Toyota goes back to the future - Motoring
News of a new rear-drive sub-86 mini-coupe to be revealed at this year’s Tokyo motor show raised eyebrows around the world earlier this month, but now we're hearing that Toyota has another surprise for its home motor show. According to Japanese magazine Best Car, a Caterham 7-style open-wheel sports car – known as the 'Midget' inside the world's largest car-maker — will line up on stage next to the baby 86 and one or two other fuel-cell concepts in late October. As you can see from this rendering courtesy of Best Car, the Midget recalls classic British sports cars such as the MG TC Midget launched in 1945 and the original 1957-1972 Lotus Seven, which spawned a series of Caterham 7 kit cars that still... Some readers may not be aware that Toyota sister brand Daihatsu also released its own 'Midget' — a three-wheeled, single-seat mini-truck — back in 1957. To create a perfect delivery vehicle for Tokyo’s narrow streets, Daihatsu then came out with a... Wrapped in Toyota’s interpretation of the Seven, it takes more hints from another British classic, the McLaren F1, with an interior configuration that mimics the English supercar's staggered seating layout – two rear seats behind a centrally... Source: www.motoring.com.au
