Toyota FT-86 Concept “Bringing Back Hachi Roku”
Fascinating admission from the new boss of Toyota. He’s talking about the fact that these days in Japan many kids, when they’re old enough to get a driving licence, just don’t bother: “It is often said that young people have drifted away from cars. But it’s not the customers who’ve drifted away, it’s us, the manufacturers.”
Akio Toyoda, a member of the founding family, and the boss only since June, is on a mission to make damn sure Toyota perks up its sales by grabbing us with a new generation of exciting cars. The Lexus LFA is very much his baby, as he’s been working on it since the project’s inception in 2000. And it doesn’t want for excitement. But a 560bhp, £340,000 supercar is hardly one for the kids. For starters, insurance would be no picnic. +Continue Reading
