# New Toyota Supra (J29) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 17, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735 "2006-02-17T07:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/101 "2013-12-14T06:10:45Z")
… > [@txsupra11"](#): > > According to this site if you own Gran Turismo 6 you can download the Toyota concept and see what it looks like. > > > **Toyota Supra Concept in Gran Turismo 6** > > > > Many car makers have come up with intriguing new concepts designed specifically for the Gran Turismo 6 video game’s “Vision Gran Turismo” program. Toyota decided it is a good opportunity to spread rumors and speculations, and therefor build hype, for a new sports car concept. > > > > They cut right to the chase and drop Supra’s name in the official release announcing the inclusion of a new Toyota sports car concept in Gran Turismo 6 along with a TRD 86 Racing version of the GT86. But they are also being cunning, saying that “any talk of Toyota and new sports cars always leads to speculation on the introduction of a spiritual successor to the Supra. We never comment on speculation but it’s clear that there are familiar proportions in the shape of the silhouette…” > > > > The teaser does certainly resemble a Toyota Supra. **And if you own the Gran Turismo 6 you can download the car for free now and check out it in more details.** But even if Toyota is working on a new Supra – as the rumors suggest – it is not likely to be released any time soon. They have the GT86 and its variants, and a new sports car being developed jointly with BMW. > > > > So for the time being just go and enjoy the new Toyota Supra in the video game. > > [http://www.motorward.com/2013/12/toyota-supra-concept-gran-turismo-6/](http://www.motorward.com/2013/12/toyota-supra-concept-gran-turismo-6/) ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/102 "2013-12-30T14:22:56Z")
… > [@txsupra11"](#): > > > The much-hyped BMW and Toyota sports car collaboration is moving closer to being a reality according to a new report. > > > In June, 2012, the companies announced an agreement to collaborate on lithium-air batteries and lightweight vehicle technology. At the time, the brand spoke of possible plans to work together in building the platform for a mid-sized sports car. Now a report from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung is quoting BMW development chief Herbert Diess saying the brands “have agreed on a joint architecture for a sports car,” adding that they will be two different vehicles authentic to their respective brands. > > > Many have speculated that for Toyota, the project will birth a spiritual successor to the Supra (above). Production of the Japanese rear-wheel drive sports car ended in 2002. Toyota introduced the FR-S under its Scion brand for North America last year, but the Subaru-Toyota lovechild leaves space for a larger, more powerful and more expensive performance product. > > > Diess declined to provide details on the models that will be built as a result of the project. > > [Toyota, BMW Sports Car Platform Agreed on: Report | AutoGuide.com](http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2013/12/toyota-bmw-joint-sports-car-platform-agreed-report.html) ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/103 "2014-01-13T07:16:20Z")
Is this it??? Would sell the S2k and Legacy GT for this in a heart beat. > **[The Toyota FT-1 Should Be The Next Toyota Supra](https://jalopnik.com/the-toyota-ft-1-the-next-toyota-supra-1500153174?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)** > > This design from Toyota's California design studio is a 'halo' sports car for Toyota and it looks absolutely gorgeous. Will they build it? They did say "FT" stands for "Future Toyota" and no one is that cruel? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/104 "2014-01-13T07:27:28Z")
this is the only thing going on over the whole internet this morning it seems. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/105 "2014-01-13T08:10:44Z")
> [@bing](#): > > this is the only thing going on over the whole internet this morning it seems. Must say though… The Kia concept looks fucking amazing!!! 315hp in a 2.0lt 2dr sports car by kia. I’m excited to see it in person if they do 100% produce what they are showing. (looks like an audi which I know they have the old designer) ---
**Author:** ![k.man](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/k.man/32/5790_2.png) [@k.man](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/k.man)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/106 "2014-01-13T09:58:52Z")
[http://www.carthrottle.com/the-new-toyota-supra-has-been-revealed-prepare-to-lose-your-mind/](http://www.carthrottle.com/the-new-toyota-supra-has-been-revealed-prepare-to-lose-your-mind/) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/107 "2014-01-13T13:20:36Z")
I’ve never been a fan of the F1 style noes. This might grow on me… ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/108 "2014-01-13T14:33:06Z")
… > [@redspencer"](#): > > Hmm…what will Toyota be unveiling on Monday morning? According to Motor Trend: > _“Toyota’s got big plans for the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. So big, they say you won’t want to miss their big announcement on Monday at 8:50 a.m. EST.”_ > [@NextBoost"](#): > > Gallery [Toyota FT-1 Concept (2014) - pictures, information & specs](http://www.netcarshow.com/toyota/2014-ft-1_concept/) > > [http://www.autonews.com/article/20140113/VIDEO/301139907/a-glimpse-into-the-design-of-the-toyota-ft-1-concept#axzz2qHqtFDkE](http://www.autonews.com/article/20140113/VIDEO/301139907/a-glimpse-into-the-design-of-the-toyota-ft-1-concept#axzz2qHqtFDkE) > > 14 minute vidoe abut it/ ^ > > Available in GT6 tommorow. > > ![https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bd3WWECCAAErAOe.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/7/67a797a66a6cbd8ffccae2f86e19c1caaebafd3a.jpeg) > > ![https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bd3Wwe8IYAEkKaf.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/a/2a0d57cb79aa2ca140cd969f6c6127577beba3c4.jpeg) > [@SideWinderGX"](#): > > Toyota FT-1 revealed…they had some technical difficulties getting that box apart :lol: > > [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/SideWinderGX/FT1reveal_zps7832af8d.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/4/c4ff1f91d1a7eea717c1568482eba76cf3074b1e.jpeg)](http://smg.photobucket.com/user/SideWinderGX/media/FT1reveal_zps7832af8d.jpg.html) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > > The suspense is over. After years of hand wringing, diehard fans of Toyota’s defunct but beloved Supra sports car have been given hope of a successor. > > > Their salvation comes in the form of the FT-1 concept car, which Toyota unveiled today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. > > > Although the Japanese automaker has not said whether it will build a production version of the curvaceous coupe, nor whether it would be called “Supra” if it did, the FT-1 is groundbreaking nonetheless. It represents the culmination of Toyota’s efforts to infuse excitement into its vehicles, much as the company’s luxury division, Lexus, is already doing. > > > The Toyota FT-1 concept is a stake in the ground that signifies no more boring cars for Toyota. > > > “It really expresses the direction that we’re moving in and the company that we’re evolving into, which is one that develops more exciting vehicles with heart, more emotion, more driver-engaged products that speak to the excitement of driving,” said Kevin Hunter, president of Toyota’s Calty Design Research studio, in a one-on-one interview ahead of the concept car’s unveiling at the Detroit auto show. > > > The FT-1 has design elements that pay homage to past Toyota sports cars. The slant of the roofline and the wraparound windshield with blacked out roof pillars evoke the styling of the 2000GT, a slinky two-seater built from 1967 to 1970 and famously featured in the James Bond film “You Only Live Twice.” The rear of the FT-1 pays homage to the last generation of the Supra, called the Mark IV, which was built from 1993 through 2002. > > > The 2000GT and Supra lineage is also evident in the long hood of the FT-1. Both the 2000GT and Supra featured so-called in-line six-cylinder engines, which were long and dictated a certain proportion at the front of the car. “Even though we’re not saying exactly what engine is in the FT-1, we thought at least it should feel like it has a long hood and it has a powerful engine under the hood,” Hunter said. > > > Though it draws on Toyota’s heritage, the FT-1 is far from just a rehash of previous sports cars. “The surfacing is all new. We refer to it as ‘function