Eric Leong�s Radical 2015 Toyota Prius Design Study

As part of last year�s Toyota Design Internship, industrial designer Eric Leong produced this interesting take on the fourth-generation Toyota Prius for the year 2015.
By acknowledging that wind resistance is one of the key factors in improving vehicle economy, Leong�s Prius III hybrid is extremely slippery. Described by the designer as moving, �through [the wind], not into it�, this design study channels air over its surface through a series of vanes.

Poll: What�s Your Favourite Toyota FT-86 Concept?

Toyota�s FT-86 sports coupe has to be one of the most hotly anticipated cars of the last ten years. A sporty, lightweight, front-engined and rear-wheel-drive spiritual successor to the legendary AE86, brought to you by the same company that built the Celica, MR2 and Supra? Yes, please!

So far, we�ve had three iterations of the �AE86 Nouveau�. First, there�s the original, scene stealing Toyota FT-86 Concept from the2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Then there�s the much derided FT-86 II Concept from Geneva 2011. And lastly, there�s the Ferrari-emulating Scion FR-S that took the 2011 New York Auto Show by storm.

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