Toyota has revealed the Future Toyota Adventure
Concept (FT-AC) at the LA Auto Show, a design study aiming at people looking
for a proper rugged crossover.
The new Toyota
FT-AC is imagined as a gasoline-powered SUV with an advanced torque-vectoring
all-wheel-drive system, and the company adding that it could switch to a
next-generation hybrid system.
The new concept comes with chunky tires, wide fender
extensions and a generous ground clearance, and if that’s not enough, a big
roof rack with LED lights on it along with twin recovery hooks and skidplates
both front and rear are there to showcase the off-road character of Toyota’s
latest creation.
The FT-AC’s all-wheel drive system is controlled via
variable terrain-response settings and by locking the torque split for maximum
grip. There’s also an integrated bike rack at the rear which can be securely
hidden in “only a few seconds” according to Toyota.
Toyota has been showcasing compact crossover
concepts based on their latest global T-NGA platform to measure the crowd’s
response; last April it revealed the FT-4X concept at the NY Auto Show while
last October in Tokyo it showed the TJ Cruiser.
