Toyota’s FT-86 revives Celica

...For the last time!, AE86 Corolla/levin! (hence the NAME FT-86 ! !), not a darn FWD :)

By DeejayAW11 on 1 March, 2011, 4:51pm

‎...For the last time!,Incarnation of the infamous .. AE86 Corolla/levin! (hence the NAME FT-86 ! !), not a darn FWD milarky :) AutoExpress get it Right !

By DeejayAW11 on 1 March, 2011, 4:53pm

Impressive

I love the styling, a million times better than the horible looking Celica that was out around 2000-2005.
This has flair, it looks fantastic in black. Only one thing would there be an even more powerful version of this around 300bhp or more.

By hotredman on 1 March, 2011, 5:09pm

Impressive

I love the styling, a million times better than the horible looking Celica that was out around 2000-2005.
This has flair, it looks fantastic in black. Only one thing would there be an even more powerful version of this around 300bhp or more.

By hotredman on 1 March, 2011, 5:11pm

FT-86 = Levin AE86 (its chassis number)

..Yes, talk, of a force induction Ft-86, or least Subaru will do, and Toyota, may follow suit.

By DeejayAW11 on 1 March, 2011, 5:17pm

FT-86 = Levin AE86 (its chassis number)

..Yes, talk, of a force induction Ft-86, or least Subaru will do, and Toyota, may follow suit.

By DeejayAW11 on 1 March, 2011, 5:18pm

yikes

- it's fugly at both ends! .. but impressively captivating video art... ;o)

By s_kvindal on 1 March, 2011, 5:26pm

Yep, it's smaller than the C/D-segment Celica, because it revives the compact Corolla Levin coupe (the last rwd Corolla), not the Celica. (AE86 is not the chassis number, which was simply E8, but the model number for a specific engine-body combination—A for the engine family and 6 designating the specific engine. There were other engines available, with different model numbers).

By autoreport on 1 March, 2011, 9:48pm

More Jack Black than Black Magic

Not a good look this. Loved the last Celica. Maybe Toyota should have developed that rather than gone with this disaster.

By sgtgrash on 2 March, 2011, 8:04am

At the risk of getting flamed, can we please stop banging on about the Corolla - it was an UGLY car anyway, yes it might have been RWD but that's about all it DID have going for it.

This is >CLEARLY< a Celica replacment as it doesn't look like a box on wheels, although what's VERY disappointing is that they've clearly thrown the design of the rather beautiful Mk I concept away and then turned it over to some Max Power-esque chavs who've chucked a load of filler and a crap bodykit at it.
Very sad, as in its previous guise I would have bought one if they'd gone with the rumoured turbo Scooby flat four engine with all power going to the rear.

By Bugeye on 2 March, 2011, 8:50am

Skyline 370 GT

Reminds me a little of the 2007 Nissan Skyline 370GT...but updated. Still nice.

By badboyrocco on 2 March, 2011, 1:16pm

I blame the drugs

Oh my God. Somebody's sneaked some drugs into the Toyota design shop. This is the love child of smack and fairy dust. To anyone who likes this design: look, just admit you haven't got a big enough Willy and go see a plastic surgeon. This type of sports car disaster will not solve your problem.

By Tooyoo on 2 March, 2011, 3:42pm

Nice design.. against the grain, based on the first concept with hints of the old supra..

Those will small willy's are those who drive porsche who can't admit the GTR has it beaten ... that includes you tooyoo..

By hugo_b on 2 March, 2011, 6:27pm

Looks like a Porsche Cayman's & Lexus LFA's lovechild!

Looks like a Porsche Cayman's & Lexus LFA's lovechild. Would prefer a 94' GT-Four - a sports car with genuinely distinctive looks & motor-sport pedigree.

By mjgray100 on 3 March, 2011, 3:03pm

side profile isn;t that great. overall i prefer the first concept.

By hugo_b on 4 March, 2011, 8:30am

Fantastic

This looks amazing - the 99-05 Celica was smart enough but this looks way more focused. Hopefully Toyota want tone down the look too much - I would definately buy this - it makes a VW Scirocco seem ordinary.

By cousins11 on 4 March, 2011, 7:39pm