U-turn? Fresh report claims new Toyota GR 86 will NOT be turbocharged
A fresh report out of Japan suggests the new Toyota GR 86 and Subaru BRZ will not be turbocharged as previously claimed.
Ever since the two Japanese firms confirmed the joint development of follow-up models to the current Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ, there have been rumours aplenty regarding possible powertrains.
Initially, there were suggestions grunt would come from a Subaru-sourced turbocharged 2,4-litre horizontally opposed engine. Then talk turned to Subaru’s turbocharged 1,8-litre flat-four.
The latest report from Japan’s Best Car Web, however, claims a naturally aspirated version of the 2,4-litre unit mentioned above will be employed.
Here, the publication claims, the boxer mill will offer 162 kW and 240 N.m to the rear axle, up from the current 2,0-litre engine’s 147 kW and 205 N.m. Of course, that’d leave sufficient breathing space for the 190 kW entry-level four-cylinder Supra offered in some markets.
A fresh report out of Japan suggests the new Toyota GR 86 and Subaru BRZ will not be turbocharged as previously claimed. Ever since the... Read more →
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