The Toyota GR86 (twins) Thread

First drive: 2022 Toyota GR86 review

Toyota’s latest affordable sports car is a shade firmer, meaner and quicker than before on the road, but even better-balanced and more throttle-adjustable on circuit. Outstanding.

Toyota, then, would seem to have made what may turn out to be one of the very last great truly affordable sports cars even better. Could it be another five-star ‘GR’ fast Toyota? We’ll keep the champagne on ice for now; but with a confirmed price, and after an equally impressive right-hand drive UK test, I’d say that’s very likely indeed.

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Toyota GR86 review | Autocar

New sports coupé has the unenviable challenge of replacing probably the best affordable driver's car of the 2010s
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The 2022 Subaru BRZ Addresses The First Gen's Fatal Flaw

Buyers looking to take their BRZ or GR 86 to the track are in for some real benefits

you ask armchair enthusiasts what the worst thing is about the first-generation BRZ/86, most of them will tell you it’s horsepower — either the peak number of 205, or the infamous torque dip. But BRZ and 86 owners, who regularly take their cars to the track, will tell you something completely different: These cars can’t handle prolonged track use, because oil issues will kill the engine after enough time spent at high RPMs.

The BRZ/86 chassis is designed to be track-ready, crafted and honed by the mind of Tada-san for balance and poise. The FA20 engine, however, wasn’t quite so meticulously built. First there was the valve spring recall, then came reports of oil pressure drops that led to failed bearings at high RPMs.

The FA20 engine is shared between multiple vehicles, but it spins fastest in the naturally aspirated BRZ/86 chassis — and it seems the oil system just can’t keep up. Owners have experimented with different oil weights, oil coolers, or throwing out the FA20 all together just to fix the issue. Now, for the second-generation car, Subaru seems to have implemented a fix.

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The 2022 Subaru BRZ Addresses The First Gen's Fatal Flaw - Jalopnik

If you ask armchair enthusiasts what the worst thing is about the first-generation BRZ/86, most of them will tell you it’s horsepower — either the peak number of 205, or the infamous torque dip. But BRZ and 86 owners, who regularly take their cars to the track, will tell you something completely...
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Toyota GR86 on sale for just two years due to emissions rules

There's only a short window to order the long-awaited sports coupé; any replacement will likely be electrified

The Toyota GR86 will be on sale in Europe for just two years in Europe and is unlikely to be replaced after that.

Speaking at Toyota's annual Kenshiki forum, European CEO Matt Harrison said: “We’re already receiving a growing number of enquiries from potential customers – including those who believe the GR86 could be the last of its kind. And at least for Europe, they might be right."

Interested customers should act "relatively quickly" to place their orders, he said, as sales in the region will end in just two years time, because the GR86 won't be compliant with incoming European emissions regulations.

Order books for the GR86 – which recently lost the space in its name for marketing reasons – will open in the Spring, ahead of deliveries beginning in the first half of 2022.

Toyota’s senior European vice-president, Tom Fux, told Autocar: “We felt that the vehicle is so good and so needed for Toyota’s image in Europe, and we have a small but very passionate group of customers out there who are searching for vehicles like the GR86.

“In the end, we decided it’s important to offer this vehicle, and then we will need to stop the vehicle, because it will not meet the new requirements in the future.

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Toyota GR86 on sale for just two years due to new regulations | Autocar

There's only a short window to order the long-awaited sports coupé; any replacement will likely be electrified
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We want our Subaru BRZ in Japanese ‘Cup Car Basic’ spec

Subaru’s BRZ racer comes with a roll cage and steel wheels. Sounds perfect

it’s almost exactly how we’d spec our perfect BRZ.

Look! Steel wheels! In this ‘Cup Car Basic’ trim the BRZ looks fantastically workaday, although don’t expect the steelies to make it to the track – you’ll likely have to swap them out for lightweight wheels and sticky tyres. Boo.

The two-make race series has been running for nine years now with the previous gen BRZ and GT86, and this latest championship with second-gen cars will kick off at the Fuji Speedway in July. The 86/BRZ Cup includes categories for pro drivers and amateurs, and the Cup Car Basic trim is available to buy from dealers throughout Japan.

This new BRZ costs 3,338,500 Japanese Yen (just over £21,000) and includes a roll cage, eyebolts for a six-point harness, an additional engine oil cooler and new fins for cooling the rear diff.

