New Toyota FT-86 II Concept headed to Geneva, still no production version

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By Tim Beissmann | September 08th, 2011

Yes, you read the header correctly. We can hardly believe it either, but Toyota is rolling out yet another concept version of the rear-wheel drive FT-86 coupe, this time at next week’s 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

The third Toyota sports car concept will be based on the FT-86 II coupe, which appeared at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne in July.

Toyota says the new model will be “faster, lighter and sportier” than the two concepts to come before it, with some suggestion this third concept will be a more track-focused version of the car.

Somewhat surprisingly, the new concept will still be called the Toyota FT-86 II Concept, despite the enhancements over the previous model.

The as-yet-unseen production version of the Toyota FT-86 has been confirmed for launch in Australia, with an introduction scheduled for the third quarter of 2012.

Debate still rages over what the rear-wheel drive sports coupe will be called in Australia, with rumours suggesting it may simply be called the Toyota 86. (Toyota Motor Corporation officially registered this name as a trademark in Australia in June 2010.)

For the first time, the Toyota FT-86 II Concept will be joined by its sister car – the Subaru BRZ Concept – in the same room, with the rear-wheel drive Subaru set to make its global debut in Frankfurt next week.

We have been following the Toyota FT-86 journey since the first concept was revealed in 2009. Relive all the memories here.

Jim sim

Jesus, can this thing come out already?
Who else is sick of the damn concepts?

Over it.
Too little too late.

Joker

Exactly..

To Toyota: Stop Farting around and release the only exciting Car in your entire range!! Are we the only ones who see this absurdity!??
Robert

i’m sick of concepts but the question is will this be competitive to other cars that are also released in 2020?
Trump

Toyota have outsourced the rear spoiler to the same company producing the ailerons for Boeing’s Dreamliner.

Old Dog

What, Billy’s Fiberglass Canoe Repairs?

Jazrod

This has become a joke! I wouldn’t be surprised if Toyota reveal the FT-86III, then IV, then V, then VI . . . the list goes on!

Eventually they’ll release an underpowered hatchback with a spoiler, some crappy 16″ alloys and a leather steering wheel and say: “We are very proud to introduce to the international press the FT-86 production car!”

Just hurry up, Toyota!

James

Will that be called the FT-86 Sportivo?

HJP

A disappointment. How long will they delay this for?
AndyGF

The video looks like an episode of pimp my ride! I was just waiting for a fat rapper to jump out and scare me!

I agree with the sentiments above, when is it coming out!

Im hoping this thing has the focus of my old Honda S2000, the quietness and smoothness of my be’em (subaru engine worried me on that part), and actually looks like the concept when its finally released, not a tamagotchi!
fry

Toyota- A company sitting on large amount of cash

Matty B

It’s actually a VERY large pile of cash.

Nobody

WTF.. Toyota is acting like this 3rd concept is fitted with the LFA engine.
Westie

Just build the damn thing!!!!!
It worries me, all this stuffing around. Is it not good enough to release?
Are Toyota having trouble engineering a sticky throttle?
Or did it turn out interesting to drive, and they’re Camryfying it?

Monk

hahaha. Love that last line. I’m concerned you may be right!

j

In America, they’re doing an ad campaign or something called the “camry effect”… like that’s something to be proud of.

Jd

It is., people buy Camries because of their comfort..

Old Dog

I think toyota probably have the same worries. After all the build up they end up with a mediocre car. They may as well get all they can from the press, cause once its released we’ll all be wondering what all the fuss was about, then wait for nissan to release the car we were hoping for.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1435885244 Yani Hendriawan

looks exactly the same as the last concept
Pauly

Bloody Hell Toyota. You are putting more and more pressure on yourselves for this car to meet all the concept and high expectations.

As far as I’m concened, the longer it takes for you to show a production model, the longer the Toyota Accountants can reuine what might well have been a great car.

I’m guessing the Tokyo Motorshow in December will be where the production model is released?
Peanut

I can’t wait to take my great great grand children to see the 50th version of this concept in the future.
Martin V.

Well, when you’re as boring as Toyota, you have to milk the only exciting thing for everything it’s got.
davie

Take one existing Impreza chassis/suspension from the impreza/Liberty parts bin.

Add one existing impreza engine from the parts bin

Remove two doors…

sell to customers.

How hard can it be Toyota?

In the time they have released 3 concepts (each one uglier than the last), Mazda have completely re-designed their whole engine range and chassis platforms from the Ground up

This is pathetic.
Sonic

Oh. My. Goodness.

Just release the smegging car already!!
RedBack

This thing will need to be pretty freaking special when it’s finally released.

With all the hype, delays, and “concepts ad nauseum”, anything less than spectacular will be panned as a failure.

Let’s hope the reason it’s taking so long is that Toyota/Subaru want to make sure it’s perfect.
Flying High

In production guise, I am very sure now, that exciting it won’t be. Toyota will dilute this down to a hairdresser-mobile and that’s about as good as it is going to get. Very sad.
Brayden Cresswell

The Duke Nukem forever release of cars if your into games you will know what im on about.

Martin V.

Haha!

F1MotoGP

I can see a trend again. Japanese car companies loosing again. First Honda, now Toyota. Mazda still holding but must improve!
Kb

I must say I just got shivers and excitement from wathing that..

Kb

**Watching**

p

their jobs look so damn fun.
Altezza

If they delay this car again, Toyota better be promised to release damn good specs and some promising features and stats when the production version is finally released.
KO

i knew a shouldnt have watched that
it just confirmed that i wasted 1 minute of my life

thank you toyota
Mike T

There were issues with production because of the toyota plant where they build these in Japan… production was delayed and set back due to electricity supply issues (something indirectly to do with the nuclear disaster a while back).

I just hope that Australia gets the FT86 Concept II as our production model ^_^

Also hoping the price will be in the $35-$40K range *on road*. Can’t wait! This would be the only exciting car Toyota has helped built, in over a decade as far as I’m concerned.