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Toyota Unveils New FT-1 Concept Sports Car, But is Shy on Specs

<p>Toyota delivered one of the big surprises at this year’s Detroit Auto Show on Monday, unveiling the FT-1 sports car concept.</p>
Image: The Toyota FT-1 concept car is unveiled on stage during the press preview day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit
The Toyota FT-1 concept car is unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday.Reuters

The FT-1 concept has a “5-alarm visual impact,” design director Kevin Hunter said. It is “the symbol of Toyota’s design future,” picking up some of the heritage of past Toyota sports cars, including the old Supra.

But whether the engine will be a big V-8 or a more high-tech, downsized gas engine, Toyota wasn't saying. Indeed, the show car might not have a place in its future product line-up.