With 2 weeks to go till the 2015 Tokyo auto show, Japanese Toyota has just displayed its most current idea auto that’s set to debut real at the show.
The layout of the auto was displayed late recently, yet the carmaker verified today the specifications of the automobile.
Referred to as the S-FR, the little cars will certainly load a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated fuel engine, matched specifically to a hands-on transmission that will certainly send out 97kW to its rear-wheels. That could not seem like much on paper, yet that’s just up until you see the kerb weight of the auto is simply 980kg.
The auto is accurately targeted at Mazda’s MX-5, with Mazda’s exchangeable showcasing a 1.5-litre engine that produces a really comparable 96kW of power. While the Mazda has the ability to take its roof covering off, the Toyota has 2 additional seats in the back and also is 29kg lighter.
While Toyota has claimed that this is just an idea automobile, that its specifications are so near to rivals indicates it will likely see manufacturing soon, with indicators directing in the direction of completion of following year.
If it does enter into manufacturing, it will certainly sign up with the 86 as component of Toyota’s three-prong cars attack, with a much more effective with pricey auto readied to join them by 2017. The S-FR will certainly rest here the 86 in the cars variety, meanings its beginning cost in Australia will certainly be much less compared to the 86’s $29,990 cost, making it among the very best worth efficiency autos on the marketplace.
