Toyota FT-HS concept

Toyota wants to test the concept of an eco-conscious mid-priced performance car. So they built the FT-HS, a front-engine, rwd sport-coupe powered by a 400hp hybrid powertrain that combines a 3.5 V6 petrol engine with an electric drive. According to Kevin Hunter, vice president of Toyota's Calty Design Research, the company "needs some emotional punch in their lineup, a halo product". Hunter adds that this "new kind of sports car for the 21st century" has a performance target of 0-60 mph in about 4 seconds and a price tag in the mid-$30,000 range."

The aggressive style seem to use make fair use of triangular shapes and sharp edges chiefly in the radically sculpted fascia. The carbon fiber wheels are housed in box flares that seem detached from the car's body. The FT-HS has roof panels that slide open along the sloping C-pillar, thus condemning the rear places of the 2+2 seating arrangement when the top is down. The front passengers are clasped in multiple sections deconstructed wraparound racing buckets.