The Toyota GR86 (twins) Thread

New Toyota GR86 deserves a better world, but is it suited to ours?

The Toyota GR86 is a car that really deserves a better world. A world with no potholes and endless mountain passes that are not clogged with trucks, taxis and tourists in 1.4-litre Polo Vivos. And of course, a world without drivers who are obsessed with straight-line speed.

If you live in a small Western Cape town with easy access to uncluttered twisty roads, or if track days are a regular fixture on your weekend schedule, then the new Toyota could offer you loads of driving satisfaction.

But for those of us living in the real world, I can’t help but feel that a GR Yaris, which costs just R79 000 more, might be a better prospect.

FACTS: Toyota GR86 manual

Price: R712 100

Engine: 2.5-litre, 4-cyl normally aspirated petrol

Power: 174kW @ 7 000rpm

Torque: 250Nm @ 3 700rpm

0-100km/h: 6.4 seconds (claimed, coastal)

Top speed: 226km/h (claimed, coastal)

Claimed fuel use - mixed use: 9.5 litres per 100km

Kerb weight: 1 280kg

Fuel tank capacity: 50 litres

Load volume: 199 litres

Warranty: 3-year/100 000km

Service plan: 4 services or 60 000km

 
All-New Hybrid Turbo Toyota GR86 Could Be On The Way

The Toyota GR86 is only two years old but reports coming out of Japan suggest we will see an all-new GR86 as soon as 2025.

Information about this third-generation Toyota GR86 comes from Best Car which actually has a very good track record of reporting top-secret plans from Toyota.

The publication claims a new GR86 is being developed using a 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine found in the GR Yaris, with a hybrid system.

If this is true, the current GR86 life cycle will be just 4 years as opposed to the original 85 and BRZ twins which got a 10-year span.

www.zero2turbo.com

All-New Hybrid Turbo Toyota GR86 Could Be On The Way

The Toyota GR86 is only two years old but reports coming out of Japan suggest we will see an all-new GR86 as soon as 2025.
www.zero2turbo.com www.zero2turbo.com
 
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