Carrying the Spirit of Legendary Cars

Opportunity to learn and know more closely with Toyota FT-86 concept. Famous Japanese car manufacturer, Toyota introduced the future sports car called the Toyota FT-86 by combining the advantages of the legendary cars in its class with the older generation Celica, MR2, Supra and the hero of the 1980s such as Corolla Levin / Sprinter Trueno AE86, the famous Hachi-Roku, and has been proven to be very reliable on the track as one of the best drift car.

Toyota FT-86 perfectly recaptures the spirit of Corolla Levin AE86. (PIcture from: http://www.toyota-europe.com/)

In fact, the presence of the FT-86 is able to attract attention by appearing as favorite vehicle visitors choice in the 2012 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) event which was held in Jakarta. Toyota first introduced the FT-86 concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009. Then designed on the original concept and will give a clear indication of the final design of future Toyota sports car.

Toyota FT 86-rear view. (PIcture from: http://www.themhshow.com/)

Not wrong if the public interpret the FT-86 with AE86 generation, since the overall performance that seemed to restore the glory of a sports car with a coupe format, located at the front of the engine with rear wheel drive system. Not only that, the FT-86 with a compact design, sporty, and has a capacity of four passengers was dubbed the "Functional Beauty", because behind a ferocious performance but still dazzling design covered by the alluring appearance.

Toyota FT 86-instrument view. (PIcture from: http://www.themhshow.com/)

Vehicle that carries the spirit of rebirth representation ala Toyota car legend has dimensions of length 4,240 mm, width 1,775 mm, and 1,285 mm heigh with 2,570 mm of wheelbase. This car has a power train Boxer types 4-cylinder inline engine with a capacity of 1,998 cc, combined with 6-speed manual transmission or 6-speed automatic transmission.

Toyota FT 86-interior view. (PIcture from: http://www.motorstown.com/)

Although it is a sports car, the Toyota FT-86 to focus on controlling the steady rather than a great power. Cars with special appearance also has a good safety device, and has a low center of gravity which makes the performance is very stable and very reliable on the drifting track.

The model type is targeted to consumers who want to modify the car or follow the competition on the track. It is believed, next year this car would be preferred to drift off at the event and a rival to Nissan Cefiro or Subaru and Mitsubishi have equally strong racing character.

Toyota claims that the car is capable of providing a natural sporty touch. In this car attached McPherson Strut suspension in the front and double wishbone on the rear. Thus, it will provide more stability steady but comfortable to use as a daily car. *** [DIH | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 30112012]

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