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Detroit Bound: Toyota FT-HS Hybrid Sports concept
UPDATE: Added full high-res gallery of 54 pics! Click here.
Toyota's conceptual conveyance comes equipped with a 3.5-liter V6, mated to a hybrid motor, which should produce upwards of 400 HP and 0-60 times in the four-second range. As for the concept's aesthetic, well, that's left to the eye of the beholder. Aggressive, angular, artsy. We could use a lot of different adjectives, but we won't venture beyond the "a's" and let you fill in the rest.
The biggest question that arises from this concept is whether or not it has the potential of filling the gaping void in Toyota's lineup since the Supra ceased production. We'd like to think so, but haven't decided if this is the right direction to take.
We'll bring you all the details and live shots from Detroit next month, but in the meantime, venture to Edmunds for what's available so far.
Thanks for the tip, Gary.
[Source: Edmunds Inside Line]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
DarkKnight67 4:16PM (12/24/2006)
Nice ... copy of everything they could see or buy. Real original.
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apt34 4:31PM (12/24/2006)
Not too original: -1
I only see two pedals: -infinity
forget it, Toyota. Didn't you learn... stop making people laugh at you
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Jay 4:45PM (12/24/2006)
To me, it looks alot like the next-gen Nissan Skyline GT-R(R35?!). The way the hood slants twards the back and the side profile...just my thoughts. Lata...
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carlos 5:00PM (12/24/2006)
For me it looks like the next toyota celica
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dave 5:04PM (12/24/2006)
hold on now, i think they may have something there. rumor has it that aliens will visit this planet in the near future, so what better to taxi them on a tour.
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RJ 5:06PM (12/24/2006)
YuCk! No originality.
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rassel 5:25PM (12/24/2006)
Toyota's designers also postulate a unique retractable roof, which will slide and then lie down inside the car covering the backseat, rendering the car a two-seater.
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sp 5:25PM (12/24/2006)
lol... at least nobody said it was booring.. or?
you guys crack me up...
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Toe.D 6:06PM (12/24/2006)
Too modern as for me. I prefer more classic style
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bepsf 6:26PM (12/24/2006)
No originality?
What pictures are you guys looking at???
What else is currently on the road with that kind of style and a hybrid powertrain?
What else on the road has a retractable roof & rear-glass panels like that?
Is it pretty?
Maybe not, but it certainly doesn't copy anything either.
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SOhp101 6:27PM (12/24/2006)
You honestly can't please everybody, just look at the comments in response to any post that debuts any vehicle.
It's funny how everyone always says "it looks like..." Of course it's going to look like some vehicle made in the past; it's difficult to come up with a new innovative design that no one has done before.
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risingsun 6:46PM (12/24/2006)
What the f*ck is Toyota thinking!? Or smoking!?
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Jaymez 7:33PM (12/24/2006)
I like it. Not enough to actually buy one, but, I like it.
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Don'tYaWishYaHadOne 7:37PM (12/24/2006)
Uglier than a mosquito's tweeter.
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thomas 7:42PM (12/24/2006)
Poor Saab. While everyone labels them with a bad reputation, they are simultaneously being copied by everyone in the business. The cabin filter, centralized display, active head restraints, ventilated seats, and now the entirety of the 9-x are being copied.
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Jay 7:54PM (12/24/2006)
*I meant to say roof, not hood!lol
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joe 7:58PM (12/24/2006)
Fugly but original (like an r8).
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mike 8:07PM (12/24/2006)
Front end reminds me of an F1. Other than that, I have no opinion.
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Jason 8:18PM (12/24/2006)
Hybrid "sports" car = moronic
Sorry but the last way to add "sport" is by throwing in a crapload of battery packs. The Tesla is an exception because the weight is INSTEAD of an engine and fuel, not IN ADDITION TO.
That, and the Accord has already proved that performance hybrids are not a big market - something that Toyota could have learned by watching the innovators, but instead will make a costly mistake with its silly Lexus "h" line.
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Jason 8:19PM (12/24/2006)
Oh and it's ugly as sin. Makes EVO/STI look attractive by comparison.
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