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The Toyota GR 86 is already an excellent package straight out of the factory. With power now coming from a larger 2.4-litre horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine developing 174kW and 250Nm, the rear-wheel drive sports car brings improved performance over the previous generation model. While the car’s handling has been sharpened …

The Toyota 86 has always been the darling of the tuning world, and the recently unveiled second-generation model looks set to continue that trend. First to have a play with the rear-wheel drive sports car is none other than Toyota’s in-house tuning arm Gazoo Racing. Collaborating with Toyota’s motorsport arm …

BMW has the 2 Series Coupe, Mercedes-Benz has the CLA coupe and Audi has the S3 sedan. They are all sports compact designed for fun. And it seems Lexus is done watching the Germans dominate this end of the market space. Words on the streets have it that the Japanese …

Subaru has dropped a surprising teaser of the next-generation BRZ today, releasing a photo of a camouflaged pre-production prototype. The teaser shot zooms in on the 2021 Subaru BRZ’s front wheel fender, revealing the new car’s multi-spoke matte grey 18-inch wheel. Also visible is a new air vent just aft …

The Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ twins have been around since 2014. In a car’s life cycle, this means a new model is due. But we have yet to see any prototype, not even a concept. Fortunately, some good news has come from a report by Japanese publication BestCarWeb, which …

Toyota released the original AE86 Black Limited back in 1986 as the final edition model for the cult sports car. Based on the GT-Apex trim, the AE86 Black Limited came exclusively with a black exterior with matching bronze alloy wheels and bronze pinstripe. For 2020 Toyota is once again celebrating …

Toyota has finally confirmed the Toyota 86 will live on to a second generation, putting months of speculations to rest. The announcement comes after a major tie-up between Toyota and Subaru recently that includes “joint development of the next-generation Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ.” Besides collaborating on the sports car, …

Update: Added a statement from Toyota America suggests the Toyota 86 is not dead as rumoured.  The Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ twins have been around since 2012, but with the introduction of the new A90 Supra, questions are being raised whether the sports coupe will get renewed for another …

Toyota is introducing a new paint hue to the popular 86 coupe in the backdrop of its 20,000 sales in Australia. The striking paint job, called Apollo Blue, is available exclusively on GTS variants fitted with the factory performance kit launched earlier this year. The optional performance kit, available on …

Driving enthusiasts can enhance the dynamic capabilities of Toyota’s cult 86 sports car by choosing a new performance kit available on all four variants. The optional kit comprises larger Brembo performance brakes for improved stopping power, specially tuned Sachs performance dampers to boost handling, plus anthracite-coloured 10-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels. This combination …

Toyota is set to unveil a dramatic open-top sports car concept inspired by the company’s involvement in endurance racing and its legendary Supra and Toyota Sports 800. The world premiere of the Toyota 86-based matte-black GR HV Sports Concept will be a highlight of the Toyota stand at the 45th …

How much fun can forty grand buy you in driving fun? Quite a lot, apparently. You just have to splash it on either one of these, the Toyota 86 and Mazda MX-5. The recipe both these cars have are simple, yet effective. Engine at the front, gearbox in the middle, …

What’s a better way to pay homage to the classic Toyota AE86 made famous by the Initial D manga series? Recreate it, of course. And that’s exactly what Toyota UK have done with their customised GT86 concept, the result of a project with the aim of reimagining the world-famous AE86 …

Drifting has taken on a whole new level with this stunt from South African driver Jesse Adams, who drifted this Toyota 86 to a new Guinness Book of record for the world’s longest drift. The motoring journalist drifted a total distance of 165.04 kilometres around a skid pad in a standard …