The future of Toyota looks bright after the debut of its sportiest, sexiest car in decades.
In an effort to move away from their more mundane, commuter car image, Toyota introduced is FT-1 concept at this year’s Detroit Auto Show – by far their sportiest, sexiest car in decades.
In the works for two years, the still mysterious FT-1 was purposefully designed to command an audience on the showroom floor. Built at a 110% scale, the FT-1 sports ludicrously large 21-inch wheels, and a long, low profile. Built within an aerodynamic form, the new Toyota features a pair of large air intakes on its face that highlight its prominent down swept nose. Moving along the length of the FT-1’s body, its frame sweeps up and down culminating in an automatic spoiler that should aid the car’s handling.
Beyond its mechanical aspects the FT-1 is also topped-off with piercing LED headlights and a perfectly conceived, minimalist interior complete with a heads-up display.
With a number of interesting features littered about the car, one of the most intriguing is the clear panel center at the union of the hood and windshield. Beneath the grey-hewed pane a red accented engine displays itself and hints that the car might be a true performance machine.
While Toyota has no plans to bring the FT-1 to life, the simple fact that the Japanese giant has departed from its decade-long, uninspired design philosophy is good news for the automotive community, not to mention the engineers at Toyota! If the FT-1 is truly a symbol of a new design philosophy, Toyota’s upcoming offering might just be something to get excited about.
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