It's understandable for us on this side of the world to be getting ready for the 2012 North American International Auto Show,->ke222 but it's important to not forget that another major motor show is set to open its doors next week. And it just so happens that it's the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon->ke1834.

As the home to some of the biggest automakers in the world, the 2012 TAS is expected to feature some pretty interesting vehicles. For their part, Toyota is doing a pretty darn good job drumming up the interest with a teaser of the TRD-developed Toyota GT-86 sports car.

Just to be clear, TRD, or Toyota Racing Development, is the Japanese automaker's racing division, and they've prepared the first high-performance, racing iteration of the recently unveiled GT-86. Not a lot of information has been revealed about the performance package TRD is putting into the GT-86, but we'd be the first to tell you that the mere thought of the affordable sports car receiving a top-flight performance upgrade is already making us drool in anticipation.

For now, we have to settle for this teaser photo, but here's to hoping that the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon opens its doors sooner rather than later.

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