sculpting,’ and that, I think, is in line with our bigger fundamental design philosophy of ‘vibrant clarity,’” Hunter said. “There’s something rational happening and there’s something emotional going on as well. And it’s kind of those two values merging that creates something new.” > > > The entire car appears to be shaped by the wind. Deeply sculpted intakes and outlets improve aerodynamics and channel air to cool the engine and other components. “It has to be dynamic, exciting, but it also has to function well as a sports car,” Hunter said. > > > This design and engineering ethos wrapped up in one can also be found at the pinnacle of motorsports: Formula One. Not by coincidence, the pointy nose of the FT-1 recalls the shape of an Formula One race car. “It was kind of on our mind, I guess, as we were designing the car,” Hunter said > > > The interior of the FT-1 is stripped down like that of a race car. > > > Toyota designers completely rethought how the driver should interact with the vehicle and devised a head-up display, like something from a fighter jet, and large buttons on the steering that look like a video game controller. The goal was to reduce driver distraction. > > > “It’s very easy for your thumb to identify the input points that relate to the heads-up display,” Hunter said. “So ideally, you can do it blindly, not looking down at the steering wheel and always keep your eyes focused on the road.” > > > Whereas current cars, including Lexus models, use controllers on the center console to manipulate menus on a screen mounted in the middle of the dashboard, everything on the FT-1 is managed right on the head-up display using only the steering wheel controls. This sort of technology could eventually end up on future production vehicles, Hunter said. > > > Despite all of the Toyota FT-1’s exotic features, which also include a movable rear wing that raises at high speeds to increase stability, the concept is meant to project the possibility of an affordable sports car in keeping with Toyota’s position as a mass-market automaker. A production version of the FT-1 would cost far less than a Porsche or Ferrari, Hunter said. > > > “We felt it was important to bring a halo image to the Toyota brand, which could use a bit of strengthening in that area,” he said. “We know that Lexus has the LFA, Scion has the FR-S, and the Toyota brand is really lacking a sports car right now.” > > > Calty designers came up with the idea for the FT-1 a couple of years ago. They’ve been waiting for the right moment to bring it into the limelight. > > > To help sway board members and Toyota president Akio Toyoda to produce the concept car, Calty designers worked with Sony to create a virtual version of the FT-1 that could be “driven” in the video game Gran Turismo. > > > This turned out to be a shrewd move. When the FT-1 was presented in video-game form to the board, Toyoda was able to complete a virtual lap of Japan’s Fuji Speedway faster than his best real-world lap time in his own personal LFA supercar. > > > Needless to say, the FT-1 got the green light, which is to be expected, considering Toyoda’s passion for motor sports. > > > “This kind of high-performance car I think is ideal to symbolize the direction that our company is moving in,” Hunter said. “We all know Akio Toyoda said we need to develop more cool cars and more emotional cars. And he used the term ‘waku doki,’ which means ‘with great passion and from the heart.’ We need to capture this kind of spirit in our new vehicles.” > > [http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewdepaula/2014/01/13/toyota-ft-1-concept-car-heralds-a-more-exciting-future-a-surprise-debut-at-the-2014-detroit-auto-show/2/](http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewdepaula/2014/01/13/toyota-ft-1-concept-car-heralds-a-more-exciting-future-a-surprise-debut-at-the-2014-detroit-auto-show/2/) ---
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**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/110 "2014-01-13T14:43:46Z")
… > [@Curt Aigner"](#): > > January 13, 2014 > > Fabulous Toyota FT-1 Concept Is Ready to Drive January 14 > Toyota’s Calty Design Research Celebrates Its 40th Year and a Rich Sports Car Design Heritage > > DETROIT, Michigan (Jan. 13, 2014) - Toyota virtually blew the doors off the North American International Auto Show with the reveal of the stunning FT-1 sports car concept. First devised by Calty Design Research in the Sony PlayStation Gran Turismo game environment, FT-1 leapt from the screen to the stage in a race-inspired press conference at COBO Hall. > > The name says it all. FT-1 stands for “Future Toyota,” and the number “1” represents the ultimate. According to its designers at Calty Design Research, the FT-1 Concept is the ultimate expression of a Toyota coupe design, building upon Toyota’s rich sports coupe heritage dating back to the 2000GT, Celica, Supra, MR2 and most recently Scion FR-S. In addition, the concept draws inspiration from Calty’s more recent sports car concept work such as FT-HS (2007) and the Lexus LF-LC (2012). > > The project started nearly two years ago and represents a labor of love by a passionate, dedicated and gifted Calty design team. “The FT-1 is a dream-project for a designer and car enthusiast like myself,” said Alex Shen, Calty’s Studio Chief Designer. “Our team was heavily influenced by Toyota’s sports car past, especially Celica and Supra, and we sought to capture some of that history. It is an aggressive, track-focused sports car concept with a presence that has been amplified for shock and awe.” > > The FT-1’s audacious design represents the pinnacle of Calty’s 40th year of operation. Guided by the Toyota design ethos of Vibrant Clarity, a unique fusion of both emotional and rational factors that delivers a more exciting and dramatic design expression with unique Toyota identity, the concept is a spiritual pace car for Toyota Global Design. The goal of this ideological shift is to develop future generations of products that better connect emotionally with Toyota’s global consumer base. > > Traditionally, Toyota’s design decisions have been driven by consensus among a large group of stakeholders. Under Akio Toyoda’s stated directive to invigorate Toyota products with energy, passion and “Waku-Doki” (translation: a palpable heart-pounding sense of excitement), the approval process has been streamlined. This new approach aims to produce cars that connect more deeply with customers, generating a more satisfying ownership experience that complements Toyota’s legendary reputation for quality, dependability and reliability. > > “Function-sculpting” design language yields curved, muscular, expressive body forms seemingly shaped by the wind. Inlets, ducting, and vents are features of the exterior design that help reinforce its track–ready nature with elements of purposeful airflow management. At higher speeds a retractable rear wing deploys and tilts forward to create additional downforce. The body’s athleticism is expressed with taut surfaces and dramatic fender forms that seduce the eyes when covered in an unapologetically red hue. > > The front engine rear-wheel drive configuration locates the cockpit far rearward within the wheelbase to improve weight distribution. This design element also helps create the classic sportscar proportions one would expect from a vehicle poised to dominate even the most challenging road course. The cockpit’s wraparound windshield and side glass openings are a distinct nod to the design of the legendary Toyota 2000GT. > > The interior is a focused, highly functional “place of business” that locates the driver at the controls behind an F1 inspired steering-wheel. The intimate, low slung cockpit has its A-pillars set far back to help optimize cornering vision and sensation of the cabin’s intimacy. A delta-shaped display zone surrounds and integrates the driver to provide an exhilarating sense of being connected to the vehicle. The cockpit’s sense of minimalism adds to the purposefulness of the driver-focused environment with an emphasis on light weight components such as the composite seat covered with just the right amount of padding in only the areas that come into contact with the driver. A color heads-up display keeps the driver’s attention on the road ahead, with vital information projected just above the steering wheel within the driver’s line of sight. > > While technical specifications do not accompany the concept, one can assume that the FT-1 represents an ideally balanced front-engine, rear wheel-drive layout that is powered by a high-technology, high performance internal combustion engine. Beneath a transparent glass hood, an ambiguous engine cover hides a powerplant left to the imagination