VIDEO: Toyota's FT-86 Being Benchmarked Against The Toyota Supra?

Could it be? Why yes.

If you take a look at the video down below, you'll notice that a Toyota Supra guest stars in the FT-86's most recent spy videos. According to the spy photographer, SB Medien, the Supra is under the hands of the Toyota Motor Sales development team.

As you can see in the video, the Supra is running the track with the FT-86 project car. Given that, it is a pretty good possibility that Toyota is benchmarking or at least keeping the Supra's characteristics in mind while developing the FT.

With that said, where does that leave the upcoming FT-86? Is it a Celica replacement, a Supra replacement or neither?


SB Medien may call the forthcoming FT-86 a “Celica replacement,” but in this first video of the latest near-production prototype, the budget rear-drive coupe nearly runs into a Supra which apparently belongs to the development team. The Supra shows up once more in the video’s ‘ring testing footage (about 1:55 in), suggesting again that it’s somehow involved in the testing or benchmarking process. How and why? Your speculation is as good as mine…