Backyard? How about at the track?

First review from the new Editor-in-Chief, eh? Time for some constructive criticism.

Either half of that would have made sense in the context, but combined... not so much.

I too got to the end of the article and thought.....”well, thats it!?!?!” There are better reviews out for the Toyota Rav-4 on this website than arguably THE poster child for “high end” jalopnik cars gets....”oh well, its nice, I guess”???

Nothing you need, nothing you don’t.

A few more pics would have been nice,especially of the interior. A pic or two of the engine compartment would have been nice too.

I would hate waking up one day realizing I bought a Corvette instead of a 911

Yeah, that was weird. I get that the reviewer couldn’t wring out something like this on public roads very well. But something more than “totally fine as a daily driver” would have been nice. And then there’s useful mechanical tidbits like get the manual if you want the Torsen diff.

This car deserves a sale. But there are many other competent sportscars for similar or lower prices, many from mass manufacturers, which are less rough around the edges.

Agreed, but that’s not a render. That’s the FT-1 concept car in the flesh. Here it is at the Pebble Beach Concourse. It originally debuted at the NAIAS in red. The bluish-silver is much better.

This is the same problem that Mazda dealt with last decade. They released a concept (Furai) that looked awesome, but the translation of the Nagare design language to production cars was awful. A whole generation of Mazdas looked ridiculous.

Daaaaamn that looks so much better than the new Supra. I still like the new Supra overall, but holy crap the concept was great and even did the unique face of the car way better.

That’s a real vent.

the FT-1 is so gorgeous. I hope someone comes out with a body kit that better resembles this beauty. 

I’ve never witnessed so much horsepower in all my existence.

It’s a call back to the FT-01. Admittedly, that’s an amazing concept. the best anything from Toyota in two decades. So they tried to capture the look. Unfortunately that means that all the functional cool looking vents on the concept car had to be made non-functional due to cost/feasibility/aero constraints. It’s sad…

#4 that little cover is probably for the tow hook? So, only a matter of time before we see a license plate there or a giant, gaudy colored, always in tow hook.

Yeah, fake vents are lame, as always.

This is my biggest design peeve; fake things in general (fasteners, wood, etc...) but the fake grills really grind my gears. The new Civic’s rear fake grills are the worst. It’s lazy design, and I honestly don’t know why it’s not shamed more in the design community. It makes the car look like a kid’s toy.

It’s even a fake Toyota.