of the onlooker. > > In preparation for pitching the concept to Toyota management, Calty worked with Polyphony Digital, creators of the popular Gran Turismo driving simulator, to bring FT-1 to life in a virtual world that captured the excitement, passion and performance conveyed by the concept model. Toyota executives were offered the opportunity to take FT-1 for a timed lap around a computer-generated Fuji Speedway. Behind the wheel of the concept, Toyota president Akio Toyoda, an accomplished race car driver, completed the virtual circuit faster than his best real-world lap time at Fuji in his LFA. From that moment, he was convinced and the concept was approved to be built in model-form for the international auto show circuit. > > For Toyota, this concept embodies the possibilities of the new and exciting design mission ahead. “Sports cars represent the ultimate driving expression in its purest form. As car enthusiasts ourselves, this is the kind of project we dream about working on,” said Calty Design Research president Kevin Hunter. “Beyond its obvious five-alarm visual impact, FT-1 is symbolic of a new chapter for Toyota Global Design. This provocative concept truly captures the passion, excitement, and energy of the Toyota we are evolving into and embodies elements of the emotion and performance that Toyota will imprint upon future production designs.” > > About Toyota > Toyota, the world’s top automaker and creator of the Prius, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ nearly 40,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships sold more than 2.3 million cars and trucks in 2012 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today. > > Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As part of this commitment, we share the company’s extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good. (NYSE:TM) > > For more information about Toyota, visit [www.toyotanewsroom.com](http://www.toyotanewsroom.com). > [@txsupra11"](#): > > [https://youtu.be/GO0T-eb1jrI](https://youtu.be/GO0T-eb1jrI) > [@GodeepGTS11"](#): > > not to speculate, but quick look at the engine cover shot from the gt6 reveal video and the shape of the engine cover looks like this to me > > ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/RattlerGUNZ/Lexus/lexus-lfa-engine-pedal2themetal-wordpress-com.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/b/5b9cc50ceb570980abf7f006f45c8a0e519703b6.jpeg) > > And if thats the case, that explains the engine noises used in the video…and if thats the case, they cant take money out of my pocket quick enough if the production model looks 80% like this > [@txsupra11"](#): > > **Toyota’s FT-1 Sports Coupe Concept Revealed, Do You Want it to be the Next Supra? [64 Photos]** > > [ > **Click here to view more photos** ](http://www.carscoops.com/2014/01/toyota-ft-1-sports-coupe-concept.html) > > > Toyota managed to keep the FT-1 a secret until its world premiere today at the Detroit auto show. The brand’s Calty Design Research in California devised the front-engine, rear-wheel drive study, originally for the PlayStation Gran Turismo game, with the name standing for “Future Toyota,” and the number “1” for ultimate – always according to the automaker. > > > There’s no question that everyone’s mind goes to the long-rumored Supra replacement, and while Toyota did mention that the study builds upon “a rich sports coupe heritage dating back to the 2000GT, Celica, Supra, MR2 and most recently Scion FR-S”, it did point out that it’s only a design exercise. > > > “Our team was heavily influenced by Toyota’s sports car past, especially Celica and Supra, and we sought to capture some of that history," said Alex Shen, Calty’s Studio Chief Designer. “It is an aggressive, track-focused sports car concept with a presence that has been amplified for shock and awe” > > > Nonetheless, design elements from the FT-1 concept will find their way into future Toyota products, and possibly even the next Supra, if it comes to materialize. > > > Toyota said that the study is a rolling concept with no real powertrain, adding that it envisioned the sports coupe to be powered by “a high-technology, high performance internal combustion engine”. > > > If you like what you see, you will be able to drive the FT-1 in Gran Turismo 6’s virtual environment as the car will be offered to players for free via DLC (downloadable content) as part of the Vision series. > > [Toyota's FT-1 Sports Coupe Concept Revealed, Do You Want it to be the Next Supra? [82 Photos] | Carscoops](http://www.carscoops.com/2014/01/toyota-ft-1-sports-coupe-concept.html) - - - Updated - - - … > [@TsopranoIS300"](#): > > if I had to guess, its a new Twin Turbo V6…with the fans cooling them… > [@TsopranoIS300"](#): > > [@txsupra11"](#): > > > Toyota is making big waves at day one of the 2014 North American International Auto Show. The Japanese company chose Motown as the global stage to unveil its latest concept car, called the FT-1… and what a vehicle it is! > > > The FT part of its name stands for “Future Toyota” while the No. 1 suggests it’s the ultimate. I mean, who wants to be number two… or the square root of negative 12? Not this guy, let me tell you… > > > This is an aggressive, track-focused sports car. It’s got a front engine and rear-wheel drive, but more on the powertrain in a minute. This car supposedly indicates the company’s future styling direction. In fact they call it the “spiritual pace car for Toyota Global Design,” which sounds like a really big deal. > > > FT-1 is the result of nearly two years of work by the company’s Calty design center. It draws on the company’s sporting heritage, cars like the Celica, Supra, MR2 and of course the contemporary Scion FR-S. The press release calls it a unique fusion of both emotional and rational factors. Toyota’s got rational down pat with things like longevity and fuel economy; emotion’s been a little harder for them to figure out. > > > Outside, this car’s body features a retractable rear wing along with a host of other aerodynamic features including ducts and vents that manage airflow at racetrack speeds. Moving inside, it’s got a sporty, low-slung cockpit with a driver-focused layout. Designers also took steps to reduce weight with things like a carbon-fiber seat. > > > Now, let’s talk about what you’re all salivating for, technical details, but let me warn you, you ain’t going to like it. You see, there is practically ZERO powertrain news to share at this time. All the company’s said is that it features a high-tech internal-combustion engine, but that’s it. Still, this is actually good news; we don’t want no stinkin’ electric! > > > The powertrain is housed under a transparent hood while an ambiguous engine cover leaves much to the viewer’s imagination. And you’re going to have to give your mind’s eye a real workout because we have no idea if the Toyota FT-1 will ever go into production. > > [Toyota FT-1 Concept is a RWD Stunner | AutoGuide.com](http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2014/01/toyota-ft-1-concept-rwd-stunner.html) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > [@txsupra11"](#): > > Get it on GT6. > > [https://youtu.be/nZsO7aEnYA8](https://youtu.be/nZsO7aEnYA8) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452504_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/0/002b6c92b8c0a9fa09a2ff96330e498afb2bd49b.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452546_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/a/fa0a564fd010f0850b4bd2a8f2eb2d0ea0eef675.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452545_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/6/f681650e7ce44cc2b0c53acdf2f77674bc3a65bd.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452544_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/c/2cc135c1ff85ab14197d08c21b2363886a27430b.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452543_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/0/907f661bbcaf91712cdcbdbca3b96d031ecc4173.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452542_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/1/a1e2f0ccab654a27551b7b03685b9b317e2fa909.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452541_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/6/26674357750171237a151ced266d70ac8bfe3a6c.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452540_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/3/4367dc20c509d0d2acca3e3ac9b8dafe7ff23a0e.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452539_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/5/d529e664deaee0c4acde67e4d5203d9897153eaa.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452538_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/6/a6cfce0020eda28f1dab83187680a6e7b43182a0.