Cars.

[islandman]

A place to discuss all things automotive - classic, current, concept and everything in between.

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Toyota Confirms FT-1 is New Supra?

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/THF8oYRUancwGUkMBDt1IA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTI0MA--/http://listings.zenfs.com/en-US/cms/autos/Boldride/Toyota-FT-1-Concept-3.jpg


The Toyota FT-1 was one of the hottest concept cars to come from Toyota in a long time. When it made its debut at this year’s North American International Auto Show in the Motor City, our jaws dropped in excitement as it previewed what was undoubtedly an upcoming Toyota sportscar. And we were right…probably…hopefully.

According to Motoring, an anonymous source inside Toyota said that the lovely FT-1 would indeed be the new Supra. And while an anonymous source isn’t the most grounded “confirmation,” Akio Toyoda himself said, “If the FT-1 makes a good strong impression on the market, then we we’ll add to the line-up.”

 

[PeteHulbert37]

A place to discuss all things automotive - classic, current, concept and everything in between.

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Toyota Confirms FT-1 is New Supra?

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/THF8oYRUancwGUkMBDt1IA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTI0MA--/http://listings.zenfs.com/en-US/cms/autos/Boldride/Toyota-FT-1-Concept-3.jpg


The Toyota FT-1 was one of the hottest concept cars to come from Toyota in a long time. When it made its debut at this year’s North American International Auto Show in the Motor City, our jaws dropped in excitement as it previewed what was undoubtedly an upcoming Toyota sportscar. And we were right…probably…hopefully.

According to Motoring, an anonymous source inside Toyota said that the lovely FT-1 would indeed be the new Supra. And while an anonymous source isn’t the most grounded “confirmation,” Akio Toyoda himself said, “If the FT-1 makes a good strong impression on the market, then we we’ll add to the line-up.”

The production model won't look anything like that. They never do. One of the coolest cars I ever saw was the Dodge Charger concept car. However, the production model was incredibly underwhelming. I don't even like Dodge that much, but thought the concept design in this vehicle was inspiring. The production model, not so much.

http://img2.netcarshow.com/Dodge-Charger_RT_Concept_Vehicle_1999_800x600_wallpaper_02.jpg

 

[islandman]

The production model won't look anything like that. They never do. One of the coolest cars I ever saw was the Dodge Charger concept car. However, the production model was incredibly underwhelming. I don't even like Dodge that much, but thought the concept design in this vehicle was inspiring. The production model, not so much.

http://img2.netcarshow.com/Dodge-Charger_RT_Concept_Vehicle_1999_800x600_wallpaper_02.jpg

Yes, I know.

 

[Skiddles2014]

Take it to the playground, limpy.

 

[Adre]

Love 'em.

 

[oggbashan]

Toyota FT-1?

I'd never get inside it. I'm too large and have a stiff back.

I need headroom. Modern concept cars seem designed for people under 5 feet 8 inches with small feet.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I am a greater fan of the Volkswagon workers...

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Toyota FT-1?

I'd never get inside it. I'm too large and have a stiff back.

I need headroom. Modern concept cars seem designed for people under 5 feet 8 inches with small feet.

Amen.

 

[jomar]

They are getting too smart...not sure I'm comfortable with it recording every little thing I'm doing and where I'm going.

 

[warrior queen]

They are getting too smart...not sure I'm comfortable with it recording every little thing I'm doing and where I'm going.

It's good for one thing.... so long as you don't cause an accident, your insurance premiums go way down (in Australia anyway).

 

[jomar]

It's good for one thing.... so long as you don't cause an accident, your insurance premiums go way down (in Australia anyway).

Or possibly up, depending on how you drive.

 

[oggbashan]

It's good for one thing.... so long as you don't cause an accident, your insurance premiums go way down (in Australia anyway).

Your insurance premiums also go down if you are ancient, have a long non-claims record, and drive a car worth little more than scrap value.

My ancient Volvo Estates have simple mechanics and long-lasting engines. One is on 268,000 miles, the other on 182,000.

