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01-30-2010, 01:06 AM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/02-ft-86-hi-live-630op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/toyota-g-sports-series-0/#12)Toyota G Sports FT-86 - Click above for high-res image gallery
Be still our hearts. A Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/) post that doesn't involve a recall. Instead, we've got an unsurprising report about ToMoCo's plans to start a new, in-house performance division dubbed "Gs" sometime in 2010.
Earlier this month, Toyota trotted out three models wearing a new line of performance parts (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/15/toyota-launching-g-sports-series-cars-at-tokyo-auto-salon-w-vid/) at the Tokyo Auto Salon (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tokyo-auto-salon/) under the "Toyota G Sports" moniker. While a bodykitted Prius (http://www.autoblog.com/model/prius) isn't exactly our cup of Earl Grey and the tuned Mark X is about as interesting as a fire-breathing Camry (http://www.autoblog.com/model/camry), the (supposedly) turbocharged Toyota FT-86 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ToyotaFT86/), fitted with a complete aero kit, suspension and brake mods kicked our salivary glands into overdrive.
Unlike the forthcoming Volkswagen R line (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/28/report-vw-to-announce-formation-of-r-performance-division-in-ge/), BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/)'s M division or Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/)' AMG unit, the Gs line would be a joint collaboration between Modelista - which has been developing and supplying exterior components to the automaker - and TRD (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/TRD/), which will handle engine, suspension and brake development with the help of Gazoo, the firm that helped to create the hybrid Mk. III MR2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/15/tas-2010-toyota-mr2-sports-hybrid-concept-packing-400-hp-3-3-li/) for TAS.
G's will focus more on high-end components developed for the street and will likely sold as either a complete model (think Toyota FT-86 Gs) or available as separate components, similar to the Lexus (http://www.autoblog.com/make/lexus/) F Sport (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/FSport/) line.
Whether these components or full models will make it Stateside remains to be seen, but when the FT-86 makes it to U.S. shores, we'd suspect Toyota - or more likely Scion (http://www.autoblog.com/make/scion/) - will offer similar equipment.
Gallery: Toyota G Sports Series (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/01-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/02-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/03-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/05-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/04-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)
[Source: InsideLine (http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/01/toyota-planning-to-create-gs-performance-division.html)]Report: Toyota 'Gs' performance division in the works (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/29/report-toyota-gs-performance-division-in-the-works/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Be still our hearts. A Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/) post that doesn't involve a recall. Instead, we've got an unsurprising report about ToMoCo's plans to start a new, in-house performance division dubbed "Gs" sometime in 2010.
Earlier this month, Toyota trotted out three models wearing a new line of performance parts (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/15/toyota-launching-g-sports-series-cars-at-tokyo-auto-salon-w-vid/) at the Tokyo Auto Salon (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tokyo-auto-salon/) under the "Toyota G Sports" moniker. While a bodykitted Prius (http://www.autoblog.com/model/prius) isn't exactly our cup of Earl Grey and the tuned Mark X is about as interesting as a fire-breathing Camry (http://www.autoblog.com/model/camry), the (supposedly) turbocharged Toyota FT-86 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ToyotaFT86/), fitted with a complete aero kit, suspension and brake mods kicked our salivary glands into overdrive.
Unlike the forthcoming Volkswagen R line (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/28/report-vw-to-announce-formation-of-r-performance-division-in-ge/), BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/)'s M division or Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/)' AMG unit, the Gs line would be a joint collaboration between Modelista - which has been developing and supplying exterior components to the automaker - and TRD (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/TRD/), which will handle engine, suspension and brake development with the help of Gazoo, the firm that helped to create the hybrid Mk. III MR2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/15/tas-2010-toyota-mr2-sports-hybrid-concept-packing-400-hp-3-3-li/) for TAS.
G's will focus more on high-end components developed for the street and will likely sold as either a complete model (think Toyota FT-86 Gs) or available as separate components, similar to the Lexus (http://www.autoblog.com/make/lexus/) F Sport (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/FSport/) line.
Whether these components or full models will make it Stateside remains to be seen, but when the FT-86 makes it to U.S. shores, we'd suspect Toyota - or more likely Scion (http://www.autoblog.com/make/scion/) - will offer similar equipment.
Gallery: Toyota G Sports Series (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/01-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/02-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/03-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/05-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/04-ft-86-live-abjp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-g-sports-series-0/low/)
[Source: InsideLine (http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/01/toyota-planning-to-create-gs-performance-division.html)]Report: Toyota 'Gs' performance division in the works (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/29/report-toyota-gs-performance-division-in-the-works/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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