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452537_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/a/2a97c3899d6565d574b031c04f778fba78927eef.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452548_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/1/f1e99f009e4505caa08937670a00eaeae66b8e4a.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452547_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/3/c31d0bb1a93da8edd9a57cb72447385bc596c56d.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452554_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/e/8eacb30b955931fc897a887d1873cca6e3e333f0.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452552_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/7/6/76cf12c1415266643d39308253130bfdb0f95448.jpeg) > > > Car enthusiasts have been clamoring for a replacement for Toyota’s iconic Supra for years now, and the Toyota FT-1 concept unveiled at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show is our best look yet at just such a car. The work of America’s own Calty Design Research, the FT-1 steps away from Toyota’s more eco-friendly concepts of late and delivers something truly exciting–a powerful, agile sports car with sensuous curves and a focused interior layout. Gearhead Toyota boss Akio Toyoda gave designers a simple but important motive before they set to work on the car: Make it cool. > > > Calty has a long and illustrious history of producing interesting designs–it’s previously worked on the original 1978 Celica, the Lexus SC400, the Supra and the FT-HS concept–and the FT-1 concept is no different. The profile is long and low, the low nose leads into an extended hood, and the concept features powerful rear haunches for the traditional sports car stance. One of the designers’ main goals was to create a form that looked sculpted by the wind and by speed, at once remaining functional–hence the large air intakes either side of the extended nose, and the deep side intakes aft of the doors. > > > While hard to tell from some angles, that black area on the hood isn’t just paint, either. Like on many supercars, the FT-1 features a glass panel to allow a glimpse at the internal combustion engine below. There are large alloy wheels, a deep front spoiler and a pronounced kick to the rear end, not dissimilar from the aggressive, cab-back shape of American sports cars like the Corvette and Viper. For the car’s glasshouse, there’s more than a passing nod to one of Toyota’s most celebrated models–the stunning 2000GT. > > > Inside there’s functional minimalism. Light weight is the order of the day, with padding only where it’s needed and a ‘slingshot’ cockpit design, where all the controls are tightly packed around the driver’s position. There’s a jet fighter-style head up display above the steering wheel and most of the minor switchgear is located on the wheel itself, letting the driver keep their hands on the wheel. If this is beginning to sound like a video game, then you aren’t far off–Toyota and Calty have collaborated with the creators of the Gran Turismo game series, and the FT-1 is soon to feature in the latest installment, Gran Turismo 6. > > > Toyota says the car is symbolic of a new chapter in Toyota’s design standards, boss Toyoda adding that the company now aims to create cars that people want–cars they simply have to drive. If that means a new Supra to join the smaller GT 86 in Toyota’s lineup, that’s okay by us. > > [http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1089666\_toyota-ft-1-concept-supra-successor-hinted-at-detroit-show](http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1089666_toyota-ft-1-concept-supra-successor-hinted-at-detroit-show) ---
**Author:** ![05OrangeSS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/eada6e/32.png) [@05OrangeSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05OrangeSS)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/111 "2014-01-13T14:47:50Z")
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**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/112 "2014-01-13T14:48:37Z")
… > [@txsupra11"](#): > > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452550_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/6/861dc45e69d6e4f2621b38fc5edc502addb4a81f.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452549_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/9/e97165537f2f1b07d22537887f9ba141bf044557.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452553_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/8/484e0272c8fbbcec9ba329c5d869dc4bcb3611ff.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452582_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/e/0ece7615824765e6cb450b69dcaaded14417426e.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-at-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452551_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/2/227329751f232cac617d649dd99ef022e3de6192.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452579_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/6/e669718dd8b35bb9a0b6d2168e81affeb7079aac.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452482_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/1/41d9039ad600c4e48c54d3814844237b895c12cc.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452484_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/e/be83f8e0109885f7ff5900425563fff01edc9ef2.jpeg) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452581_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/4/8443bd223b63677c1bcd42d0f095cf47a40da141.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452580_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/1/31777eba6dd53abb3915a238b3d857ea53c9f014.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452589_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/2/8282de76ac10b5fbc8d4d5770b896f9ddea09d01.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452588_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/c/fcaeb9fb842d43550f846e3d468dac98812bf06e.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452587_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/4/d4af1862b3e9b12dff07c79b544375c32cdf3e9b.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452586_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/1/41b6ad635537c2a45c1b85f91bc078ca95fc7388.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452585_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/5/e5844e9884e8f2c1491792c32497916ebef74b9b.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452584_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/1/b1414f7017ac1d7545dc32846b1f8901be181c83.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452583_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/1/d1caf56bb4207901e54767c0119b6e62dded251a.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452475_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/5/e59d4c3c6453d82380f8c7f7af4d67ccde67a4bb.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452473_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/e/8e545dc69384eb481c5ce514655da28f880e287e.jpeg) > ![http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/toyota-ft-1-concept-2014-detroit-auto-show_100452478_l.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/e/5e2e50b227c3f0a8f319c32e8c5b0112e292dde3.jpeg) > [@GodeepGTS11"](#): > > oh btw > [@txsupra11"](#): > > [https://youtu.be/du0jGUZZQVU](https://youtu.be/du0jGUZZQVU) > > > Toyota took the wrapper off an exciting new concept car at the 2014 North American International Auto Show. The FT-1 is a stunner! > > > This is an aggressive, track-focused sports car. It’s got a front engine and rear-wheel drive. It supposedly indicates the company’s future styling direction. In fact they call it the “spiritual pace car for Toyota Global Design,” which sounds like a really big deal. > > > The FT-1 draws on the company’s sporting heritage, cars like the Celica, Supra, MR2 and of course the contemporary Scion FR-S. The press release calls it a unique fusion of both emotional and rational factors. > > > Outside, this car’s body features a retractable rear wing along with a host of other aerodynamic features including ducts and vents that manage airflow at racetrack speeds. Moving inside, it’s got a sporty, low-slung cockpit with a driver-focused layout. Designers also took steps to reduce weight with things like a carbon-fiber seat. > > > The powertrain is housed under a transparent hood while an ambiguous engine cover leaves much to the viewer’s imagination. And you’re going to have to use your own mind’s eye because we have no idea if the Toyota FT-1 will ever go into production. > > [Toyota