Toyota FT-Bh – teaser images of Geneva-bound hybrid

Toyota FT-Bh – teaser images of Geneva-bound hybrid

Toyota has teased its upcoming FT-Bh concept through two partials ahead of the B-segment hybrid’s debut in Geneva next month.

The company isn’t revealing any details about the car just yet, except to say that it breaks new boundaries in small car efficiency, saying the FT-Bh is as spacious as an average five-door supermini, but produces about 50% less CO2.

It’ll also be light, tipping the scales at under 800 kg, which is part of the design’s focus on low weight, optimum aerodynamic performance, powertrain efficiency, thermal energy management and electricity savings.

Apparently, it’s also realistically viable as a design – the company says that the car hasn’t been built using exotic materials or expensive techniques, but rather from commonplace, economically viable production methods and technologies, including a down-sized full hybrid powertrain. Guess we’ll see what and how when Geneva comes.

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Comments

  • hway de Cruz on Feb 23, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    kind of some DRL seen from the teaser. abt 800kg, that’s very good weight reduction, will be suitable for intercity travel… not recommended on the autobahn. our cement trailer can travel beyond 150km/h, at times i need to push to 160km/h to overtake those cylinder nuts

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    • sorry bro, i wanted to “like”, but accidently “unlike” it…good comment..

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  • ATOYOT

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  • Kiddo on Feb 23, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    with the Prius C now being offered for RM97k, it means this Toyota is even more affordable!

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  • HeMan on Feb 23, 2012 at 2:44 pm

    toyota is the best car corporation in the universe!!

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