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TheStraightPipes review of the 2022 BRZ
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CarTell.tv review of the 2022 BRZ
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Redline Reviews review of the 2022 BRZ
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Toyota GR86 review
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“The sequel to the GT86 has a bigger engine, more power and increased grip, but it’s still a less-is-more hero, and a sports car bargain”
The GR86 is one of 2022’s very best cars. The antidote to overpowered, overweight, overcomplicated so-called sports cars, it’s like a sanitised, weatherproof Caterham. Able to deliver real-world giggles at an affordable price, but improved in key areas over the GT86 – the torque, the looks, the on-the-limit handling.
It’s almost sadistic that such an attainable hero should only be allowed to live for a couple of short years in the UK, but if you’re getting one – wherever you live – you’re buying a car that’ll become a classic in its own lifetime, and one of the very best machines Toyota has ever built.
www.topgear.com
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“The sequel to the GT86 has a bigger engine, more power and increased grip, but it’s still a less-is-more hero, and a sports car bargain”
The GR86 is one of 2022’s very best cars. The antidote to overpowered, overweight, overcomplicated so-called sports cars, it’s like a sanitised, weatherproof Caterham. Able to deliver real-world giggles at an affordable price, but improved in key areas over the GT86 – the torque, the looks, the on-the-limit handling.
It’s almost sadistic that such an attainable hero should only be allowed to live for a couple of short years in the UK, but if you’re getting one – wherever you live – you’re buying a car that’ll become a classic in its own lifetime, and one of the very best machines Toyota has ever built.
Toyota GR86 Review 2023 | Top Gear
Toyota’s only going to sell the GR86 for a couple of years and it’s pretty much sold out. Pity: it’s absolutely marvellous
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Toyota GR86 Special Edition
Toyota is celebrating the pure fun of sports car driving with a limited-edition GR86 for 2023. The second-generation GR86, introduced for 2022, made headlines with a significant jump in power over the first-gen model, along with a more stirring design and tighter handling, all while keeping weight low and the price affordable.
Built on the GR86 Premium grade, the 2023 GR86 Special Edition will leave an unforgettable visual impression with its Solar Shift orange paint color, which is exclusive to this model. A GR cat-back performance exhaust system with stainless steel pipes, black chrome tips and debossed GR logo ensures that the GR86 Special Edition will leave a deep, growling auditory signature in its wake.
GR matte-black 18-inch wheels with black center caps and black lug nuts with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires, a black GR C-pillar graphic and Ultrasuede/leather trimmed interior with GR special edition badge accent the striking color. The 2023 GR86 Special Edition will be limited to just 860 units. It makes this limited-run appearance just as Toyota expands its GR sports car line, which also includes the acclaimed GR Supra, the first-ever 300-horsepower and rally-bred All-Wheel-Drive GR Corolla hot hatch - all of which will offer a manual transmission. "GR" stands for Gazoo Racing, Toyota's motorsports and performance division.
Toyota is celebrating the pure fun of sports car driving with a limited-edition GR86 for 2023. The second-generation GR86, introduced for 2022, made headlines with a significant jump in power over the first-gen model, along with a more stirring design and tighter handling, all while keeping weight low and the price affordable.
Built on the GR86 Premium grade, the 2023 GR86 Special Edition will leave an unforgettable visual impression with its Solar Shift orange paint color, which is exclusive to this model. A GR cat-back performance exhaust system with stainless steel pipes, black chrome tips and debossed GR logo ensures that the GR86 Special Edition will leave a deep, growling auditory signature in its wake.
GR matte-black 18-inch wheels with black center caps and black lug nuts with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires, a black GR C-pillar graphic and Ultrasuede/leather trimmed interior with GR special edition badge accent the striking color. The 2023 GR86 Special Edition will be limited to just 860 units. It makes this limited-run appearance just as Toyota expands its GR sports car line, which also includes the acclaimed GR Supra, the first-ever 300-horsepower and rally-bred All-Wheel-Drive GR Corolla hot hatch - all of which will offer a manual transmission. "GR" stands for Gazoo Racing, Toyota's motorsports and performance division.
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WATCH | Channeling the original Hachi-Roku: We drive Toyota's new SA-bound GR86 in Spain
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WATCH | We drive Toyota's new SA-bound GR86 in Spain: Channeling the original Hachi Roku | Life
One cannot talk about the new GR86 without discussing what's come before it: From the original Hachi-Roku, a sideways icon immortalized in the Initial D Manga, to the cars' beloved status as a perennial drift machine. Calvin Fisher drives it in Spain.
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Toyota GR86 10th Anniversary Edition Revealed as SA Launch Nears
Toyota has revealed a special 10th Anniversary Edition of its new GR86 as the South African launch of the rear-wheel-drive sportscar draws ever closer…
It’s been a decade since the Toyota 86 (later locally rechristened the GT86) hit the market. Now, with the local arrival of the new-generation model just around the corner, the Japanese firm has unwrapped the GR86 10th Anniversary Edition.