FT-1 Concept First Look, Video | AutoGuide.com](http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2014/01/toyota-ft-1-concept-first-look-video.html) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > Another video. > > [https://youtu.be/bL1XVRYAJHA](https://youtu.be/bL1XVRYAJHA) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > [https://youtu.be/7ZRVHlcHt\_Q](https://youtu.be/7ZRVHlcHt_Q) > > [https://youtu.be/iSjk8UrPHIQ](https://youtu.be/iSjk8UrPHIQ) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > **Toyota’s stunning FT-1 concept takes the Detroit Auto Show by storm** > > > The 2014 Detroit Auto Show is underway and Toyota is taking it by storm. Today it released the FT-1 concept car, and all I can say is “wow.” This is a car that makes me have inappropriate thoughts. > > > Developed the Toyota’s Calty design studio and pitched to head honcho Akio Toyoda himself, the FT-1 represents the future of Toyota design. Akio Toyoda wants to build cars that make people say “I want this … I HAVE to drive this!” > > > In fact FT-1 stands for “Future Toyota One”. Okay, so the name isn’t great, but if this is the future of Toyota sign me up. > > > According to head designer Alex Shen, “Function Sculpting” was at the heart of the design. The words might just be so much design clap-trap, but the result is that this car looks like it is ready to drive off the plinth and do a blistering track time. > > > The proportions are absolutely classic sports car. I love that the hood is two-thirds of the length, and that the driver is almost sitting on top of the rear wheels. This thing just looks mean … and fast. In fact, from the side, the FT-1 reminds me of an SRT Viper and – trust me – that’s a good thing. > > > The front looks like it gets its inspiration from a Formula One car, with its aggressive protuberant nose. But its not all race car futurism, the headlights and the sweep back up the hood to a glass engine cover, are all classic sports car lines. It’s a stunning combination of aggression and sensuous style. And on this car the promise of speed doesn’t look to be an idle boast. > > > On the interior, the cockpit is surprisingly down to earth and focused for a concept, reinforcing the feeling that this is no mere show car. You get fancy touches like a heads up display and a steering wheel that has been hosed down with buttons, but mostly you get a racing driving position with excellent fields of vision. > > > Sitting here writing, I can’t tell you how much I want to drive this thing. I am willing this car to be the next Toyota Supra so hard my eyes are about to start bleeding. And there is hope that my mental anguish might not be for naught, because we know that Toyota and BMW are planning on building a joint sports car. Can it please look like this? > > > To get a taste of what the FT-1 is like, we don’t even have to wait that long because starting to tomorrow the car will be available for download in Gran Turismo 6. In fact the final part of the pitch by the design team to Mr. Toyoda was getting him to drive the FT-1 on his PS4, once he beat his real life time in a Lexus LFA he was sold. > > > Its all because this car is the epitome of Toyota’s new design philosophy: Waku Doki. Literally translated it means a palpable heart-pounding sense of excitement. After seeing the FT-1, I prefer to use a slightly more American spin: YEEEE-HAH!k > > [Toyota FT-1 Concept | Full specs, photos, and performance | Digital Trends](http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/toyota-taking-detroit-auto-show-storm-downright-stunning-ft-1-concept/#/5) ---
**Author:** ![05OrangeSS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/eada6e/32.png) [@05OrangeSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05OrangeSS)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/113 "2014-01-13T14:50:52Z")
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**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-toyota-supra-j29/60735/114 "2014-01-13T14:52:05Z")
… > [@txsupra11"](#): > > > **What Is It?** > > Toyota FT-1 Concept > > > **What’s New About This Model?** > > The Toyota FT-1 Concept is a design study of a flagship high-performance sports car. It was designed by Toyota’s California-based design studio, Calty Design Research. > > > **When Does It Go on Sale?** > > There are no plans to put the FT-1 into production, though Toyota’s current sports car range could easily accommodate such a vehicle. Today the company’s sole sports car is the entry-level Scion FR-S. Its supercar, the Lexus LFA, is no longer in production, leaving room in the automaker’s lineup for a successor, or a less-expensive, Supra-like vehicle. > > > **What Configuration Does It Have?** > > The FT-1 is a four-seat, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car. Surprisingly, no hybrid hardware was mentioned, so this is apparently a purists’ sports car with a focus on light weight. A trendy transparent engine cover reveals the engine, which remains of unknown provenance. > > > As the FT-1 sports 2+2 seating, a Toyota badge (and not a Lexus badge) and looks capable of housing an inline six-cylinder power plant, the FT-1 is highly suggestive of a latter-day Supra. The BMW-Toyota sports car collaboration announced in late December leads to tantalizing speculation. It’s not too hard to imagine BMW’s proven, powerful inline-6 taking residence in the FT-1’s engine bay. > > > **Which Cars Influenced Its Styling?** > > Hints of the iconic Toyota 2000GT can be seen in the shape of the FT-1’s side glass and curvaceous side elements, while the wraparound windshield was inspired by the Lexus FT-HS concept from 2007. The nose’s central protrusion and prominent ducting recall pure motorsport cars like Toyota’s TS030 LMP1 endurance racecar. Look closely and you can see the Scion FR-S and Lexus LFA in the car’s general proportions. > > > Toyota’s withdrawal from Formula 1 racing in 2009 might explain why no explicit links to F1 were mentioned, though the inspiration for the rear foglight is unmistakable. > > > **Why Did Toyota Build It?** > > Acknowledging the company’s previous consensus-based, low-risk design approach, the FT-1 represents a far more passion-oriented philosophy for Toyota. It is intended to set the tone for the company’s future design projects, which promise to be bolder than past efforts. > > > **What Does It Look Like in Person?** > > The Toyota FT-1 is one of those cars that really needs to be seen in the metal in order to appreciate the full impact of its form. It’s truly stunning with the benefit of the third dimensions. This is not a sprawling, massive supercar: rather it looks shrink-wrapped and taut, compact but not toylike. Drown in retro it does not, as the FT-1’s nods to the past are subtly and cleanly integrated and the styling confidently goes its own way. > > > **I Want To Drive It, but How?** > > On January 14 Toyota will make the FT-1 available on Gran Turismo 6 for the Sony PlayStation. It’s said to be faster than the LFA around Fuji Speedway in the hands of Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s president. > > [http://www.edmunds.com/auto-shows/detroit/2014/2014-detroit-auto-show-toyota-ft-1-concept-faq.html](http://www.edmunds.com/auto-shows/detroit/2014/2014-detroit-auto-show-toyota-ft-1-concept-faq.html) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > _Akio’s Assault Vehicle: Futuristic Sports Car Melds F1 Influences With Supra Styling_ > > [ > **Click here to view 120 High Resolution Photos** ](http://www.motortrend.com/future/concept_vehicles/1403_toyota_ft_1_concept_first_look/photo_120.html) > > > A pencil tip moves across a sheet of paper, leaving a thin graphite line. Perhaps a millimeter across, it could be swiftly erased. Or it could become the spark for the greatest performance cars that have ever existed: perhaps Marcello Gandini’s 1966 Lamborghini Miura. Or Jean Bugatti’s 1937 Type 57 SC Atlantic Coupe. Very different designs, but both born of a mere line arcing across paper. > > > For Alex Shen, studio chief designer at Toyota’s Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, California, the words describing the sports car’s styling concept came first – words like “sexy,” “honest,” “organic,” “kick-ass.” Followed by proportions – front/mid-engine, rear drive, just the right scale. And a wild guess at price – maybe $60,000? “It’s a Toyota,” says Shen. “It ought to be affordable.” Only then did lines start to appear. > > > But when they did, it was an avalanche. Virtually every designer in the 65-person studio submitted sketches, hundreds of them, many drawn at night, some sketched on lunchtime napkins, altogether exploding the number of lines Calty’s president, Kevin Hunter, and