At Motown India we had just finished writing about the 2nd Toyota FT-1 sports coupe concept that we got pictures of the FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo for all Gran Turismo 6 to download. Not now, but from September 2014. Every detail has been addressed to make the FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo look and feel the way it performs to create the sensation of a real race car.
The concept car was shown at this year’s Detroit motor show. It then went on to prove its performance in the virtual speed world of the Gran Turismo 6 PlayStation computer game. Now the car’s designers at Toyota’s Calty studio in California have gone even further to produce a pure-bred racing version just so that the youngsters can experience the thrill of a dynamic racing car.
According to Toyota, its original intention was for the FT-1 to appeal to die-hard car enthusiasts, so it has been a natural progression for it to develop the concept to deliver an authentic racetrack experience for die-hard Gran Turismo fans.
The FT-1’s basic shape and architecture lend themselves to the addition of extra cooling and downforce elements to develop the car into its Vision guise, using a design process Calty dubs “function sculpting”. The designers studied real-world race tracks and race cars and applied their research to the styling exercise.
The car has wider wheel arches to accommodate the larger tyres needed for extreme grip; enlarged air intakes for increased cooling; and a larger rear wing and front Canard fins to generate greater downforce. There’s also a bigger rear diffuser housing multiple fins so that it creates a cleaner airflow.
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