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Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite: Second Take

  • Unveiled in Monterey, Calif., the new FT-1 keeps the same shape as the original concept but uses a different graphite color outside and more luxury touches inside.
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    Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite

    Unveiled in Monterey, Calif., the new FT-1 keeps the same shape as the original concept but uses a different graphite color outside and more luxury touches inside.
  • Dubbed the "spiritual pace car" for Toyota's future sports-car efforts, the red FT-1 concept was the rare sexy Toyota. In these shades of gray, it becomes more menacing.
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    Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite

    Dubbed the "spiritual pace car" for Toyota's future sports-car efforts, the red FT-1 concept was the rare sexy Toyota. In these shades of gray, it becomes more menacing.
  • The FT-1 was designed in California by Calty Research, Toyota's in-house design arm, as part of the Gran Turismo 6 Vision GT video game project.
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    Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite

    The FT-1 was designed in California by Calty Research, Toyota's in-house design arm, as part of the Gran Turismo 6 Vision GT video game project.
  • <span>“From the start of the FT-1 project, we wanted the driver to have a feeling of flow while at the wheel – to be able to focus on the road and nothing else,” said Sellene Lee, the Calty creative designer who proposed both color concepts</span>
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    Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite

    “From the start of the FT-1 project, we wanted the driver to have a feeling of flow while at the wheel – to be able to focus on the road and nothing else,” said Sellene Lee, the Calty creative designer who proposed both color concepts
  • Inside, the new FT-1 gets wrapped in embossed saddle leather.
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    Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite

    Inside, the new FT-1 gets wrapped in embossed saddle leather.
  • The more outlandish details and millimeter-thin tire fitments are car-show flourishes that wouldn't make production.
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    Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite

    The more outlandish details and millimeter-thin tire fitments are car-show flourishes that wouldn't make production.
  • But with a upcoming sports-car partnership with BMW, Toyota may have a platform to take the FT-1 race-inspired surfaces from something available only in Gran Turismo 6 to the real world.
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    Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite

    But with a upcoming sports-car partnership with BMW, Toyota may have a platform to take the FT-1 race-inspired surfaces from something available only in Gran Turismo 6 to the real world.
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Unveiled in Monterey, Calif., the new FT-1 keeps the same shape as the original concept but uses a different graphite color outside and more luxury touches inside.
Dubbed the "spiritual pace car" for Toyota's future sports-car efforts, the red FT-1 concept was the rare sexy Toyota. In these shades of gray, it becomes more menacing.
The FT-1 was designed in California by Calty Research, Toyota's in-house design arm, as part of the Gran Turismo 6 Vision GT video game project.
<span>“From the start of the FT-1 project, we wanted the driver to have a feeling of flow while at the wheel – to be able to focus on the road and nothing else,” said Sellene Lee, the Calty creative designer who proposed both color concepts</span>
Inside, the new FT-1 gets wrapped in embossed saddle leather.
The more outlandish details and millimeter-thin tire fitments are car-show flourishes that wouldn't make production.
But with a upcoming sports-car partnership with BMW, Toyota may have a platform to take the FT-1 race-inspired surfaces from something available only in Gran Turismo 6 to the real world.
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
Toyota FT-1 Concept Graphite
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