Shen’s team slowly culled for the very best ideas. At least the hurricane of lines that would become their sports car was now just a flurry. > > > Let me back up here. Usually, when people draw cars, they’re actually creating an outline, which in drawing parlance is a contour line – delineating the “contour” between the positive space (the car) and the negative space (the emptiness around it). In the realm of car designers, the language differs; for them, the line’s a “silhouette.” A contour is applied across a surface to understand its shape. For Shen, though, it would be a challenge for his silhouette not to recall that of the Mark > > > The canted roofline creates visual stress without unbalancing the overall shape. > > > 4 Toyota Supra. It’s iconic: a long, melted nose, abrupt windshield rise, tight roof peak, and lengthy plunge to a mini ducktail flip. And it was a line Shen and his colleagues simultaneously embraced and struggled to resist. Their task was to create a Toyota sports car for the future, a point emphasized by its eventual name, “FT-1” – for Future Toyota-One – which recalls their stillborn 2007 FT-HS project and parallels Lexus’ “LF” (Lexus Future) naming scheme. The FT-1, set to debut at the North America International Auto Show, is not a “real car,” but a “concept car” – a three-dimensional frenzy of winks and side glances, sucking scoops, and brutal downforce-generators, all peeking at us from behind a curtain where the future is being created. It’s the essence of a potent potential new sports car that’s for now an instant of bodywork turbulence, shock-frozen in fiberglass. > > > When Calty pitched its plan to Toyota’s Nagoya headquarters, its timing couldn’t have been better. At the 2011 Tokyo auto show, Akio Toyoda had insisted, “Now we have a new slogan, ‘Fun To Drive Again.’” And he’d made no secret of wanting a Supra-like car restored to the lineup. Calty was wise to the pitfalls, too, having been down this particular road five years earlier with its hybrid-drive, Supra-esque FT-HS, a car stillborn during the freefall of the great recession. But with the world economy healing and Toyota’s helm in the hands of a guy who’d donned a helmet to drive in the Nürburgring 24-hour race, the starter button was firmly pushed. With Akio’s blessing, Calty’s in-house Supra-esque sports car got the green light to become a concept car to be judged by the world. A timeline was plotted, milestones marked. The team set to work. > > > Unlike the Supra, the FT-1 has racing fingerprints all over it. The wind is shat- tered by a prow dominated by a Formula 1-inspired beak. Consequently, the radia- tor’s air is divided between twin shark-like mouths, each stuffed with electric fans sitting atop angled splitters whose shape is repeated higher up via streaking light signatures that fishhook around intense, triple-LED headlights. > > > Moving aft, its flanks are deeply slashed by even more air intakes that are themselves subsequently engulfed by rising rocker panels that suddenly erupt into muscular rear wheel arches. The roof is a sort of double-bubble, and the frenzy stays nonstop all the way to a tail that reminds you of a prototype sports racing car’s, complete with Venturi tunnel openings, a dense array of 35 tiny LED foglights, extendable wing, and twin storm- drain exhausts. None of this is by accident. During the FT-1’s gestation, Calty (involved in shaping Toyota’s Camry NASCAR racer) frequently consulted nearby Toyota Racing Development to ensure its shape was consistent with a sports car’s engineering demands. The result is called “functional sculpting.” > > > Red, which emphasizes highlights, was the only color ever considered. > > > Classic “silhouette cars” – ones you’d be inclined to draw in outline – are typically relaxed, simple fuselage forms that tran- quilly speak to you through their broad pools of subtly reflected light. Think of the soft, slightly balloon-ish shapes from the '50s and '60s – a particularly good example for me being the Lancia Aurelia B20.On the other hand, “gesture” in drawing puts an emphasis on the action and vitality. A good (or bad) example of gesture is the 1984 Ferrari Testarossa, a very, very busy design. Draw it, and your pencil becomes animated trying to capture the long strakes across its mammoth side-radiator gills. Recently, this sort of hyperactive, big-sculpture automotive design seems to be reemerging: the new Corvette, anyone? The FT-1’s extreme gesture mixes positive and negative space even more turbulently; somehow, it’s both windswept and forward-leaning. > > [http://www.motortrend.com/future/concept\_vehicles/1403\_toyota\_ft\_1\_concept\_first\_look/](http://www.motortrend.com/future/concept_vehicles/1403_toyota_ft_1_concept_first_look/) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > _It’s only just been unveiled, but you will soon be able to get behind the wheel of the Toyota FT-1 concept in Gran Turismo 6._ > > > The Toyota FT-1 concept may have been unveiled just a few hours ago, but you could get behind of the wheel of our newest sports car as soon as tomorrow! > > The FT-1 will be made a playable car in the Playstation 4 game Gran Turismo 6 within 24 hours of its launch at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. > > [http://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-ft1-gran-turismo-6](http://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-ft1-gran-turismo-6) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > ![http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/toyota-ft-1-concept-is-your-supra-of-the-future-video-photo-gallery-74661-7.jpg?1389630403](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/b/3bbef17de679023fd2dde01b060c1cca5c1ccda8.jpeg) > > > Some people know the Toyota Supra as a has-been motor that has long since stopped working. But the huge Supra-loving community will attest this is a bulletproof sportscar that will easily take on modern supercars given the right tune. > > > For years, people have been asking Toyota to build another Supra, but problems with recalls, the recession and an overly competitive and small market meant they never gave us the sportscar we wanted. More than two years after have passed and Toyota didn’t follow the GT 86 with any other car. > > > Rumors of Supra this and BMW partnership that are finally starting to take real shape. Like a miner excited to see something shine in his dust pan, we are excited to show you the stunning FT-1 (Future Toyota 1), a concept that might preview something big. > > > Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the FT-1 might strike you as odd from some angles. But with a ZR1-style transparent hood, inverted wing mirrors and center-locking wheels, this is every 16-year old’s dream car. > > > No details have been revealed about the powertrain other than the mention of a “front-engine, rear wheel-drive layout”. It’s got an internal combustion engine somewhere in there, but guessing how many cylinders it’s got is just educated guesswork. > > > Just like all the cool kids on the block, the Toyota FT-1 will come out and play in the virtual world of the Gran Turismo 6, which most would agree comes closest to the real-world challenge of racing. > > [Toyota FT-1 Concept Is Your Supra of the Future [Video] - autoevolution](http://www.autoevolution.com/news/toyota-ft-1-concept-is-your-supra-of-the-future-video-photo-gallery-74661.html) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > > This design from Toyota’s California design studio is a ‘halo’ sports car for Toyota and it looks absolutely gorgeous. Will they build it? They did say “FT” stands for “Future Toyota” and no one is that cruel? > > > While this may be far from a production design, Toyota gave us a long run of teaser cars before we eventually got the Scion FR-S. I’d say it was worth the wait. > > > The Toyota FT-1 was developed in Toyota’s CALTY design studio as an idea ‘inspired’ by CEO Akio Toyoda loves. > > > “The FT-1 is a dream-project for a designer and car enthusiast like myself,” said Alex Shen, Calty’s Studio Chief Designer. “Our team was heavily influenced by Toyota’s sports car past, especially Celica and Supra, and we sought to capture some of that history. It is an aggressive, track-focused sports car concept with a presence that has been amplified for shock and awe.” > > > Shen said the “Function Sculpting” design language is unlike anything Toyota makes right now. The pause was longish when asked if the FT-1 was going to influence future generations of Highlander in any way. > > > Sure, it looks a little derivative of other insane sports cars (yes, TVR comes to mind). But it’s very un-Toyota and that’s a good thing. They also acknowledge the 2000GT-ness of the glass area.The real news for the design is in the details, though. Toyota got the details right on the FT-1, from the lights and front treatment to the interior shape. It really looks like they tried. Again, a good thing. > > > All we know about the FT-1 is that it’s designed as a front-engine, rear-drive sports car – unusual for Toyota, no hybrid for the concept. But if you’d like to drive it, you can download it in Gran Turismo 6 starting tomorrow. > > > Function Sculpting: Whatever it is, you’re speaking our language. Now just make it. > > [The Toyota FT-1 Should Be The Next Toyota Supra](http://jalopnik.com/the-toyota-ft-1-the-next-toyota-supra-1500153174) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > [https://youtu.be/zj76ebmeklk](https://youtu.be/zj76ebmeklk) ---
