Toyota FT-Bh supermini hybrid Concept teased again with new details

Toyota FT-Bh Concept teaser image

Toyota has released a second set of teaser images for the new FT-Bh Concept car that will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on March 6th. It follows the first teaser image which revealed a sporty coupe profile and these latest images reveal a little bit more.

The first is a close up shot of the rear from the three-quarter position, but the second is a little more difficult to make out. It seems to be a strange headlight design with integrated LED lamps.

When we do finally see what the concept looks like, we should be previewing a new model that the Japanese brand intend to build. The FT-Bh label of the concept is short for Future Toyota B-segment hybrid and it focuses on five key elements: low weight, aerodynamic performance, powertrain efficiency, thermal energy management and electricity saving.

The five-door Toyota FT-Bh super-mini concept will weigh less than 800kg (1764lbs) and boast emissions that are 50 percent lower than the average production model in its class. There are no specific details on what engine will achieve the emissions target other than to say it is a down-sized full hybrid powertrain.

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FT-Bh – Future Toyota B-segment hybrid
New concept designed for maximum fuel efficiency, built using economically viable methods and materials
CO₂ emissions around 50 per cent lower than the current average for the supermini segment
Focus on five principal factors: low weight, aerodynamic performance, powertrain efficiency, thermal energy management and electricity saving
World debut at the Geneva motor show

Toyota’s FT-Bh concept breaks new boundaries in small car efficiency. It’s as spacious as an average five-door supermini, but produces about 50 per cent less CO₂, and tipping the scales at under 800kg, its weighs less than a three-door Aygo.

These feats have not been achieved by using exotic materials or expensive techniques: from the outset Toyota determined that the FT-Bh would be made using commonplace, economically viable production methods and technologies, including a down-sized full hybrid powertrain.

Toyota took a “total vehicle” approach, focusing on five areas of design and engineering to gain the highest fuel efficiency and lowest emissions: weight reduction, optimum aerodynamic performance (achieving a 30 per cent gain), powertrain efficiency, thermal energy management and electricity saving.

The FT-Bh concept makes its world debut at the Geneva motor show, at 10.15am on 6 March.