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Traction control / drift button
Toyota officials have mentioned several times that the FT-86 could be the "perfect car for drifting". While doubtly the perfect, this still gives clues that drifting is in the heart of this car. Art of [url=http://banpei.net]banpei.net[/url] was more than interested in this and found that the electronic skid control button has a bit different drawing on it than usual. Might we call it the drift button?
The letters on the button are really unclear. It looks like a "TRD" or T&C, but who knows..
[quote=banpei.net]
The first thing I spotted was this button next to the six speed shifter. Most traction control buttons either have writings on them (DTC, TC, TCS, etcetera) or a symbol of two small skidmarks next to each other. Apparently Toyota decided to give that button a little redesign and chose for the wide skid sign here. Nice little detail pointing to the AE86 heritage?
I tried to sharpen the button a bit with Photoshop, but its text is still unreadable! What do you think it says? First character looks like a T and the last one like a D... TRD?!? Nah, that can't be! :D
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