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Christ, I just wish there was a picture of this thing. ---
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> [@TrueBlue](#): > > Christ, I just wish there was a picture of this thing. I know. I wish we knew what it looked like already! ---
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Can we clear this thread up with all the photos posted of the same damn thing. lol Did they select a motor for the car yet? I watched a video last night about the purpose built shaping of this car and the interior and all, but they stated they didn’t have a power plant selected for it and were going to be very strict on what they wanted to put into it. ---
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Nothing said about the power plant. I’d assume it’ll be BMW based. ---
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… > [@txsupra11"](#): > > > It’s not the next Toyota Supra. Or is it? > > > While paying tribute to the history of Toyota sports cars, the Toyota FT-1 concept unveiled at the Detroit auto show wasn’t specifically designed to be the next Supra. > > > Calty Design Research and Toyota Motor Corp. executives went out of their way to avoid using the word “Supra” for fear of giving the concept the aura of an official production sign-off. FT-1 stands for “Future Toyota.” > > > But Toyota has a track record of developing concept cars that find their way to the street. > > > “We called this design ‘Supra’ in presentations. There was a big debate over the name. So it’s ‘FT-1’ now,” said Calty President Kevin Hunter. “We’re not ignoring that we have a history. The name itself is a different matter.” > > > With that in mind, if the FT-1 were to become a production car, viewers should think smaller. To be perceived as a serious sports car on the show floor, the FT-1 had to have stage presence. That meant the concept would be 10 percent larger than what a real-world vehicle would be, Hunter said. > > > Had Calty done a real-size concept, there was a risk show-goers and the media wouldn’t take the smaller vehicle seriously, Hunter said. In other words, people should avoid taking dimensional measurements and calling the FT-1 a grand-touring car. > > > **Calty’s starting point was to design a sports car with a theoretical $50,000-$60,000 price tag, Hunter said. That meant designing something wild, but not so exotic that it pushed the car into the territory that would make it a Lexus.** > > > “We didn’t want [Toyota Motor top management] to see this and think it was a $150,000 car,” Hunter said. “We also did the Lexus LF-LC [concept coupe] at Calty, so we wanted a different form vocabulary for this car. Anything that looked like the LF-LC was rejected. That car was more touring oriented, while this is a pure sports car.” > > > Exterior > > > “We approached the design with the idea of ‘functional beauty,’ in that it should have a sense of purpose but still be beautiful,” Hunter said. > > > Walking up to the car’s front quarter shows the essence of the car’s horsepower hugging the wheels close to the body and making the wheel flares taut. > > > Calty chief designer Alex Shen said the exterior was designed with six large shapes in mind: A torso for the engine, a cabin for the driver and four distinct areas for each wheel. > > > “We wanted movement in every surface,” Shen said. “The fundamental thing with a sports car is stance — how you set up the proportion to set up wheels. We wanted it to have the broad shoulders of a purpose-built racecar.” > > > As for the sculpting of the FT-1, Shen calls the processes “erosion” and “exogenetic,” where outside forces such as wind sculpt the car. > > > “We wanted to see the air flow through and around the vehicle. We wanted large forms that are smooth and slippery, with strategic areas that create downforce,” Shen said. > > > Remember, Calty was the studio that poured mud into water balloons to envision the slippery shapes of the original Lexus SC 400 coupe. These guys think differently than the rest of us. > > > But the idea of form for form’s sake disappears when examining the technical needs of the car, Shen said. > > > The car’s tail has a “trip edge” to emphasize downforce and to enable brake cooling. The front air intakes extend all the way to the rear diffuser for ground effects and aerodynamics, while the front intake vents relieve pressure in the front wheelhouse. In looking closely at the cabin’s wrapped windshield and double-bubble roof, elements of the original 2000GT are noticeable. > > > A key feature of sports cars is the location of the A-pillar. Raking it forward makes the windshield look “faster,” and the car’s power appears more evenly distributed front and rear. Functionally, however, it sacrifices forward visibility. > > > Making the A-pillar more upright and locating it further back in the body is classic sports car styling, showing off a long engine bay and placing the emphasis on the rear wheels putting power to the pavement — with the added benefit of excellent visibility. Calty designers even mounted the side mirrors with a “reverse loop” so the stalk doesn’t block the turn-in view when cornering. > > > “We saw that the Ferrari 458 Italia A-post was way back toward the driver. The Lamborghini Gallardo had the A-pillar way out by the wheels, and it felt more like fashion. We wanted to treat the cockpit as a totally separate element, all business,” Hunter said. > > > Even the concept’s exterior color was subject to debate. > > > “Red is a tough color. You need to have beautiful surfacing to show all the forms,” Shen said. “We focused on the highlights, not form and shading. We wanted the highlights to dance. With cars getting more high-tech, there are more slivers and edges. We didn’t want people to look at lines, but to look at the forms.” > > > Powertrain > > > So what’s under the hood? > > > As a show car, it’s just a battery pack that can barely push the car onto a stage. But, theoretically, Calty “always thought of an inline-six, because it’s in the Supra lineage,” Hunter said. > > > Toyota doesn’t make an inline-six anymore. But other automakers — BMW, for instance — still do. Hunter dismisses such theorizing. The engine could be a V-6, V-8, hybrid or some other package. However, Toyota and BMW last year announced a joint venture to build a next-generation sports car. > > > Hunter cuts off the conversation quickly: “We can’t talk about engines anyway.” > > > Interior > > > Many show cars are merely exterior styling exercises to stretch the legs of designers. But the FT-1 has a complete interior that seems almost ready for production — complete with a new telematics interface. > > > The cabin architecture used the original 1965 Toyota 2000GT for inspiration. > > > “We weren’t trying to do a retro design, but there were some cues we could move forward,” Hunter said. > > > Calty’s stylists deliberately tried to make the interior into something achievable, even if some of the effects seem a bit far out, said William Chergosky, Calty interior chief designer. > > > With the instrument panel, head-up displays are all the rage, and Calty took the FT-1 to new level. Rather than beaming the information onto the windshield, a separate screen protrudes up from the steering column. All important information is right in the line of sight. If you remember the head-up targeting display from Maverick’s fighter jet in Top Gun, you get the idea. > > > A cool display is one thing. Interacting with it at speed is another. When Chergosky’s team tested competitive exotics at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, no driver recalled looking away from the track — and down at the instrument panel — to visually register any key information. > > > “We wanted the point of view to be from the knuckles up,” Chergosky said. > > > The clickpad interface for the display resides on the steering wheel itself, with four quadrant-based buttons. All functions are just