Tokyo Auto Salon 2010: Toyota G Sports Series FT-86 & Prius Concepts (VIDEO)

Toyota took a 20% hit in sales last year and lost a whopping $4.8 billion. The downturn in the economy was a big factor but the company's new chief, Mr. Toyoda, recognizes that the brand needs a shot of adrenaline. Scion has long had a strong heartbeat, speaking directly to a younger demographic with unbridled success. And Lexus has been getting serious about performance by delivering the 416 hp IS-F along with F-Sport tuning components, and more recently, blowing everyone away with the new 2011 LFA.

Toyota's current lineup is seriously lacking in the performance department but that is all about to change with the introduction of their FT-86 rear-wheel drive sports coupe. And to take things one step further, at the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon, the Toyota G Sports Series was debuted as the company's new aftermarket bolt-on tuning offering.

Toyota is offering G Sports Series on five of its models but only the FT-86 (still officially a concept) and Prius will get the treatment in the U.S. Included will be a host of interior and exterior personalization options along with several performance enhancements.

The Toyota Prius G Sports Concept gets a serious body kit, aerodynamic tweaks, chassis reinforcements and a high-performance ADVICS braking system. Inside, it features Recaro sports seats, a decorative steering wheel and shift knob, aluminum pedals, a new information display and a healthy dose of black piano finish on the trim and center cluster.

Press Release

Tokyo-TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it plans to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010 of its newly developed "G Sports"1 (G's) sports conversion car2 series. The series, to be sold through Toyota-brand dealers, is meant to offer to a wider range of people the "automotive seasoning" that TMC has pursued through its GAZOO Racing3 activities.

The G's series is designed for customers who strongly desire to own a unique vehicle, offering them a personalized interior and exterior design along with sports-driving performance. TMC has directly designed this sports conversion series, instead of the conventional approach of outsourcing development to a customization firm.

The base vehicle of the G's series is equipped with internal and external components that include sports suspension, aerodynamic parts and racing-style seats. A special focus has been placed on "driving seasoning" to make handling fun, through fine-tuning carried out by the GAZOO Racing test drivers who drove the Lexus "LF-A" in the 24 Hours Nürburgring race in Germany and developed the "iQ"-based "GAZOO Racing tuned by MN4" (GRMN).

Prius Major Characteristics Table G Sports Concept
Grade base model

S Touring Selection

Model Cars

ZVW30-AHXEB

Vehicle weight

1,360 kg

Engine

2ZR-FXE

DISPLACEMENT

1.797L

Maximum output

73kW (99PS) / 5,200 r.p.m

Torque

142N?m (14.5kg?m) / 4,000 r.p.m

Fuel supply

EFI (electronic fuel injection)

Vehicle dimensions (length × width × height)

4,570 mm × 1,785 mm × 1,460 mm

Wheelbase

2,700 mm

Seating capacity

Five

Drivetrain

2WD (front-wheel drive)

Transmission

Electric variable transmissions

Outside board color "code"

Majora

"Outline" Moon Craft Yura Style
* Front bumper
* G's emblem (side, rear)
* LED beam line
* 18-inch alloy wheels and performance tires
* Red dots mark Toyota pedestal
* Rear bumper
* Dual Muffler
* Rocker Mall
* Carbon Aero Mirror
* Kabonborutekkusujenereta
* Kabonriasupoira
* Kabonkuotapaneru (G's with logo)
* Autarenzureddoriakonbineshonranpu
* G's Sheet Cutting

"Indoor"

* Black in color
* Red-stitched leather steering wheel, piano black decorating
* Red Piano Black shift knob and decorative
* Piano Black center cluster decorating
* Air Diffuser Air conditioning decorative piano black
* Red Line, G's glove box with Mark
* Push start switch with G's logo
* Aluminum pedals
* G's RECARO seats (D, P seats)
* Red seat (seat)
* Black & Red Paipingufuroamatto
* CAN display information display

"Functional"

* Supotsurodaunsasupenshon (-30mm)
* 4Pod caliper front facing, rear caliper opposed 2Pod (ADVICS made)
* Furontosurittorota Φ334, Riasurittorota Φ310
* Sports brake pads (ADVICS made)
* Reinforced Body
* Underbody aero parts

* Pafomansudanpa (made by Yamaha)

Even though the Prius gets a mod package that would probably make Tommy Kaira jealous, the real story here is the G Sports Series FT-86 that looks like it's ready to take on Rhys Millen's Genesis Coupe.

