Toyota’s rendering of the, much expected rear-controls push sports auto that the automaker is developing with Subaru will make its world unveiling as a finely-oblique theory car at this month’s Tokyo Motor Show. And according to our well-located sources, we’re available to get our first sign of Toyota’s affordable compact sports sedan sometime this week with the emit of the first executive photos and facts.

For those of you wondering why we chose to ‘honor’ the term with photos of Toyota’s 2007 Detroit Show star, the FT-HS fusion thought, that’s because we’ve been informed by our font that the RWD Coupe prototype draws immensely ahead the styling of that theory ideal.

Nevertheless while the FT-HS featured fusion drivetrain built around a 3.5-liter V6, Toyota’s compact vehicle will get a front-mounted, 2.0-liter four-cylinder boxer engine sourced from Subaru transfer strength to the rear-wheels through a six-tempo guide gearbox.

If we are to take Subaru’s officer depress circulate on the resolute’s 2009 Tokyo Motor Show offerings for granted, then we won’t be seeing its account of the RWD vehicle in Japan this month.

In a previous invoice, the two automakers said that the sport coupes will disclose the same hardware (meaning the Subaru-sourced boxer engine, hulk, suspension etc), but each brand will element a manifest outdoor target.

The souk launch of both the Toyota and Subaru badged coupes are embattled for the end of 2011, with production set to take place at Subaru’s new Gunma place in Japan.

Even while Toyota has not made any executive announcements on the topic, back in 2008, a reliable supply here in the States told us that the troupe policy to bazaar its variant of the RWD auto in the U.S. as a Scion essentially replacing the TC. The same trace also informed us then that the iQ would cranium over to the States as a Scion, something that was definite with the presentation of the iQ Concept at this year’s New York Auto Show in April.

However, create in view that these kinds of decisions may change over time in retort to the different load of the market.

2007 Toyota FT-HS Hybrid Sports Coupe