Photo: Kuhl Racing
I wish Gordon Ramsay would make a show about Japanese tuners because they are as stubborn as restaurant owners. Don't you like aero from the 90's? Have yourself out, then.
Fortunately, we do like the old-fashioned look of Japanese tuning, with big wheels, negative camber, and chunky spoilers. Life's too short to drive boring cars, as the stickers say.
This one is the third version of the Kuhl Racing Toyota GT 86. It's funny, because "86" is a slang term that also means to remove an item from the menu. Gordon really like to use that one!
Strip away the crazy stance and 86 Ver. 3 isn't all that crazy. Most of the aero elements work around the factory look of the car, which is both cheaper and classier, if you can use that word here.
At the front, we've got a big black and white chin that almost scrapes the ground. It's matched by some exaggerated side skirts that have a very sharp look to them. Around the back, it kind of reminds us of the GT-R Nismo because of all the angular elements and the quad exhaust tips. We certainly haven't seen a wing like that in a while either.
The details are always what defines a Japanese tuning project. Kuhl has added its own badges and stickers. There's two-tone wheels from Verz, a Rohan exhaust, Falken tires and Air Force suspension.
Despite being five years old, the GT 86 remains a sports car classic. People get on its case for only having 200 horsepower, like it's going to feel slow. But it's still the only affordable front-engined, rear-wheel drive 2+2 coupe out there... along with the BRZ, obviously.
With the previous Kuhl Racing build, it looked like the kit would also fit the Subaru BRZ. But this one keeps the shark-nosed look of the 86 facelift.
This one is the third version of the Kuhl Racing Toyota GT 86. It's funny, because "86" is a slang term that also means to remove an item from the menu. Gordon really like to use that one!
Strip away the crazy stance and 86 Ver. 3 isn't all that crazy. Most of the aero elements work around the factory look of the car, which is both cheaper and classier, if you can use that word here.
At the front, we've got a big black and white chin that almost scrapes the ground. It's matched by some exaggerated side skirts that have a very sharp look to them. Around the back, it kind of reminds us of the GT-R Nismo because of all the angular elements and the quad exhaust tips. We certainly haven't seen a wing like that in a while either.
The details are always what defines a Japanese tuning project. Kuhl has added its own badges and stickers. There's two-tone wheels from Verz, a Rohan exhaust, Falken tires and Air Force suspension.
Despite being five years old, the GT 86 remains a sports car classic. People get on its case for only having 200 horsepower, like it's going to feel slow. But it's still the only affordable front-engined, rear-wheel drive 2+2 coupe out there... along with the BRZ, obviously.
With the previous Kuhl Racing build, it looked like the kit would also fit the Subaru BRZ. But this one keeps the shark-nosed look of the 86 facelift.
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