Toyota GR SPORTS EV Concept could be an electric MR2 successor / Toyota FT-Se Concept

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by gymratter

i like it, but its not perfect by any means. if and when a road version is approved, no doubt it will be cleaned up. case in point:

All the styling cues are there, but the concept looked like a coupe/CUV, while the production version looks like an electric RX.

But if they really wanted to, they could go the LC route....that thing is 95% concept to reality.

[Lantanafrs2]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.for...ports-car/amp/

[Captain Snooze]

Want.
Well, maybe.

Hang on a sec. That's a pic from at least 2018. The page I'm looking at is referring to MR2 speculation. It would seem to be a pic that has been used quite a bit for rumours.
https://carbuzz.com/news/we-think-th...look-like-this

I hope it doesn't turn into another SFR tease. *sigh*
Just in case you had forgotten:

[Irace86.2.0]

I’ll believe it when I see it. Like the Honda S660, this very speculative vehicle would probably be sold in specific markets only, especially considering the collaboration.

[Dadhawk]

Toyota is quickly becoming the James Patterson of sports cars. Sure, the ones produced are good, but how much of it is really them any more? Honestly, I'm over it.

Time for Toyota to put up or drop out of the sports car genre as far as I'm concerned.

[Sasquachulator]

1.0 L Turbo sportscar?

Daihatsu, Suzuki and Toyota?

sounds like it would be:
-Next gen Daihatsu Copen
-Revival of Suzuki Cappuccino
-Dunno what Toyota would get out of it...revived Celica as a smaller car (was never a 1.0L class car), Revived Sports 800, or some successor to the Toyota Paseo?.
Edit: Noticed the article mentioned mid-engined 2 door...so revived MR2?

to be fair the only outlier in this group is actually Suzuki, Toyota owns Daihatsu i think.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

I’ll believe it when I see it. Like the Honda S660, this very speculative vehicle would probably be sold in specific markets only, especially considering the collaboration.

Very likely we wont see it here in North America.
All the car manufacturers have pulled their 1.0L econobox sub-compact offerings from the North American market. The Koreans and GM i think might be the only ones left in this segment (Accent, Rio, Spark?) and even then i think they're on the way out once their current gen lifecycles are done. OH I suppose Nissan's still here (Versa) and Mitsubishi (Mirage...but that thing is trash and I think Mitsu just keeps it around to make their portfolio look a little more full)

[chipmunk]

From Forbes:

In the past, Toyota has teamed up with Subaru to build the GR86 and BRZ, and more recently the brands’ first-ever electric SUVs, while a BMW collaboration has given rise to the Supra and Z4. Now, according to a report in Japan’s biggest-selling magazine, Best Car, Japan’s No 1 carmaker is joining forces with small car experts Suzuki and Daihatsu to build a compact sports car.

Although Toyota can still produce its own in-house sports cars, like the recently released GR Yaris and GR Corolla, the consensus is that collaboration is the way forward if you’re going to build a cost-effective sports car.

So to realize the goal of creating a viable two-door, Toyota will lend its GA-B platform used on the GR Yaris while Suzuki will donate its turbocharged, 3-cylinder 1.0-liter gasoline engine to the process. However, as Suzuki fitted its turbo powerplant to drive the front wheels of its Swift Turbo model, the engine will have to be switched to a rear-drive, mid-engine configuration for the new 3-company project to deliver the best handling possible.

And while the Swift Turbo generates around 110-hp, the new coupe is expected to be boosted to around 150-hp giving the lightweight sports car an excellent power-to-weight ratio. Suzuki’s 6-speed torque converter automatic is expected to do the honors in the transmission department.

As seen in the attached image, the joint project will have an overall mid-engined layout with short overhangs, sleek lines and a side air intake to feed air into the engine bay.

As with all co-developed cars such as the GR86 and BRZ, which employ the same platform, suspension and powertrain, the only room for differentiation falls to the aesthetics department, and of course some minor suspension enhancements. While we can expect each carmaker to adopt the same basic exterior and interior designs, we can look forward to seeing them tweak their styling to add uniqueness and flair.

Expect these three coupes to land in showrooms in 2025, with the as yet unnamed sports cars’ price hovering in the mid $20,000s.

[Tcoat]

Wait!
That was supposed to be the joint venture with Lotus car!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterly...h=579658873590

Oh and Porsche back in 2019
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-ne...-ar186367.html

Oh and Porsche AND Lotus in 2021
https://carbuzz.com/news/toyota-mr2-...p-from-porsche

"Image courtesy of Toyota" my ass.
There are an awful lot of "wills" in the article without a single source listed.
File it as complete and total bullshit that only the dumbest of the dumb fall for.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

File it as complete and total bullshit that only the dumbest of the dumb fall for.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

"Image courtesy of Toyota" my ass.

You're conflating with the older articles. This photo is a completely different angle.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

You're conflating with the older articles. This photo is a completely different angle.

I hacked Toyota and got the original design.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I hacked Toyota and got the original design.

mad skillz

[bcj]

So. It's going to be a DSM collabo ...