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10-11-2010, 03:47 AM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_01_opta.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/)Toyota FT-86 Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
When the Toyota FT-86 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/15/toyota-ft-86-concept-shot-in-the-studio/) concept was unveiled (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/21/toyota-ft-86-concept-tokyo-2009/) at the Tokyo Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tokyo-motor-show/), we were surprised and delighted at the prospect of an attractive, rear-wheel-drive 2+2 with a $20,000 price tag. Could we just as excited for a $25,000 RWD Scion (http://www.autoblog.com/make/scion/)? We may not have a choice.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Toyota management told dealers in Las Vegas there will be a production version of the FT-86 badged as a Scion model. The move would help bolster the struggling brand, which has been a bit product-starved of late. There are also rumors of a new price point - as high as $25,000 - and the possibility that the Subaru version will only be available in Europe.
While the report claims the FT-86 will be badged as a Scion, there is no definitive word there won't be a Toyota variant as well. We're sure to learn more this auto show season, as reports show that the production FT-86 could arrive at the New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show/) in 2011.
Gallery: Tokyo 2009: Toyota FT-86 Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380230)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380231)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380232)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380233)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380229)
Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / Weblogs, Inc.
[Sources: Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536751102318986.html) - sub. req., Toyobaru.net (http://toyobaru.net/forums/f9/toyota-exec-meetings-confirmed-ft-86-scion-usa-397/)]Report: Toyota FT-86 to be badged as Scion, retail for $25K (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/10/report-ft-86-to-be-badged-as-scion-arrive-with-higher-than-exp/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_01_opta.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/)Toyota FT-86 Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
When the Toyota FT-86 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/15/toyota-ft-86-concept-shot-in-the-studio/) concept was unveiled (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/21/toyota-ft-86-concept-tokyo-2009/) at the Tokyo Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tokyo-motor-show/), we were surprised and delighted at the prospect of an attractive, rear-wheel-drive 2+2 with a $20,000 price tag. Could we just as excited for a $25,000 RWD Scion (http://www.autoblog.com/make/scion/)? We may not have a choice.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Toyota management told dealers in Las Vegas there will be a production version of the FT-86 badged as a Scion model. The move would help bolster the struggling brand, which has been a bit product-starved of late. There are also rumors of a new price point - as high as $25,000 - and the possibility that the Subaru version will only be available in Europe.
While the report claims the FT-86 will be badged as a Scion, there is no definitive word there won't be a Toyota variant as well. We're sure to learn more this auto show season, as reports show that the production FT-86 could arrive at the New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show/) in 2011.
Gallery: Tokyo 2009: Toyota FT-86 Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380230)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380231)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380232)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380233)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/toyotaft86live_05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tokyo-2009-toyota-ft-86-concept/#2380229)
Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / Weblogs, Inc.
[Sources: Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536751102318986.html) - sub. req., Toyobaru.net (http://toyobaru.net/forums/f9/toyota-exec-meetings-confirmed-ft-86-scion-usa-397/)]Report: Toyota FT-86 to be badged as Scion, retail for $25K (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/10/report-ft-86-to-be-badged-as-scion-arrive-with-higher-than-exp/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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