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Toyota GT 86 Video: Show Drifting, Nurburgring Testing

You probably forgot all about the Toyota GT 86 and are looking at buying something like the Audi TT, which has better leather seats and a safer AWD system, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But just look at what the sports coupe has to offer.
This video is a compilation of prototype testing footage and gives us a great idea of just how good the car can be. It’s pretty rare for a compact RWD car to be so composed on the snow, but a low center of gravity must help out immensely. The video also shows some Nurburgring testing shots as well as the Gazoo racing version doing its thing.

Toyota also compares their new coupe with such icons from the past as the Sports 800, which is a great way to prove there’s some heritage involved in this. It’s little ancestor is makes the GT look huge, even though it’s quite compact. But the 800 only has 44 hp and a 100 mph top speed to play with.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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