The most exciting addition is the turbocharger mounted to the Subaru-sourced 2.0-liter four-cylinder boxer engine along with what looks to be a serious intercooler. In addition, a radical styling kit is in full effect serving up a wider bumper and wheel arches, new front spoiler, modified hood with carbon-fiber air vents, a massive rear spoiler with LED lights and a squared-off bumper with massive diffuser. The exhaust pipes are also now center mounted.

Press Release

TMC to Launch "G's" Sports Conversion Series

-Concept Car Debuts at Tokyo Auto Salon-

Tokyo-TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it plans to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010 of its newly developed "G Sports"1 (G's) sports conversion car2 series. The series, to be sold through Toyota-brand dealers, is meant to offer to a wider range of people the "automotive seasoning" that TMC has pursued through its GAZOO Racing3 activities.

The G's series is designed for customers who strongly desire to own a unique vehicle, offering them a personalized interior and exterior design along with sports-driving performance. TMC has directly designed this sports conversion series, instead of the conventional approach of outsourcing development to a customization firm.

The base vehicle of the G's series is equipped with internal and external components that include sports suspension, aerodynamic parts and racing-style seats. A special focus has been placed on "driving seasoning" to make handling fun, through fine-tuning carried out by the GAZOO Racing test drivers who drove the Lexus "LF-A" in the 24 Hours Nürburgring race in Germany and developed the "iQ"-based "GAZOO Racing tuned by MN4" (GRMN).

TMC's aim is to bring that "driving seasoning" and the joy of automobiles to a wider range of customers by reducing production costs through partial inline customization5 and other measures.

TMC has been carrying out a diverse range of activities to broaden the joy and dreams that vehicles inspire, along with its ongoing efforts to use hybrid-vehicle and other technologies to address environmental issues.

In addition to the "FT-86 Concept" rear-wheel drive compact sports car and the Lexus "LFA" shown at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, plans call for TMC's sports model lineup to expand through the introduction of conversion models and sports-trim models of mass-produced vehicle series, such as the GRMN and G's series.

TMC intends to help foster a motorsports culture by also actively participating in grassroots motorsports events, Formula Nippon and SUPER GT in Japan, and NASCAR in the United States.

The models listed below (including GRMN and G's concept models) are being displayed at the "Tokyo Auto Salon 2010 with NAPAC6", one of the world's largest customized car shows, which is being held from January 15 to 17 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.

1. The "G's" series name is based on the "G" associated with classic Toyota sports models like the Toyota 2000GT and the Celica GT-Four.
2. A vehicle produced in limited numbers that comes with specialized features in terms of exterior and interior design and driving performance. In Japan, such modified vehicles must be inspected directly by license plate-issuing authorities (whereas conventional vehicles can be registered upon submission of required documentation only).
3. A project of the GAZOO.com website that involves a team of test drivers (led by TMC's master test driver Hiromu Naruse) who participate in races, develop automobiles, and support motorsports activities.
4. A limited-edition car developed in close conjunction with master test driver Hiromu Naruse; the 100 cars that went on sale in August of last year sold out within one week.
5. An in-house production system premised on vehicle customization; it involves specialized parts (such as seats and suspension) being attached on the base-vehicle production line, prior to work performed at customization plants.
6. Nippon Auto Parts Aftermarket Committee.

Cars Displayed at Toyota Booth of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2010
G Sports   FT-86 G Sports Concept   Reference vehicle
Noah G Sports Concept   Reference vehicle
Voxy G Sports Concept   Reference vehicle
Mark X G Sports Concept   Reference vehicle
Prius G Sports Concept   Reference vehicle
GAZOO Racing   GRMN SPORTS HYBRID Concept   Reference vehicle
GRMN FR Hot hatch Concept   Reference vehicle
GRMN iQ + Supercharger Concept   Reference vehicle
GAZOO Racing LEXUS LF-A
(2009 24 Hours Nürburgring entry)   Race vehicle
PETRONAS TOM'S SC430
(2008 SUPER GT entry)   Race vehicle
TLC Land Cruiser 200
(Dakar rally entry)   Race vehicle
Lexus   IS F Circuit Club Sports Concept   Reference vehicle
Modellista   Mark X "Vertiga"   Production vehicle
Sai Modellista Version (Solar Type)   Production vehicle
TRD   Corolla Axio "GT" TRD Turbo   Production vehicle
TOM'S   TOM'S Prius   Production vehicle
TMC customizing & accessories   PRIUS CUSTOM PLUS CONCEPT   Reference vehicle
Toyota Technical College Tokyo   TOYOTA SPORTS EV by Toyota Technical
College Tokyo   Reference vehicle

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