THE TOYOTA FT-86 concept’s video game doppelganger has been revealed today, sliding around a track alongside the fan-favourite AE86 Corolla in a new Gran Turismo 5 video.

The first motion shots of the FT-86 (albeit in a virtual realm), the new video offers a glimpse of Toyota’s stylish new concept from a number of new [...]

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OFFERING THE BEST look yet at Toyota’s plans for its upcoming entry-level rear-wheel-drive sportscar, the Japanese carmaker has revealed the FT-86 concept ahead of its Tokyo Motor Show debut.

Borrowing styling cues from both the FT-HS concept and the upcoming Lexus LF-A, the FT-86 is likely powered by the same Subaru-sourced 2.0 litre four-cylinder boxer engine [...]

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With all the names, nicknames and details that keep getting trundled out for the 2012 Toyota/Subaru ‘Toyobaru’ ‘Subota’ 086A Celica rear-wheel-drive entry-level sports car (see, that took up an entire line and then some), we’re going to soon start running out of space to put it all.

Moving on, the ‘Toyobaru’ circus continues.  Best Car magazine – [...]

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This morning saw one big rumour for Nissan, so it’s only fair that Toyota gets one too, right?

According to US site InsideLine, Toyota is believed to be planning a display for the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show that would take full advantage of the absence of just about every other manufacturer.

With BMW and Mercedes-Benz likely to [...]

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If you thought you were confused about the coming Toyota and Subaru rear-wheel-drive entry-level sports car (even that’s a mouthful), then rest assured, this latest news… probably won’t clarify things at all.

The ‘Toyobaru’ - initially conceived to evoke the spirit of the AE86 Corolla - has had a turbulent run, being cancelled and re-instated more [...]

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According to UK auto mag Auto Express, Toyota is planning to revive the MR2 nameplate as a direct competitor to Honda’s upcoming CR-Z Hybrid coupe

As is the case for the Honda, the new MR2 will be a hybrid affair and will use a modified version of the Prius’ drive train. Is this the Prius Coupe [...]

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Earlier in the week, we reported that the joint Toyota and Subaru entry-level rear-wheel-drive project is still on the go, and that we should expect to see it some time around 2012.

While our mail would indicate that the body shape has been largely finalised, there remains some mystery as to the choice of powertrain and driveline.

This may be becoming [...]

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On Sunday we reported on a dubious article posted by the Detroit Free Press which claimed Toyota and Subaru had confirmed that their joint entry-level rear-wheel-drive sports car project had been put on “indefinite hold”.

Now, according to Inside Line and “knowledgeable PR sources in Japan”, we should ignore that news and keep our spirits high – again [...]

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In what will likely be heart-wrenching news for many, Toyota and Subaru have together – according to the Detroit Free Press – confirmed that the small entry-level RWD sports car project the two companies had been working on, is now on indefinite hold.

Codenamed 086A, the ‘Toyobaru’ project (as it had been nicknamed, along with ‘Subota’), [...]

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What happens when the unstoppable juggernaut meets the immovable object? In the case of the global economic crisis versus Toyota and Subaru’s joint rear-wheel-drive sports car, there’s hope that new Toyota president Akio Toyoda has found a solution to that age-old riddle.

In an interview with the press at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon, speed-loving Toyota [...]

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The jointly-developed Toyota/Subaru RWD coupe is undoubtedly one of the more hotly-anticipated new releases on the horizon, but now it seems that those hanging out for a budget tyre-burner from Toyota may have to wait a little longer yet.

Yep, it looks like the world’s slowly capsizing economy will be putting the brakes on yet another [...]

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We’ve presented plenty of news on the Toyobaru or Subota Toyota/Subaru RWD Coupe. We thought we knew all about it but with every new day comes a new contradiction. It will be cheap, it won’t be cheap, there will be a turbo AWD version there won’t be - you get the picture.

What we think we [...]

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