Conceived to – you guessed it – celebrate 10 years of the rear-driven coupé, the special-edition model boasts a fresh orange exterior paint option, which is matched inside by a two-tone (black and orange) colour scheme. A special “10th Anniversary” logo appears in places such as the interior door trim.
Although the new Subaru BRZ (alongside which the GR86 was jointly developed) is not likely to be launched in South Africa, the Toyota-branded version of the coupé is scheduled to arrive in local dealerships later in the third quarter of 2022.
The GR86 10th Anniversary Edition has yet to be confirmed for a local introduction, though we wouldn’t be surprised to see a few units (say, 86?) make their way to South Africa. After all, a limited-edition version of the original 86 launched here in 2014, complete with a towering rear wing.
While further details have yet to be released, the GR86 10th Anniversary Edition is expected to be mechanically identical to the standard version of the sportscar, which employs a new horizontally opposed, 2.4-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engine.
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Toyota has revealed a special 10th Anniversary Edition of its new GR86 as the South African launch of the rear-wheel-drive sportscar draws ever closer…
It’s been a decade since the Toyota 86 (later locally rechristened the GT86) hit the market. Now, with the local arrival of the new-generation model just around the corner, the Japanese firm has unwrapped the GR86 10th Anniversary Edition.
Conceived to – you guessed it – celebrate 10 years of the rear-driven coupé, the special-edition model boasts a fresh orange exterior paint option, which is matched inside by a two-tone (black and orange) colour scheme. A special “10th Anniversary” logo appears in places such as the interior door trim.
Although the new Subaru BRZ (alongside which the GR86 was jointly developed) is not likely to be launched in South Africa, the Toyota-branded version of the coupé is scheduled to arrive in local dealerships later in the third quarter of 2022.
The GR86 10th Anniversary Edition has yet to be confirmed for a local introduction, though we wouldn’t be surprised to see a few units (say, 86?) make their way to South Africa. After all, a limited-edition version of the original 86 launched here in 2014, complete with a towering rear wing.
While further details have yet to be released, the GR86 10th Anniversary Edition is expected to be mechanically identical to the standard version of the sportscar, which employs a new horizontally opposed, 2.4-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engine.
Toyota GR86 10th Anniversary Edition Revealed as SA Launch Nears
Toyota has revealed a special 10th Anniversary Edition of its new GR86 as the South African launch of the rear-driven sportscar nears…
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The Toyota 86 is somehow already 10 years old
Confirmation comes in the form of an anniversary edition from the upside-down
In a fact that feels almost custom-made for clickbait, the Toyota 86 came out 10 years ago and YOU WON’T BELIEVE what it looks like now.
Or, y’know, you probably will. It’s an 86, after all, the poster child for accessible fun (not now, Miata) and it’s survived for 10 whole years – way longer than we ever thought (I said not now, Miata).
To celebrate the occasion, Toyota Australia has minted a 10th Anniversary Edition based on the new 2.4-litre GR86. And it’s limited to (you guessed it) 86 examples, with members of the local Gazoo Racing Club getting priority access.
As for the rich reward that 86 lucky fans will get, Toyota’s keeping schtum on the full details until the GR86’s Australian debut in September. That said, the Anniversary Edition does get some serious headline features... like orange paint. And some orange stitching. Honestly, in terms of bounty, only Captain Bligh ended up with less.
www.topgear.com
Confirmation comes in the form of an anniversary edition from the upside-down
In a fact that feels almost custom-made for clickbait, the Toyota 86 came out 10 years ago and YOU WON’T BELIEVE what it looks like now.
Or, y’know, you probably will. It’s an 86, after all, the poster child for accessible fun (not now, Miata) and it’s survived for 10 whole years – way longer than we ever thought (I said not now, Miata).
To celebrate the occasion, Toyota Australia has minted a 10th Anniversary Edition based on the new 2.4-litre GR86. And it’s limited to (you guessed it) 86 examples, with members of the local Gazoo Racing Club getting priority access.
As for the rich reward that 86 lucky fans will get, Toyota’s keeping schtum on the full details until the GR86’s Australian debut in September. That said, the Anniversary Edition does get some serious headline features... like orange paint. And some orange stitching. Honestly, in terms of bounty, only Captain Bligh ended up with less.
The Toyota 86 is somehow already 10 years old
Confirmation comes in the form of an anniversary edition from the upside-down
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Toyota Will Fix That Viral GR86, But the Bigger Warranty Question Remains
Blake Alvarado's engine failed due to excess RTV sealant applied at the factory, but Toyota initially refused to fix it, citing Alvarado's track-day use.