 

[BotanyBoy]

It's just a new FR sports car from Yoda....I think the "Supra" line died with the JZA80 MKIV and is there to stay.

http://philscarblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/dsc05461mu6.jpg

 

[islandman]

In related news, Lotus enters motorcycle business with stunning "hyper bike"


Ever since firing its CEO Dany Bahar in June 2012 and reporting a near $200 million loss, Lotus has sought to find solid footing. One way the British marque planned to achieve this was by entering the motorcycle business, promising to deliver a Lotus "hyper bike," built by German race team Kodewa and the Holzer Group, by the turn of the year.

And here it is, the Lotus C-01. A true stunner that isn't really a Lotus at all.

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rhr8qygyHzkZgawP30lvfg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9Njc2O2NyPTE7Y3c9MTAyNDtkeD0wO2R5PTA7Zmk9dWxjcm9wO2g9Njc2O3E9NzU7dz0xMDI0/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/autos/2014-02-21/ec7fd630-9b1b-11e3-bbfe-5960228aa472_LotusC01_blk_DanielSimon_Press_Feb2014_00_revised26.jpg

 

[warrior queen]

Your insurance premiums also go down if you are ancient, have a long non-claims record, and drive a car worth little more than scrap value.

My ancient Volvo Estates have simple mechanics and long-lasting engines. One is on 268,000 miles, the other on 182,000.

Heh..... my Lily-tank is 32 yrs old, the odo stopped working at 387,000 km (about 8yrs ago, according to the guy we bought her from) and yet, with a few tweaks here and there she just keeps on going and starts first time, every time.
Bonus is when I'm out on the road in her, everyone gives me a wide space because no-one wants to hit a car as solid as this one!

 

[Comshaw]

CARS (snip)

http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SSMovie-CarsRS/P1-4.jpg


On a more serious note:

In related news, Lotus enters motorcycle business with stunning "hyper bike"


Ever since firing its CEO Dany Bahar in June 2012 and reporting a near $200 million loss, Lotus has sought to find solid footing. One way the British marque planned to achieve this was by entering the motorcycle business, promising to deliver a Lotus "hyper bike," built by German race team Kodewa and the Holzer Group, by the turn of the year.

And here it is, the Lotus C-01. A true stunner that isn't really a Lotus at all.

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rhr8qygyHzkZgawP30lvfg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9Njc2O2NyPTE7Y3c9MTAyNDtkeD0wO2R5PTA7Zmk9dWxjcm9wO2g9Njc2O3E9NzU7dz0xMDI0/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/autos/2014-02-21/ec7fd630-9b1b-11e3-bbfe-5960228aa472_LotusC01_blk_DanielSimon_Press_Feb2014_00_revised26.jpg

It's a gorgeous piece of art, but I'm not sure it will ride very well. If it's suppose to be a 150 ><200 MPH bike, the aerodynamics look like crap: not enough wind coverage for the rider and that big old flat spot on the front would act just like a sail. And who the hell runs dual shocks on a bike any more? The mono shock has proven much better. But she is pretty, that I'll give ya'. Maybe they designed it to ride 5 miles then park outside a tavern or road house?

Comshaw

 

[thør]

A true stunner that isn't really a Lotus at all.[/I]

Doesn't look comfortable.

 

[oggbashan]

Heh..... my Lily-tank is 32 yrs old, the odo stopped working at 387,000 km (about 8yrs ago, according to the guy we bought her from) and yet, with a few tweaks here and there she just keeps on going and starts first time, every time.
Bonus is when I'm out on the road in her, everyone gives me a wide space because no-one wants to hit a car as solid as this one!

Back in the 1960s I used to commute by car to the City of London. I had a succession of ancient 1930s and 40s rusty vehicles, usually large and noisy.

One advantage of them was that London Black Cab drivers would get out of the way. They didn't want to get hit by two tons of ancient worthless metal.

I was pleased that they did avoid me. The brakes were without any power assistance, usually rod or cable operated, and while they might have been adequate for traffic speeds 20 or 30 years earlier, they weren't comparable with then modern cars' braking distances. The physical effort to make them stop was considerable but braking distances were many yards longer than modern vehicles.

But one of them was very different. Although it looked like a large late 1940s limousine, it had been much modified for saloon-car racing in the 1950s. Apart from engine and other modifications, it had four-wheel disc brakes operated by a servo. It could go, and stop.

