Toyota: FT-CH news
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Toyota: FT-CH news
Detroit 2010: Toyota FT-CH a younger, cheaper brother for the Prius
by Sebastian Blanco (RSS feed) on Jan 11th 2010 at 12:09PM
Toyota brought a downstream version of the small hybrid Lexus LF-CH concept that was unveiled in Frankfurt to the Detroit Auto Show today. The FT-CH Concept – teased a few weeks ago – not only offers small hybrid mentality with a Toyota badge, it could also be a tremendous sales successful if it ever makes it to production.
Toyota didn't say this concept is for sure destined for the showroom floor, but they were hinting at it. The reason we can see this being popular is that, if Toyota sells it, the FT-CH would be priced below the Prius and aimed at a younger audience. The FT-CH is smaller than the Prius too, coming in at just 153 inches long and 68.5 inches wide.
The four-seat concept was designed by Toyota's European Design and Development center in Nice, France with an 8-bit mentality. That's not a put-down. It's actually the style that designers were going for with the FT-CH, and the press conference included references to Contra, Megaman and Super Mario Brothers. Check out a promotional video of a digital rendering of the FT-CH in action on Toyota's new sustainable mobility website.
by Sebastian Blanco (RSS feed) on Jan 11th 2010 at 12:09PM
Toyota brought a downstream version of the small hybrid Lexus LF-CH concept that was unveiled in Frankfurt to the Detroit Auto Show today. The FT-CH Concept – teased a few weeks ago – not only offers small hybrid mentality with a Toyota badge, it could also be a tremendous sales successful if it ever makes it to production.
Toyota didn't say this concept is for sure destined for the showroom floor, but they were hinting at it. The reason we can see this being popular is that, if Toyota sells it, the FT-CH would be priced below the Prius and aimed at a younger audience. The FT-CH is smaller than the Prius too, coming in at just 153 inches long and 68.5 inches wide.
The four-seat concept was designed by Toyota's European Design and Development center in Nice, France with an 8-bit mentality. That's not a put-down. It's actually the style that designers were going for with the FT-CH, and the press conference included references to Contra, Megaman and Super Mario Brothers. Check out a promotional video of a digital rendering of the FT-CH in action on Toyota's new sustainable mobility website.
01-11-2010, 11:33 AM
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01-11-2010, 01:57 PM
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An 8-bit mentality? Is that some kind of new marketingspeak?
01-11-2010, 04:46 PM
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designed in Nice. fanccccy. wow, and toyota has a sustainable mobile website. haha. who wrote this freakin article?
im interested to see where toyota is going with that new headlight technology i see. unless its completely conceptual. (the lights on the hood, not the stupid lights on the bumper that look like electrical radiating vents)
im interested to see where toyota is going with that new headlight technology i see. unless its completely conceptual. (the lights on the hood, not the stupid lights on the bumper that look like electrical radiating vents)
Last edited by ThermonMermon; 01-11-2010 at 04:48 PM.
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