--- title: "Toyota Boss Confirms Mid-Engine Sports Car With 2.0-liter Turbo-4: TDS" date: "2026-01-22" modified: "2026-01-22" authors: - name: "Joel Feder" job_title: "Director of Content and Product" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/joel-feder" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/toyota-boss-confirms-mid-engine-sports-car-with-2-0-liter-turbo-4-tds" categories: - "News" - "The Downshift" --- # Toyota Boss Confirms Mid-Engine Sports Car With 2.0-liter Turbo-4: TDS ![Hybrid Toyota MR2 patent]() *\Toyota\* Good morning and welcome to *The Downshift*, or *TDS* for short. Dense, tight, and quick, *TDS* gathers the latest automotive news from around the globe and puts it in one spot. Stories are summarized in a single sentence accompanied by a link for those seeking more information. I'm on a plane heading back to the U.S. from Sweden, have far too little sleep, and am preparing for extreme cold in Minnesota upon my arrival. Let's get into it. 🚘 What I’m driving: Nothing. But I did ride in a Euro-spec Volvo EX90 this morning with the lovely wool seats and seriously, why aren't people associating this kind of thing with luxury rather than leather. Divine. βš™οΈ Gazoo Racing President Tomoya Takahashi [confirmed Toyota is developing a mid-engine sports car]() with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 and a prototype is already racing on tracks; but production is still four to five years off as the car is in phase one of four of development. πŸ’° [Hyundai overtook General Motors]() as the world's fourth most valuable automaker with a boost in market value based on the promise of robots. πŸ”₯ A [one-off Lamborghini Diabo VT with a W16 motor]() that was used as an engine test mule before the first Bugatti Veyron prototype was built surfaced. πŸš™ SRT boss Tim Kuniskis said the performance division [will not touch the Chrysler Pacifica](). 🎨 A [Ferrari 12Cilindri with crazy color-shifting paint]() looks like a fancy version of Ford's Mystichrome paint. πŸ“± The [2026 Audi Q5 and Q5 debuted]() with revised interiors that updates the vehicles' infotainment systems and tech hardware including, importantly, a revised steering wheel with scroll wheels. 🏷️ Mitsubishi is c[onsidering adding a value-oriented Outlander Sport]() to the lineup to offer a lower-cost option with the Mirage now dead. ## Author Overseeing what you see, read, touch, hear, and interact with from the vast lakes of Minnesota, Joel Feder shapes how The Drive looks and operates as the head of content and product initiatives. On a daily basis, Joel leads the newsroom and editorial staff playing point on both short-term coverage and long-term strategic plans. His mission is to help ensure The Drive shapes the future of automotive media by helping the team execute original reporting, breaking news, and exclusive opportunities. Regarded as an industry insider and recognized by colleagues, fellow journalists, and manufacturers as a point-person and leader in the industry, Joel owns and runs the largest automotive professionals group on Facebook in an effort to serve and help others. Joel serves as a juror for the World Car Awards. In addition, he is the board chair and chair of the governance and nominating committee for Move Forward MN, a local non-profit that helps at-risk youth with barrier-free mental health and housing services. While you’re reading this he’s either on his computer or iPhone chasing the latest news or drafting a story. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Bluesky]() [Email]()