Posts Tagged ‘Toyota GT86’

Poor Man’s Toyota 86 On Sale In Japan

Friday, February 10, 2012 13:25 by Arman Barari No Comments

Toyota 86 (Subaru BRZ) was conceived as a cheap and cheerful sportscar, but some people might still find its Japanese price of around $25K bit too steep. Read More… Good news! There’s a sub-entry level version of the car on sale in Japanese Domestic Market, which will cost a few thousands less than that. It [...]

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Chris Harris Gets Very Sideways In Toyota 86: Video

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 21:09 by Arman Barari No Comments

The first proper video review of the Toyota 86 (FT 86, GT 86 FR-S, whatever you like to call it) is probably the best one we’re gonna get. It’s Chris Harris given a 20-minute drive in the new Japanese sportscar in Madrid. Chris is the man find out if this car is any good. He’s [...]

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Toyota 86 Twins Perform Synchronized Drift: Video

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 14:31 by Arman Barari No Comments

Demonstrating the balance and poise of the Toyota 86 Sports Coupe’s chassis, a pair of highly skilled drifters have come up with this amazing stunt. The duo perform a perfect drift dance together. It’s a real treat to watch, and is sure to appeal to the slightly yobbish petrolheads who make the the 86′s main [...]

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Toyota 86 Dyno Test: Video

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 17:25 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

HKS decided to strap the new Toyota 86 sports coupe on the dyno to test Toyota’s claims regarding its power. The car is supposed to churn out 200hp, the dyno reads 170. We thought 200hp wasn’t enough for this well-balanced, rear-drive, sports car. Turns out it doesn’t even have 200! Mind you, this is the [...]

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Custom Toyota GT86 at Tokyo Auto Salon

Friday, January 13, 2012 13:24 by Arman Barari No Comments

As promised Toyota brought a number of customized cars to the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon, including a couple of tuned GT86 models. Read More… The most important model of course, is the one by Toyota Racing Development (TRD). Highlights of TRD 86 include a reworked suspension with new front and rear anti-roll bars, a carbon [...]

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Toyota 86 Hits The Track With Granddad

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:20 by Arman Barari No Comments

Here’s a nice compilation video for the Toyota GT86 with footage of it at the track, on the road, in testing and development. But the best part of it must be the car paying homage to its ancestors. When you see both cars side by side you can’t help but think the old one looks [...]

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Toyota Already Working On Supercharged GT86

Friday, December 2, 2011 13:50 by Arman Barari No Comments

Toyota quickly, almost too quickly, realized that 197bhp is not really enough for a car as good-looking and as well-balanced as the 86. Read More… So they’re going to address the issue by launching a hotted-up supercharged version of the car. The job of making the supercharged 86 has been given to Toyota Racing Development [...]

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