We’ve already seen and gone over all the juicy bits of the near-production Toyota FT-86 II sports coupé, but the Japanese automaker’s social media crew went over to the firm’s European headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, for a new photo shoot last week, offering us a fresh batch of pictures.
The second iteration of the FT-86 study made its first public outing at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. Its main purpose is to preview actual production model that will go on sale in late 2012. The well-received styling of the original concept model evolved gaining new front and rear ends, more pronounced surfaces and a host of other fresh details, with Toyota claiming that the design changes were made for safety regulations as well as for practical reasons.
The new rear drive coupé is being developed in cooperation with Subaru that will present its own version in the near future. Both cars will share the same underpinnings and mechanical hardware including the 2.0-litRE boxer engine and 6-speed transmission.
Toyota says the sports coupé will stand out for its light weight and low centre of gravity, offering an “optimum power-to-weight ratio”. More details are expected to be released later this year.
