As reported a few weeks ago, Toyota is believed to be working on a convertible version of its FT-86, the long-anticipated Subaru joint-venture sports car unveiled in concept form at the Tokyo Motor Show. Our team has since put together an illustration of what such a vehicle might look like.
According to a report from Auto Telegraaf, Toyota leaning in favor of producing a drop-top version of the FT-86. Like its coupe counterpart, the FT-86 convertible would come standard with rear-wheel drive and a naturally aspirated 2.0L boxer engine making about 220 horsepower. A six-speed manual would be the convertible’s default setting, although an automatic gearbox would also be offered.
A turbo version of the FT-86 convertible would likely represent the nameplate’s top billing. The addition of a turbocharger could raise the car’s horsepower rating to 300, with all-wheel drive making sure all that power is translated to the pavement.
It remains possible that Subaru’s version of the FT-86 coupe could get the convertible treatment, but Toyota will likely want to keep the drop top for itself.
If the FT-86 convertible does get the production nod, look for it to hit Toyota showrooms sometime in 2011.
11/20, 2:19 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
looks pretty slick…i wonder how it would do as a 2-seater…
11/20, 2:21 PM
posted by:
RaineMan
A real sports car by Toyota… it’s about time they got a replacement for that sorry Solara.
11/20, 2:21 PM
posted by:
worst 3
with 300hp make sure to take the floor mats out.
dose look good though, a lot like the z to me
11/20, 2:23 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
That does look sharp. I just hope they don’t price this thing out of its league… but knowing Toyota they probably will.
11/20, 2:28 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
I like this car a lot. I wonder what the real life version will look like though
11/20, 2:31 PM
posted by:
RaineMan
Johnny… the Supra was priced out of its league back in the 90’s, and they still go for $15,000+ on the used market.
If Toyota makes it, and makes it right, this thing could be a big winner.
11/20, 2:33 PM
posted by:
Borat
Over 200 ponies (without turbo!) and 6 speed manual. My cards are pointing to the base price of 26-28 large. To be fair, topless Mini is north of 25 and it has half the ponies.
11/20, 2:34 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
No doubt. It’s going to be Toyota’s Camaro. Only I don’t think you’re going to be seeing a lot of Asians suddenly sporting mullets.
11/20, 2:45 PM
posted by:
MAJ3STQ
Give me the hard top matte black, with gun metal rims pref 20’s or 19’s wide and sticky…we can get Blue xenons up front, smoke the tail lamps…Borla exhaust too…o.k. I am done
11/20, 2:48 PM
posted by:
Borat
don’t forget to clean up the mess….
11/20, 2:57 PM
posted by:
teahead
PUt me down for one. I know, I spew “buy American” but until they make something like this, I’ll have to buy this.
More slick than the Saturn Sky/Pontiac Solstice.
11/20, 3:09 PM
posted by:
Borat
teahead, had some coffee lately?
11/20, 3:18 PM
posted by:
Hammer
the reflected bush remained on the car. the photoshopper should remove the reflections of the original background, or keep the background itself.
like some tuners of hvtm.hu did:
http://hvtm.hu/index.php3?ID=9000&carID=9521
http://hvtm.hu/index.php3?ID=9000&carID=9501
11/20, 3:40 PM
posted by:
NRG
RainMan, this looks more like a replacement for the Supra, finally, than it does for the Solara. This is much better looking than the Sky/Soltice cars any day. Decent HP too. Hopefully it won’t look much diifferent than the sketch. It should be around $28k-$35k, hopefully. Knowing Toyota, it will be $35k-$40k.
11/20, 4:04 PM
posted by:
CiNO
I guess this car going to sub25k. It more likely to be successor of Trueno/Levin. Hope this one come with LSD, and ABS/TCS off botton
11/20, 4:24 PM
posted by:
Hyperion
I love it how when each of these articles talks about a Turbocharged Toyota version they ALWAYS mention it coming with AWD. If anything, it seems like the turbo version is very iffy on the Toyota side and besides that, just because Subaru is making a logical turbo AWD version, why should Toyota? Rear wheel drive is absolutely fine for a 300HP engine and Toyota is looking for ways to differentiate their version from Subaru’s anyway.