It drank petrol (gas). It had twin fuel tanks, twin electric high capacity petrol pumps that could be switched between one operating or both, triple SU carbs instead of a single, and a fuel consumption on full bore of less than 10 miles per Imperial Gallon. Filling up the twin tanks meant that I collected several books-full of Green Shield Stamps and my bank manager was unhappy.

 

[glynndah]

So... where do you put the quarter in?

 

[warrior queen]

Back in the 1960s I used to commute by car to the City of London. I had a succession of ancient 1930s and 40s rusty vehicles, usually large and noisy.

One advantage of them was that London Black Cab drivers would get out of the way. They didn't want to get hit by two tons of ancient worthless metal.

I was pleased that they did avoid me. The brakes were without any power assistance, usually rod or cable operated, and while they might have been adequate for traffic speeds 20 or 30 years earlier, they weren't comparable with then modern cars' braking distances. The physical effort to make them stop was considerable but braking distances were many yards longer than modern vehicles.

But one of them was very different. Although it looked like a large late 1940s limousine, it had been much modified for saloon-car racing in the 1950s. Apart from engine and other modifications, it had four-wheel disc brakes operated by a servo. It could go, and stop.

It drank petrol (gas). It had twin fuel tanks, twin electric high capacity petrol pumps that could be switched between one operating or both, triple SU carbs instead of a single, and a fuel consumption on full bore of less than 10 miles per Imperial Gallon. Filling up the twin tanks meant that I collected several books-full of Green Shield Stamps and my bank manager was unhappy.

I bet you wish you'd kept one of them!
I had a 1966 Cortina that I bought for $100. I should have kept it.... worth a fair bit now!
The Lily-tank is worth a bit too - because despite her age, she's pristine inside and has almost no rust except a few surface bits (which we've treated until we repaint in a few months).
I've been offered 5 times what we paid just for the metal louvre set in the back.

 

[Mr Noone]

Saw one of these for sale in Cashel last time I was over.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Ford.prefect.arp.750pix.jpg

 

[thør]

So... where do you put the quarter in?

That's a two quarter ride!

I wonder of Krogers will have one?

 

[pointless]

so this thread isn't about gary numan and/or the tubeway army?

 

[oggbashan]

I bet you wish you'd kept one of them!
I had a 1966 Cortina that I bought for $100. I should have kept it.... worth a fair bit now!
The Lily-tank is worth a bit too - because despite her age, she's pristine inside and has almost no rust except a few surface bits (which we've treated until we repaint in a few months).
I've been offered 5 times what we paid just for the metal louvre set in the back.

The car I coveted belonged to a cousin. He bought it with three university friends to drive from London to Bath between terms.

It was a Lagonda M45 Rapide:

http://www.prewarcar.com/images/caradvert/2084_1345764754_resized_lagonda-09.jpg

There was a problem. Their house had parking for three cars in a line. If someone wanted to go out, they usually took the car at the front to avoid playing musical cars.

His mother wasn't happy driving the Lagonda to go to the local High Street. She would go to the butchers and find the Lagonda surrounded by small boys and their fathers. The picture doesn't really show the size of it. The top of the windscreen was seven feet above the road.

 

[warrior queen]

The car I coveted belonged to a cousin. He bought it with three university friends to drive from London to Bath between terms.

It was a Lagonda M45 Rapide:

http://www.prewarcar.com/images/caradvert/2084_1345764754_resized_lagonda-09.jpg

There was a problem. Their house had parking for three cars in a line. If someone wanted to go out, they usually took the car at the front to avoid playing musical cars.

His mother wasn't happy driving the Lagonda to go to the local High Street. She would go to the butchers and find the Lagonda surrounded by small boys and their fathers. The picture doesn't really show the size of it. The top of the windscreen was seven feet above the road.

Gorgeous! My old neighbour has a wooden car. Almost everything on it is handmade from wood, including the wheels (they look a bit like wagon wheels with a strip of hard rubber around the outside).
I have no idea what it is, but it has a very large engine that is steam-powered and does a grand total of 8mph at full speed.