WOWWW!!! NEW 2017 TOYOTA FT 4X CONCEPT @ New York Auto Show. The concept rides on the Toyota New Global Architecture C-Platform, used by other models such as the C-HR. Like that utelet, the FT-4X sits on a 103.9-inch wheelbase and relies on a suspension consisting of struts up front and control arms at the rear. Although Toyota didn’t specify whether the show car actually has anything under its hood, the company acknowledged that “one could assume the [model] could potentially employ a small-displacement four-cylinder engine.” Meanwhile, the company said, a four-wheel-drive system with low range could assist a production FT-4X in cashing the check written by the chunky 12-spoke 18-inch wheels and knobby Goodyear tires.
Given the fact that Toyota has no plans to offer the swoopy C-HR with all-wheel drive on our shores, we think a squared-off, off-road-oriented subcompact crossover certainly has a place in the lineup. With the right powertrain and an appropriate four-wheel-drive system, there’s even a chance a production-bound FT-4X could succeed where both the Honda Element and the Scion xB failed: attracting scores of young people to showrooms. We dig this Toyota, and we hope it becomes reality.
The boxy FT-4X’s interior design is a modern take on the basic themes employed by youth-courting precursors such as the Honda Element and the Scion xB. Centered around the mindset of today’s outdoorsy twentysomethings, the FT-4X has water bottles built into the front and rear doors, a ceiling-mounted light in the rear that can be removed and used as a flashlight, a front dome light that also serves as an exterior beacon, and a sleeping bag that stores in the center console to become a central armrest when not being slept in. Other cool stuff includes a removable audio system and a glove box surrounded by rotating air vents that can warm up, cool down, or dry off items such as gloves or other clothing. Navigation functions are handled via the owner’s mobile phone, which slides into a socket atop the digital gauge cluster.
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