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We want our Subaru BRZ in Japanese ‘Cup Car Basic’ spec

Subaru’s BRZ racer comes with a roll cage and steel wheels. Sounds perfect
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Toyota GR86 Focus Group Advert

Last year Toyota took a pot shot at the raft of boring automotive television commercials with an advert called The Pitch. You can watch that commercial at this link. That ad has now been followed up with a similar theme for the newly released Toyota GR86 Focus Group advert.

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Toyota GR86 Focus Group Advert [video]

The Toyota GR86 Focus Group advert is a tongue-in-cheek look at modern automotive adverts that can sometimes be quite boring.
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The US is getting a one-make Toyota GR86 race series

Lucky beggars. Toyota North America sets 2023 start date for an all-new series

Oh how we envy the US. Sometimes. Anyway, we do at this particular moment because Toyota Gazoo Racing North America has announced that it’s starting a new one-make race series with the GR86.

A similar series with the previous-gen GT86 (and the Subaru BRZ) has been running for nine years in Japan and is set to make the switch to the new GR this July, but from 2023 onwards there’ll be a US championship too.

Gazoo Racing has confirmed that there’ll be seven rounds throughout 2023, with all the cars running the same spec and feeding learnings back to the Toyota GR road car team.

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The US is getting a one-make Toyota GR86 race series

Lucky beggars. Toyota North America sets 2023 start date for an all-new series
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The manual Toyota GR86 will cost less than £30k in the UK

Hurrah! Toyota announces pricing for its new sports car, and it’s cheaper than a GR Yaris

Toyota has announced UK prices for the upcoming GR86, and somehow we’re now even more excited about the existence of a new, boxer-engined, rear-wheel drive sports car.

That’s because there’ll be just one trim level available when orders finally open, and with a six-speed manual gearbox it’ll cost £29,995. Yep, it’s the new entry-level Gazoo Racing road car, with the all-wheel drive GR Yaris starting at £31,170 and the Supra sitting at the top of the range with a hefty £47,505 price tag if you spec the 2.0-litre four-pot.

This is great news. Plus, Toyota has announced a rather enticing PCP offer for those that get in there quick. First customers will apparently be able to nab a manual GR86 for £299 per month with £4,777 down as a deposit. Worth remembering that the GR86 will only be on sale in Europe for two years thanks to impending emissions regulations.

There is an automatic option which Toyota says will cost £32,085, but it’s the three-pedal you really want, isn’t it? All UK-spec GR86s will get 18-inch wheels, an eight-inch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto-equipped touchscreen, LED headlights, heated front seats and cruise control. Luxury.

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The manual Toyota GR86 will cost less than £30k in the UK

Hurrah! Toyota announces pricing for its new sports car, and it’s cheaper than a GR Yaris
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New 2022 Toyota GR 86 priced from just under £30,000

Rear-driven coupe switches to 2.4-litre engine, retains focus on lightweight design and driver engagement

The new Toyota GR 86 has been priced up from just under £30,000 ahead of customer deliveries beginning in the UK in July.

A starting price of £29,995 lines the GR 86 up against mid-rung versions of its closest rival, the Mazda MX-5, and makes it comfortably one of the most affordable sports coupés currently on sale. Toyota recently confirmed it will sell the GR 86 for just two years in Europe as it does not readily comply with incoming crash regulations. Interested buyers should act "relatively quickly" to place their orders as a result.

A simple pricing structure sees the GR 86 offered in just one trim level which brings 10-spoke 18in alloys wrapped in Michelin PS4 tyres, an 8.0in touchscreen with smartphone integration, a reversing camera and blind spot monitor, LED adaptive headlights and a 7.0in digital gauge cluster.

Buyers can opt for an automatic gearbox for an extra £2090.

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Toyota GR 86 sells out in just 90 minutes in UK

Every example of long-awaited sports car snapped up, with no plans for a new UK allocation

The long-awaited Toyota GR 86 sports car has sold out in the UK, with the entire market allocation spoken for within 90 minutes of orders being opened last week.

Sales of the much-anticipated Toyota GT 86 successor opened earlier this month, with a starting price of £29,995 making it one of the most affordable sports coupés on sale.

In less than an hour and a half, the Japanese firm closed down the UK ordering platform as the limit was hit.

Production of the Toyota GR 86 is only set to run for two years, and bosses have warned: “When they’re gone, they’re gone.” This is due to the car not readily complying with incoming crash regulations.

Toyota also told Autocar that any additional allocation for the UK market is “not in the plan at this stage”.

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Toyota GR86 goes back on sale in the UK | Autocar

Prospective buyers already on the waiting list for the sports car will be prioritised in new allocation
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