Toyota’s Sports Coupe Concept Signals Performance Push

Toyota Motor Corp., synonymous with staid Camry sedans and Corolla small cars, is signaling a desire to get back into sports cars with a concept coupe hinting at the looks of its future performance model.

Toyota showed the FT-1 front-engine, rear-wheel-drive coupe yesterday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. A wraparound windshield, curved body panels and flared fenders draw from past nameplates such as the Supra, 2000GT and Celica, according to Toyota, which didn’t immediately say when or if it would sell a car based on the FT-1 concept.