Toyota Working on a Baby FT-86

 The FT-86 has caused a deep emotion for Toyota since its introduction in the last Tokyo Motor Show. Now we hear that Toyota is also working on a smaller car (and hottest) sports, which will be about $ 5,000 cheaper than the $ 20,000 and more FT-86 (to be sold this year to be published) . Toyota had initially wanted to keep the price of the FT-86 below the $ 20,000 mark, but development costs are running over budget, and we learned that Toyota is resigned to the fact that the FT -86 will not be as cheap as expected.

To fill the hole sub-$ 20,000 sports cars in its lineup, the company is turning a baby FT-86. This car is about 150 in front to back, powered by a society 3SZ-VE, 1.5-liter inline-4 that produces 109 hp, mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. The car will feature a frontengine / reverse design, like the FT-86. The question is whether the sale of this car in the States shall take all sales outside the Scion tC. But because the provision of baby reardrive FT-86, it should appeal to enthusiast drivers more than the FWD tC. If Toyota decides to take the baby FT-86 in the U.S., trying to make his debut in 2012.