a couple of button clicks away, and unneeded info can be virtually pushed into the lower “dock” display where traditional gauges normally reside. > > > “Everything needs to be within the range of your fingertips,” Chergosky said. > > > Calty also was adventurous in terms of its use of materials. Because the FT-1 is meant to make the driver feel like a superhero, Chergosky said, Calty looked at modern comic books to see what costumes are in fashion. > > > “Batman is basically wearing woven iron today. There’s no more blue tights,” Chergosky said. > > > Because this is a purpose-built track car, not a luxury sports car, materials were chosen to display an underlying function. The headliner construction appears more like a roll cage, with heat-treated aluminum giving the impression of a red-hot motorcycle muffler pipe. > > > Calty then used soft-touch natural-grain saddle leather in the specific areas where an occupant’s arm or leg would rest. Sports car wonks — including CEO Akio Toyoda —note that the gas and brake pedal sprout from the floor, “church-organ” style, rather than hanging down from above. > > > “That was the first thing Akio noticed,” Chergosky said. > > > Being a sports car, if it’s to have an automatic transmission, paddle-shifting is a requirement. But there are sharply divided camps as to whether the paddles should be fixed to the steering column or rotate with the steering wheel. > > > Calty’s decision: With fixed paddles, you have windshield wipers and blinkers getting knocked when the driver is cornering and hunting for the paddles with his fingers. The FT-1’s paddles would rotate with the steering wheel. > > > Calty designers weren’t ashamed of borrowing from the best on occasion. The intention was for the back seat to be a 2+2 design, rather than an area for actual occupants. Who better to emulate than the Porsche 911? Hunter doesn’t disagree. After all, such a layout has worked for 50 years for the iconic German coupe. > > > So, to the question: Is this the next Supra? > > > After several hours of rare openness in the studio, Hunter’s answer becomes a bit evasive: “We have a history of making these kinds of concept cars, where it is not a pipe dream. We want to feel a possibility that it could happen. … We can’t help speculation.” > > [http://www.autonews.com/article/20140113/OEM04/140119925/ft-1-behind-toyotas-new-sports-car-concept#](http://www.autonews.com/article/20140113/OEM04/140119925/ft-1-behind-toyotas-new-sports-car-concept#) > [@txsupra11"](#): > > Motortrend’s interview also has the $60k price range. > > _Akio’s Assault Vehicle: Futuristic Sports Car Melds F1 Influences With Supra Styling_ > > [ > **Click here to view 120 High Resolution Photos** ](http://www.motortrend.com/future/concept_vehicles/1403_toyota_ft_1_concept_first_look/photo_120.html) > > > A pencil tip moves across a sheet of paper, leaving a thin graphite line. Perhaps a millimeter across, it could be swiftly erased. Or it could become the spark for the greatest performance cars that have ever existed: perhaps Marcello Gandini’s 1966 Lamborghini Miura. Or Jean Bugatti’s 1937 Type 57 SC Atlantic Coupe. Very different designs, but both born of a mere line arcing across paper. > > > For Alex Shen, studio chief designer at Toyota’s Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, California, the words describing the sports car’s styling concept came first – words like “sexy,” “honest,” “organic,” “kick-ass.” Followed by proportions – front/mid-engine, rear drive, just the right scale. And a wild guess at price – maybe $60,000? “It’s a Toyota,” says Shen. “It ought to be affordable.” Only then did lines start to appear. > > > But when they did, it was an avalanche. Virtually every designer in the 65-person studio submitted sketches, hundreds of them, many drawn at night, some sketched on lunchtime napkins, altogether exploding the number of lines Calty’s president, Kevin Hunter, and Shen’s team slowly culled for the very best ideas. At least the hurricane of lines that would become their sports car was now just a flurry. > > > Let me back up here. Usually, when people draw cars, they’re actually creating an outline, which in drawing parlance is a contour line – delineating the “contour” between the positive space (the car) and the negative space (the emptiness around it). In the realm of car designers, the language differs; for them, the line’s a “silhouette.” A contour is applied across a surface to understand its shape. For Shen, though, it would be a challenge for his silhouette not to recall that of the Mark > > > The canted roofline creates visual stress without unbalancing the overall shape. > > > 4 Toyota Supra. It’s iconic: a long, melted nose, abrupt windshield rise, tight roof peak, and lengthy plunge to a mini ducktail flip. And it was a line Shen and his colleagues simultaneously embraced and struggled to resist. Their task was to create a Toyota sports car for the future, a point emphasized by its eventual name, “FT-1” – for Future Toyota-One – which recalls their stillborn 2007 FT-HS project and parallels Lexus’ “LF” (Lexus Future) naming scheme. The FT-1, set to debut at the North America International Auto Show, is not a “real car,” but a “concept car” – a three-dimensional frenzy of winks and side glances, sucking scoops, and brutal downforce-generators, all peeking at us from behind a curtain where the future is being created. It’s the essence of a potent potential new sports car that’s for now an instant of bodywork turbulence, shock-frozen in fiberglass. > > > When Calty pitched its plan to Toyota’s Nagoya headquarters, its timing couldn’t have been better. At the 2011 Tokyo auto show, Akio Toyoda had insisted, “Now we have a new slogan, ‘Fun To Drive Again.’” And he’d made no secret of wanting a Supra-like car restored to the lineup. Calty was wise to the pitfalls, too, having been down this particular road five years earlier with its hybrid-drive, Supra-esque FT-HS, a car stillborn during the freefall of the great recession. But with the world economy healing and Toyota’s helm in the hands of a guy who’d donned a helmet to drive in the Nürburgring 24-hour race, the starter button was firmly pushed. With Akio’s blessing, Calty’s in-house Supra-esque sports car got the green light to become a concept car to be judged by the world. A timeline was plotted, milestones marked. The team set to work. > > > Unlike the Supra, the FT-1 has racing fingerprints all over it. The wind is shat- tered by a prow dominated by a Formula 1-inspired beak. Consequently, the radia- tor’s air is divided between twin shark-like mouths, each stuffed with electric fans sitting atop angled splitters whose shape is repeated higher up via streaking light signatures that fishhook around intense, triple-LED headlights. > > > Moving aft, its flanks are deeply slashed by even more air intakes that are themselves subsequently engulfed by rising rocker panels that suddenly erupt into muscular rear wheel arches. The roof is a sort of double-bubble, and the frenzy stays nonstop all the way to a tail that reminds you of a prototype sports racing car’s, complete with Venturi tunnel openings, a dense array of 35 tiny LED foglights, extendable wing, and twin storm- drain exhausts. None of this is by accident. During the FT-1’s gestation, Calty (involved in shaping Toyota’s Camry NASCAR racer) frequently consulted nearby Toyota Racing Development to ensure its shape was consistent with a sports car’s engineering demands. The result is called “functional sculpting.” > > > Red, which emphasizes highlights, was the only color ever considered. > > > Classic “silhouette cars” – ones you’d be inclined to draw in outline – are typically relaxed, simple fuselage forms that tran- quilly speak to you through their broad pools of subtly reflected light. Think of the soft, slightly balloon-ish shapes from the '50s and '60s – a particularly good example for me being the Lancia Aurelia B20.On the other hand, “gesture” in drawing puts an emphasis on the action and vitality. A good (or bad) example of gesture is the 1984 Ferrari Testarossa, a very, very busy design. Draw it, and your pencil becomes animated trying to capture the long strakes across its mammoth side-radiator gills. Recently, this sort of hyperactive, big-sculpture automotive design seems to be reemerging: the new Corvette, anyone? The FT-1’s extreme gesture mixes positive and negative space even more turbulently; somehow, it’s both windswept and forward-leaning. > > [http://www.motortrend.com/future/concept\_vehicles/1403\_toyota\_ft\_1\_concept\_first\_look/](http://www.motortrend.com/future/concept_vehicles/1403_toyota_ft_1_concept_first_look/) ---
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