Filed under: Aftermarket , Concept Cars , Coupe , Budget , Hybrid , Japan , Hatchback , Toyota Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Akio Toyoda may want to bring driving excitement back to Toyota , but he and his team have two major hurdles to overcome: The brands’s limited enthusiast base and the fact that Japan’s youth have very little interest in cars. To combat both fronts, Toyota plans to launch a new line of budget-oriented vehicles that offer a modicum of sport. But so far, things don’t look too promising. Despite debuting an FT-86 -based concept at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon , Toyota’s G Sports line of products have mainly focused on the Voxy and Noah minivans, while a “sports” version of the Prius is apparently in the works

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Report: Toyota plans budget sports car line