’t just a concept; it’s the next Supra. Toyota insiders I spoke too were tight-lipped about production specifics—including the powertrain. But when we asked one of their tech gurus if the design was close to the production car, he replied, “Oh yeah, it’s about 85 percent there.” That’s confirmation enough for us. Sign us up. You might expect to see a car like this in Toyota showrooms around 2009. —Ben Stewart
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blog...s/4210242.html
If this does make it in @ that $35K price point it's going to change the Market IMO, good for all of use car guys..
http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/toyota-FT-HS-profile.jpg
http://images.motortrend.com/future/future_vehicles/112_0702_05z+toyota_fths_concept_car+left_side_vie w.jpg
http://images.motortrend.com/future/future_vehicles/112_0702_06z+toyota_fths_concept_car+left_rear_vie w.jpg
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http://images.motortrend.com/future/future_vehicles/112_0702_03z+toyota_fths_concept_car+interior_view .jpg
http://images.motortrend.com/future/future_vehicles/112_0702_04z+toyota_fths_concept_car+interior_view .jpg
"The old Supra retailed for about $44,000. Nissan is reportedly talking a $55,000 sticker for the all-wheel-drive, twin-turbo GTR (though we'd be surprised if it was much under $70,000), and the big-horse versions of Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger will probably be $50,000-plus. Allow for inflation, technology-creep, and market competition and production versions of the FT-HS would probably retail for $60,000. Right now, Toyota is only talking about a hybrid powertrain for the FT-HS. But if put into production, it may also be offered with conventional V-6 and V-8 engines, both with lower power outputs and at cheaper price points."
-Motor Trend
DETROIT — Toyota unveiled our favorite car of the Detroit auto show so far tonight: the FT-HS sports coupe. At an invite-only reception after the show was officially over, Toyota showed select media their idea of what a 21st-century sports car should look like. Now, sketches and photos do not do this car justice: I want this car in my garage, like, now. The styling is tough, edgy and, for the most part, original. For a brand known for stodgy styling, the FT-HS is certainly a surprise.
But the goodness of the FT-HS isn’t just in the lines penned by the team at Toyota’s CALTY California design studio; it’s in the powertrain. This is a gas-electric hybrid sports car—one that promises to deliver around 400 hp from the combination of the 3.5-liter V6 and electric motors. Toyota says it can hit 60 mph in about four seconds. Not cool enough? How about delivering the car for about $35,000. Interested? Yeah, I thought so.
The best news of all is that this sexy beast isn’t just a concept; it’s the next Supra. Toyota insiders I spoke too were tight-lipped about production specifics—including the powertrain. But when we asked one of their tech gurus if the design was close to the production car, he replied, “Oh yeah, it’s about 85 percent there.” That’s confirmation enough for us. Sign us up. You might expect to see a car like this in Toyota showrooms around 2009. —Ben Stewart
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blog...s/4210242.html
If this does make it in @ that $35K price point it's going to change the Market IMO, good for all of use car guys..