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Nurburgring circuit in Germany,'' said Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda today. The new addition to Toyota's luxury Lexus line uses lightweight materials such as carbon fibre. It has a V10 petrol engine and boasts a top speed of 325 kilometres per hour, with an acceleration of zero to 100km/h in 3.7 seconds. A prototype of the supercar is on display at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opens to the general public on Saturday east of the Japanese capital. Toyota is also displaying a new version of its electric concept car, the FT-EV II, along with a Prius plug-in hybrid and a lightweight sports car inspired by the iconic Corolla AE86 coupe of the 1980s. With a low centre of gravity and a special two-litre boxer engine developed by partner Subaru, the sporty FT-86 is said to handle like a race car but with less damage to the environment. "It is often said that these days young people have drifted away from cars, but I feel that it may not be the customers that have drifted away from cars but us the manufacturers,'' said Mr Toyoda. "For this reason I believe it is the mission of automakers to provide the fundamental excitement of automobiles to customers, regardless of the era.''