When it was first announced last year, Toyota GT86 CS-R3, the rally version of the popular sports car, caused quite a stir, mainly in the pants of affordable motorsport enthusiasts. Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has now revealed the final specs of the car. Turns out it’s not that affordable, after all.
A fully competition-ready Toyota GT86 CS-R3 will cost you, in tarmac or gravel specification, 84,000 Euro. However, if you place your order before April 2015, you can enjoy a 5,000 Euro introductory discount and pay only 79,000 Euro.
The GT86 CS-R3 is offered as a kit and it includes a GT86 body shell, powertrain and all the mechanical components required to build the car. The main components include a 1,998cc, 235bhp boxer engine and six-speed sequential transmission. We’d buy the kit and swap these bits with the stock units in a standard road-going GT86!
Toyota GT86 CS-R3 ill be homologated to FIA R3 regulations at the beginning of July, after which all CS-R3 cars will be eligible for national and international rally competitions, up to and including the World Rally Championship.
Toyota GT86 CS-R3 Technical Specifications:
| ENGINE | |
| Code | FA20 |
| Layout | Boxer/flat four |
| Displacement (cc) | 1,998 |
| Max. power (bhp) | 235 |
| Max. torque (Nm @ rpm) | 230 @ 6,800 |
| TRANSMISSION | |
| Type | Rear-wheel drive |
| Gearbox | Drenth six-speed sequential |
| Differential | Limited-slip with ramp setting options |
| Final drive | Short final drive, with options |
| Clutch | Racing clutch with lightweight flywheel |
| SUSPENSION | |
| Front | MacPherson-type |
| Rear | Multi-link |
| Shock absorbers | Reiger three-way adjustable for gravel or tarmac |
| Anti-roll bar | Options available |
| BRAKES | |
| Front (mm) | Gravel: 300 x 30 Tarmac: 330 x 30 |
| Rear (mm) | Gravel: 295 x 10 Tarmac: 295 x 10 |
| Calipers | Front: Alcon four-piston Rear: Alcon two-piston |
| WHEELS | |
| Gravel | OZ 6 x15in |
| Tarmac | OZ 7 x 17in |
| DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT | |
| Length (mm) | 4,240 |
| Width (mm) | 1,775 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 2,570 |
| Weight (kg) | 1,080 (by regulation) |
| CHASSIS | |
| Body shell | Steel monocoque with roof vent |
| Roll cage | Homologated R3 |
| OTHER TECHNICAL FEATURES | |
| Exhaust | HJS racing exhaust and manifold |
| Fuel cell | FT3 safety cell |
| Steering | Hydraulic power steering with short ratio |