If you walk into a Toyota dealership today, you may be lucky enough to find a GR86 in the showroom. If you purchase the lightweight, rear-drive, affordable sports car, you’ll get a one-year NASA membership and complimentary track day. You’ll even get a discount on a helmet. But judging by one GT86 owner’s experience, if your engine fails — even if that failure is likely due to assembly errors at the factory — Toyota might comb your social media for evidence that you drove your sports car at track-day events and refuse to cover a new engine under warranty, leaving you with a five-figure repair bill.
Just ask Blake Alvarado, whose 14,000-mile 2022 GR86 recently suffered a complete engine failure. A teardown at Alvarado’s local Toyota dealer showed oil starvation was to blame, but the service department paperwork said the bearing failure was “deemed by Toyota not a warrantable issue.” Today, Jalopnik learned that Toyota has changed course. Alvarado tells us the automaker contacted him offering to have his engine rebuilt “by the most qualified tech available and as by-the-book as possible.”
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Blake Alvarado's engine failed due to excess RTV sealant applied at the factory, but Toyota initially refused to fix it, citing Alvarado's track-day use.
If you walk into a Toyota dealership today, you may be lucky enough to find a GR86 in the showroom. If you purchase the lightweight, rear-drive, affordable sports car, you’ll get a one-year NASA membership and complimentary track day. You’ll even get a discount on a helmet. But judging by one GT86 owner’s experience, if your engine fails — even if that failure is likely due to assembly errors at the factory — Toyota might comb your social media for evidence that you drove your sports car at track-day events and refuse to cover a new engine under warranty, leaving you with a five-figure repair bill.
Just ask Blake Alvarado, whose 14,000-mile 2022 GR86 recently suffered a complete engine failure. A teardown at Alvarado’s local Toyota dealer showed oil starvation was to blame, but the service department paperwork said the bearing failure was “deemed by Toyota not a warrantable issue.” Today, Jalopnik learned that Toyota has changed course. Alvarado tells us the automaker contacted him offering to have his engine rebuilt “by the most qualified tech available and as by-the-book as possible.”
Toyota Will Fix That Viral GR86, But The Bigger Warranty Question Remains (Update) - Jalopnik
If you walk into a Toyota dealership today, you may be lucky enough to find a GR86 in the showroom. If you purchase the lightweight, rear-drive, affordable sports car, you’ll get a one-year NASA membership and complimentary track day. You’ll even get a discount on a helmet. But judging by one...
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Hopefully Toyota prices this reasonably at R350-R450k.
Yes yes.. might not happen but they'd actually sell at that price.
Yes yes.. might not happen but they'd actually sell at that price.
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I hear you but before it went off the list the GT86 was something like almost 600k lol, so yeah there is that.
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Turbo might make it a GTI competitor possibly but at R750k as an example, why not go for the big brother or an M2. A tough sell even though I enjoyed the previous version.
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Toyota’s made a turbocharged GR86... to test synthetic fuels
Yep, an 86 with the turbo engine from the GR Yaris and more than 300bhp... which you can’t buy. Time for a word with Toyota, we think
So, we’ve just found out that Toyota has A) put a modified version of its brilliant turbo three-cylinder into the GR86, B) has screwed more than 300bhp out of it, and C) is going racing with it. Oh, and D for downer, we can’t have it. What was that old thing about giveth and taketh away?
In an interview with Australian website Carsales, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s chief engineer Naoyuki Sakamoto explained that Gazoo had built a small run of GR86s powered by the three-cylinder turbo from the GR Yaris and Corolla, and intended to race them in Japan’s ‘Super Taikyu’ endurance series. Oh, and that these GR86s are already making more than 300bhp, despite running a destroked 1.4-litre version of the turbo-triple engine.
And if you think this sounds rather promising, you’re not alone. Honestly, we’re hoping that Toyota’s official line
that it’s taking turbo GR86s racing “to develop carbon-neutral fuels” is rather more of a beginning than an ending. It seems at least a few at Gazoo feel the same way, as much as they might have to couch it in phrases like, “we are thinking for the future about the possibility of using it", “there are no concrete plans at the moment".
www.topgear.com
Yep, an 86 with the turbo engine from the GR Yaris and more than 300bhp... which you can’t buy. Time for a word with Toyota, we think
So, we’ve just found out that Toyota has A) put a modified version of its brilliant turbo three-cylinder into the GR86, B) has screwed more than 300bhp out of it, and C) is going racing with it. Oh, and D for downer, we can’t have it. What was that old thing about giveth and taketh away?
In an interview with Australian website Carsales, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s chief engineer Naoyuki Sakamoto explained that Gazoo had built a small run of GR86s powered by the three-cylinder turbo from the GR Yaris and Corolla, and intended to race them in Japan’s ‘Super Taikyu’ endurance series. Oh, and that these GR86s are already making more than 300bhp, despite running a destroked 1.4-litre version of the turbo-triple engine.
