Video: Toyota’s Jim Lentz confirms FT-86 (not Supra) entrance to America
We’re used to saying Digg boosting the stories, but once in the while a renouned user-voted n ews site generates alittle strange content of the own. This time, the Digg match got 30 mins of camera time with Jim Lentz, who, as President and COO of Toyota Engine Sales USA, very good might be the busiest man in America right rightaway. Lentz fielded a array of questions – often associated to the stop – submitted by users as well as voted (or Dugg) into the list. But one of them had small to do with the recall during all; it had to do with sportscars.
The subject was either Toyota had any skeleton, after years without any genuine sportscar offerings in North America, to bring behind a Supra or offer the new affordable sportscar. Lentz’s answer, as you can see in a video shred after a burst, was didactic. The reduced of it was which the Supra won’t be brought behind to these shores, but the FT-86 will.
From which we can surmise the few things. First of all, a last prolongation version of the judgment will not be called a Supra. Secondly, a FT-86 – or whatever it’s called when it comes to marketplace – will be extremely more affordable than a Supra was. As well as eventually, a FT-86 will be coming to North America. So there you have it. Though don’t take the word for it – we’ve posted the pertinent mention after a jump, along with the full 28-minute video next it.
Gallery:Tokyo 2009: Toyota FT-86 Judgment
[Source: Digg around FT86club.com]
Segment traffic with FT-86:
Entire Interview:
