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Toyota FT-86 Concept, Red Neon Indicator Display

May 30th, 2009

toyota ft86This is one of the technology concept car is different when compared with other Toyota products as he displayed in the TMS 2009. The reason is, if the other concept car offers a plug-in hybrids and electric, so this one is purely rely on petrol engines.
Interesting feature of the FT-86 or the Future-hachi roku Toyota as a compact sports car (length 4160 mm) is the driving source. Toyota relies on boxer engine with 2000 cc 4 cylinders. So far, Toyota does not have to use boxer engines.
The only Japanese manufacturer that uses a Subaru boxer engine. Therefore, can be ascertained, this time trying to use the Toyota Subaru engine. Because, after the pull of the GM, Subaru chose to collaborate with Toyota. Hence, there is this car called the “Toyobaru”.Meanwhile, Toyota has not given information about their reasons for using a boxer engine, and the producers who supplied the machine.
Toyota describes the cingklong red, 6-speed manual transmission, and brake systems ADVICS plus rear wheel motion. It says, FT-86 is the latest creation from Toyota Europe Design Development, known as ED2. The characteristics of the interface that was developed in the FT-86 was there on the curve of body posture and aerodinamikanya flat.
That is not less interesting is the interior design. Previously, only the exterior shape is released.But now, some interior photos are also published. Characteristic of the basic instrument panel with a gray and white have indicators device that uses a red neon light. Other information systems, including navigation, using a digital screen displays.

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