And if you think this sounds rather promising, you’re not alone. Honestly, we’re hoping that Toyota’s official line
that it’s taking turbo GR86s racing “to develop carbon-neutral fuels” is rather more of a beginning than an ending. It seems at least a few at Gazoo feel the same way, as much as they might have to couch it in phrases like, “we are thinking for the future about the possibility of using it", “there are no concrete plans at the moment".
Toyota’s made a turbocharged GR86... to test synthetic fuels
Yep, an 86 with the turbo engine from the GR Yaris and more than 300bhp... which you can’t buy. Time for a word with Toyota, we think
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What do we think of these new Blitz kits for the GR86 and BRZ?
Japanese tuner offers up two different bodykits for the identikit sports cars
When you were young and your heart was an open book, you used to love bodykits, right? But if this ever-changing world in which we’re living makes you look at bodykits and sigh, this article might not be for you.
Feel free to keep reading, but you’ll probably like something else on Top Gear a lot more. Like that time we drove a Veyron all the way across America! That was such a great story. Or that time we summited Mont Ventoux in an Ariel Nomad... in the depths of winter.
Anyway, the last time that Japanese tuner Blitz took a stab at designing a bodykit for the GR86 and BRZ (still trying to figure out the right portmanteau for them... GRZ?), it ended up going full Fast and Furious. And not the new submarine-chasing, tank-busting, space-trucking F&F either.
Helpfully, these new ’uns are much more... well, we were going to say ‘understated’, but that’s hardly the case. Adjustable centre-mount rear wings, front splitter and bolstered side skirts aren’t exactly demure, are they? Perhaps the best way to describe them is that they’re much more sympathetic to the car they fitted to, supporting the original look, rather than supplanting it.
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Japanese tuner offers up two different bodykits for the identikit sports cars
When you were young and your heart was an open book, you used to love bodykits, right? But if this ever-changing world in which we’re living makes you look at bodykits and sigh, this article might not be for you.
Feel free to keep reading, but you’ll probably like something else on Top Gear a lot more. Like that time we drove a Veyron all the way across America! That was such a great story. Or that time we summited Mont Ventoux in an Ariel Nomad... in the depths of winter.
Anyway, the last time that Japanese tuner Blitz took a stab at designing a bodykit for the GR86 and BRZ (still trying to figure out the right portmanteau for them... GRZ?), it ended up going full Fast and Furious. And not the new submarine-chasing, tank-busting, space-trucking F&F either.
Helpfully, these new ’uns are much more... well, we were going to say ‘understated’, but that’s hardly the case. Adjustable centre-mount rear wings, front splitter and bolstered side skirts aren’t exactly demure, are they? Perhaps the best way to describe them is that they’re much more sympathetic to the car they fitted to, supporting the original look, rather than supplanting it.
What do we think of these new Blitz kits for the GR86 and BRZ?
Japanese tuner offers up two different bodykits for the identikit sports cars
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Drive.com.au launch drive of the 2023 GR86
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Toyota GR86 review: two-door coupe driven in the UK
So is it still a 9/10 in the UK?
It didn’t feel like it, at first. But the longer you spend with the GR86, you realise that it’s not a fatter older-brother to the GT86, just one that’s been to the gym a little bit. It’s got a spread of abilities that seem to be dying out, and a vibe that it’s been made for people like us; people who like driving for driving’s sake, rather than exclusively as transportation.
The other thing that keeps cropping up is that there really aren’t many cars out there like the GR86 for the money. Yes, there are sweeter, nicer-sounding, more powerful engines out there, and there are cars that are faster with nicer interiors, but nothing quite like the generous balance that the Toyota offers. It’s genuinely lovely, and obviously made by people who like what we like.
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So is it still a 9/10 in the UK?
It didn’t feel like it, at first. But the longer you spend with the GR86, you realise that it’s not a fatter older-brother to the GT86, just one that’s been to the gym a little bit. It’s got a spread of abilities that seem to be dying out, and a vibe that it’s been made for people like us; people who like driving for driving’s sake, rather than exclusively as transportation.
The other thing that keeps cropping up is that there really aren’t many cars out there like the GR86 for the money. Yes, there are sweeter, nicer-sounding, more powerful engines out there, and there are cars that are faster with nicer interiors, but nothing quite like the generous balance that the Toyota offers. It’s genuinely lovely, and obviously made by people who like what we like.
Toyota GR86 review: two-door coupe driven in the UK Reviews 2023 | Top Gear
Why are we here? Well, we’ve discussed the Toyota GR86 from the confines of the international launch and found it excellent, but suspicious souls that we are, we wanted to try it on UK roads where the tarmac is a little less forgiving than the Spanish launch test route. Hence we’ve just driven...