Toyota FT-CH Concept Car

Saturday, January 16, 2010
Toyota FT-CH Concept Car

Toyota FT-CH Concept CarToyota announce new hybrid concept car at 2010 North American International Auto Show. The Toyota FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept car planned and designed in Europe and engineered with cutting edge electric drive technology, the FT-CH is a concept that addresses Toyota's mission to develop a 'Prius family' of vehicles that will grow to include plug-in hybrids, battery electrics, and a few years down the road, hydrogen fuel cells.Toyota FT-CH Concept CarFor the FT-CH's styling, Toyota designers at its European Design and Development center in Nice, France, aimed to appeal to the younger buyers. Drawing inspiration from eight-bit video games of the 1980s, designers gave the concept a fun, innovative and colorful look. Car is equipped with GPS Navigation system.Toyota FT-CH Concept Car
The FT-CH enthusiastic hybrid concept vehicle is the newest addition to Toyota's comprehensive advanced technology vehicle line up. With Hybrid Synergy Drive as its core technology, Toyota is exploring many solutions for the future of mobility - from battery electric vehicles, to plug-in hybrids, to fuel cell hybrids, to conventional hybrids like the FT-CH concept.If a production car based on the FT-CH concept were to be built, it will be cheaper than the Prius and will be part of a new Prius family marketing strategy that Toyota also announced at the Detroit show. To take advantage of the widespread recognition of the Prius name, Toyota plans to develop additional dedicated models to fall under the branding.Toyota FT-CH Concept Car