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The FT-1’s front engine rear-wheel drive configuration locates the cockpit relatively far back, to improve weight distribution. This also gives it classic sports car proportions. The wrap-around windscreen and side window openings are a distinct nod to the 1967 2000GT.
The FT-1’s bolder and purer design was a result of a companywide movement to invigorate Toyotas with more energy and passion, and the process was streamlined to the FT-1’s benefit, nicely coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Toyota’s Calty Design Research studio in the United States.