11/20, 4:51 PM
posted by:
Beefcake
That looks cool… now remove the useless back seats, make it a 2-seater, make a turbocharged model and i’ll take my pants off. No no, I meant i’d consider buying one. Yeah, that’s it…
11/20, 5:10 PM
posted by:
JakeK66
Toyota – just do us all a favor and stop effin around and sell this thing for the same price as the Genesis Coupe – just do it! Trust me, you’ll be happy you did.
11/20, 6:10 PM
posted by:
Snowclone
Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada on the color of theToyota FT-86 Sports Car concept to debut in Tokyo:
“Sports cars have to be red, but we wanted a new red,” Tada said. “So we came up with shoujyouhi red, the traditional red color of a Japanese monkey’s arse”
11/20, 6:28 PM
posted by:
Kafziel
Am I the only one wondering how a car this tiny managed to fit four seats?
11/20, 7:02 PM
posted by:
superman
nice
11/20, 7:09 PM
posted by:
e46Ne90
why is every1 comparing this to solara? solara(and celica) is fwd piece of crap that was never a sports car. last time toyota made sports car was proper rear wheel drive mr-2 which was discontinued in 2003. anyway toyota is going right direction with this car. build it and charge it less than 25k. this would be a good alternative to next gen 1series IF they do it right
11/20, 7:54 PM
posted by:
IIL Designs
Who cares what its a successor to.. Its still a POS toyota.. Always was crappy always will be crappy, its just fact…
11/20, 8:11 PM
posted by:
DrFill
A car for all the Players to play in
And all the haters to hate on
You know who you are
DrFill
11/20, 8:11 PM
posted by:
85ZingoGTR
Doesn’t count. It was co-designed with toyota.
11/20, 9:20 PM
posted by:
howsmydriving
I welcome any new affordable RWD car. With 220 hp in a lightweight car, I question the need for turbo and doubt whether it will really be produced.
11/20, 9:30 PM
posted by:
CiNO
Toyota version doesn’t need Turbo, or AWD. It needs NA engine, and RWD. It’s not MKV, but it’s Hachiroku.
11/21, 12:52 AM
posted by:
DrFill
Some fresh ignorance from another rookie
Great!
DrFill
11/21, 1:42 AM
posted by:
jzcarguy
JakeK66 – well said! You are exactly right! put the naturally aspirated version priced to compete with genesis coupe 4cyl and make the turbo to compete with the genesis coupe v6. It makes complete sense, and I agree as well that it will still work out very well for them. But if they price it like several here have said, (and I unfortunately agree), then the n/a 4cyl will probably be priced with the genesis coupe v6, and thus the toyota will lose.
11/21, 1:50 AM
posted by:
Soravia
The Genesis was made to go against the G35, especially because of the massive weight it has. FT-86 is supposed to be hundreds of pounds lighter (and smaller). It would be very close to 7th Gen Celica GT-S, with RWD.
11/21, 2:31 AM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
not really buying the genesis coupe as a competitor to the g35 coupe argument…(not sure if you mean coupes here, but i’m assuming so)…they may have said such things in press releases, but with a base price in the low 20s the genesis coupe is not competing with the g35 in any real sense…most car mags pitted the genesis coupe against the v6 camaro, even…or other stuff in the 25k-30k bracket (mazdaspeed 3, for example, which is more like 24-26k)…not the 35k bracket the g35 coupe hangs around in…
so this toyota will more than likely, imo, compete with the genesis coupe…mid 20s…probably near 30k with all the bells and whistles on the convertible…
11/22, 10:42 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
I hope they can get the car to come out decently equipped at at around the 25K range…they would sell everyone on the lot!
11/22, 1:40 PM
posted by:
DrFill
Replaces Scion tC
DrFill
11/23, 11:53 AM
posted by:
DaSpyda
Celica replacement, with leanings toward Supra – two cars in one.
Still waiting on mid-engined, lightweight roadster to replace MR2 Spyder…