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New car lines
publication date: Oct 7, 2009
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author/source: Robin Roberts
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Toyota is planning to build a new sports car in collaboration with Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries.
The FT-86 will be shown at the Tokyo motor show this month and is pencilled in for production in two years time.
It will be largely engineered by Toyota but the boxer engine and build will be the responsibility of Fuji.
It is a two door, five-seater coupe which harks back to the last rear
wheel drive sports car made by Toyota and based on a Corolla platform
which went out of production in 1987.
Expect the production version of the FT-86 to be brimming with
technology and possibly including hybrid power boosting and emissions
saving systems.
Also at Tokyo, Toyota was showing an electric city car smaller than the
groundbreaking iQ. The shape of the new model may indicate the
direction of the model which Aston Martin wants to make with the
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Shortly before the first new Polo models are delivered to customers, the three-door version has become available to order.
This not only provides more choice but also increases the possibility
of Polo ownership to a wider audience as the entry-level price is now
reduced to £9,435 (OTR RRP). The same five-door Polo costs £10,035. If
an order is placed now for a three-door Polo, it will be scheduled to
arrive in January.
Engine and trim level availability is the same for three-door and
five-door models. This means the starting point for the range is the
1.2-litre 60 PS engine in S trim. An S A/C model is offered as an
option adding Climatic air conditioning. Moving up the range takes
buyers to SE and Moda, and then to SEL with the highest level of
specification. Three petrol engines (1.2-litre 60 and 70 PS and
1.4-litre 85 PS) and two diesels (1.6-litre 75 and 90 PS) are currently
available.
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