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1983 Toyota FX-1

Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983 - Brochure
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983 - Brochure
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983 - Brochure
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983 - Brochure
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983 - Interior
Toyota FX-1 Concept, 1983 - Interior
Toyota FX-1 Concept - Tokyo'83
Toyota FX-1 Concept - Tokyo'83
Toyota FX-1 Concept - Geneva'84
Toyota FX-1 Concept - Geneva'84
Toyota FX-1 Concept - Geneva'84
Toyota FX-1 Concept - Geneva'84
Toyota FX-1 Concept - Geneva'84
Toyota FX-1 Concept - Geneva'84
No Toyota quite like this ever made it to production. Or did it? At the 1985 Chicago Auto Show, exhibited this striking FX-1 experimental prototype, which was actually a prototype for the coming-soon 1986 Supra.
No Toyota quite like this ever made it to production. Or did it? At the 1985 Chicago Auto Show, exhibited this striking FX-1 experimental prototype, which was actually a prototype for the coming-soon 1986 Supra.
Images: Concept Car Central; Stepho’s Toyota Site; www.2000gt.net; www.chicagoautoshow.com
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Toyota FX-1 (an advanced sporty specialty car). Shown at the 1983 Tokyo Motor Show and in Geneva in March 1984.
Like most Japanese makers, Toyota’s dream cars struggled to find an identity until the 1980s, when advanced technology and maturing design teams began to enhance the impact of its concept machines, such as the 1984 FX-1 with its electronic suspension, cantilevered doors and variable valve timing.


Colour CRT’s were used in the dash to display speed, rpm, fuel, temperature, etc.

It used a prototype twin turbo form of the 1G-GE engine with twin turbos and variable cam timing. This engine later appeared as the 1G-GTE, slightly modified and without the variable cam timing. The use an automatic Electronically Controlled Transmission with overdrive.

It used a pneumatic suspension combined with the TEMS (Toyota Electronically Modulated Suspension system). The pneumatic suspension automatically raised and lowered the front and rear of the car separately for maximum stability. TEMS was also used on the Supra and the Soarer.

Many exotic materials were used, including Fibre Reinforced Metal and Shape Memory Effect Alloy.
Source: www.is-it-a-lemon.com; Stepho’s Toyota Site
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wow
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
That's an awesome interior
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