UPDATE: Watch the Toyota FT-86 Open concept in motion in the added video
The Toyota FT-86 Open concept, which you saw a preview sketch of earlier, has finally been unveiled in its entirety through a load of images, ahead of its Geneva show debut. The 86 convertible concept features a soft top (as yet unclear if manual or electrically operated) and 2+2 seating.
The concept’s goal is to gauge public reaction to the idea of an 86 convertible. By concept standards it actually looks pretty tame, which could mean that the production car, if it happens, won’t stray very far from this, visually at least.
Save for some high-contrast colours (coordinated by a Milan-based designer, no less), yellow-gold stitching on the floor mats and seats, and centre console-mounted gauges, the interior looks to be unchanged from the 86 coupe‘s.
Toyota hasn’t said anything yet about specifications, but the 2.0 litre flat-four is likely to stay, kicking out 200 PS and 205 Nm of torque. Like the coupe, manual and automatic transmissions should be offered.
Prototype testing is already underway, according to the company. More info to come when the wraps come off, which isn’t far away now. In the meantime, tell us what you think, or read our review of the Toyota 86 coupe here.
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This RV high
Eww who cares?looks cheap…
topless sideways fun for four~!
For me, every droptop is pretty. But most of them is ugly with the top up. Like the 350Z roadster. And even the E93 3-er looks awkward.
Any picture of it with its top up,guys??
true…
so far only the porsche 911 / 991 cabriolet maintains the coupe like shape, n they’re using magnesium n other exotic materials for d frames to keep weight down, bt is more expensive
458 Italia and McLaren MP4-12C forgotten?
What will Mazda do to their Mx-5 to rival this ?
What mazda can do to compete with tjis car is fut in Mazda MPS 2.4l turbocharge engine into Mazda mx5.
That will sell like hot cake
The car will lose balance, too much horses too small size
really? how about Lotus Elise/Exige?
tofu car with tofu bhp and tofu torque lol
just as your brain filled with TOFU.
And if you watch Initial D, tofu car is still faster than Evos, GT-Rs and Honda Type-Rs
I think that’s more because of the driver rather than the car. Yeah, Takumi and his hachiroku might be super fast defeating all those high powered car. But that’s because of his driving skills. Same goes with Keiichi Tsuchiya whom Takumi was based on. That guy is a legend because he made the hachiroku a beast. Not the other way around.
I don’t hate the hachiroku, though. Fun and awesome looking car, that one is.
Glad to see that I’am not the only one following Initial D, thou Stage 5 is sort of a disappointing compared to the Manga. But anyways, no matter how good Takumi is in rael life, is rather impossible to balance a cup of water while drifting your car through a hairpin. Hack, i don’t think is even possible to do that at 100kph. But Initial D does give you a real life insight on cars along with Wangan Midnight, something the fast & furious franchise failed to do.
Back to the hachi-roku or 86. I don’t know much of the history of that car, but I heard is more of an accidental success that Toyota made such a great handling RWD car. I don’t think, with all the safety/emission standards, and the ‘goodies’we demand, we’ll ever see another 960kg balance RWD hatch like the 86. Great to put a HUGE smile on yer face. which come to think what’s stopping me from getting a second hand hachi? But words is Toyota is planning to drop the SWB Toyota Rush(perodua Nautica)RWD that’s sold in Japan, and make a hatch out of it. It will slot below the the 86 so power will be dismal. BUT hack, make it happen Toyota! and F*** the Prii.
In real life still cant beat the GTR35.eww anyway this is one ugly looking car!
Why are you comparing this car to a SUPERCAR? Is like comparing a Proton Putra (sorry P1 bashers) and a BMW M3, or maybe C 63 AMG.
Thou I’am not fond of the idea of a soft-top 86, it does look nicer than the hard-top version. And the interior seems livelier and more expensive than the hard-top 86, thou being a concept, it may be they put additional funds in the Interior materials that won’t see the light of day in a 220k production coupe.
Nice rims.
Now Fujiwara sending tofu in a convertible!
THE LOOK OF THIS CONVERTIBLE IS SIMPLY AMAZING!!
Yippee, a good replacement n compromise for a open soft top mr2 Celica n gt86