Keen to keep the momentum of the FT-1 Concept rolling, Toyota is further enticing fans with a race-prepped version of the outrageously styled show car. However, whereas the original was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, the next one will be made public in Gran Turismo 6.
The Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo is just the latest in a string of fantasy race cars that have made their debut on the Sony Playstation franchise. Other automakers that have launched their dream cars in the hugely popular racing simulator have included Mitsubishi, BMW, and Aston Martin. Some, like Mercedes-Benz and Nissan, have even gone on to build real, life-size versions of the pixel-world machines.
Toyota took a different tack, using an existing concept but re-imagining it as a full-blown race car. A teaser video does just that, never showing a clear view of the car, but from what we can see the racer has a large, fixed wing rather than the retractable spoiler of the show car. Also not seen on the concept are louvered extractors atop all four fenders, a trick LMP cars use to prevent air pressure, and thus lift, from accumulating beneath the wheel wells.
Additionally, large, 15-spoke wheels replace the old 14-spokers and newly designed carbon fiber diffusers front and rear provide virtual downforce. The exhaust outlets have been relocated as well, moved inward between the taillights rather than protruding from the bodywork beneath the Lexus LFA-like rear vents.
Watch the teaser video below. Neither Toyota nor the publishers of Gran Turismo 6 have announced a release date on which the FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo can be downloaded.
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