1973 Toyota F101 Concept

Toyota displayed the F101 concept and promoted it as "the sedan of the future." With only 97 horsepower, the F101 used the same 2-liter engine found in the 1974 Corona. The oriental prototype featured four-wheel disc brakes and a fully independent suspension.

Displayed at the 1973 Tokyo Motor Show, the Toyota F101 concept must have looked incredibly futuristic compared to newly launched production vehicles such as the Publica Starlet, the headline car that year.

Promoted as the saloon of the future, the Toyota F101 was, in fact, neither a saloon nor hatchback but a coupe with an extremely unusual asymmetric and longitudinally-hinged gull-wing-style boot. Under the bonnet was the 2.0-liter engine from the contemporary Corona. At the same time, Toyota later commented that the F101 inspired some aspects of the forthcoming second-generation Celica – perhaps the silhouette of the three-door Liftback model.

Source: www.chicagoautoshow.com; blog.toyota.co.uk

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