Another Toyota GT 86 Receives V8 Transplant
21 Nov 2013, 21:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota did a great job by putting out the back-to-basics GT 86 coupe, a true driver’s car following the oldschool recipe involving a big engine at the front, power at the back and a manual tra...
EKanoo’s Toyota GT 86 Making Almost 1150 HP
18 Nov 2013, 11:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The guys over at EKanoo Racing saw the Toyota GT 86 and said “Hmm, nice shapes... But needs more power!” So the economically balanced 2-liter Boxer engine was dropped and an oldschool 3-...
Fan Gets to Drive the Toyota GT 86 for 86 Hours
12 Nov 2013, 18:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s quite clear that the Toyota GT 86 gained a lot of fans since its introductions. I mean, who wouldn’t like a classic driver’s car, with the engine at the front, power at the ba...
Toyota GT 86 Gets Awesome Clip in Russia
9 Nov 2013, 08:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Not all Russians are preoccupied by filming the streets they are driving on to have proof in case of an accident. Some of them like to film nice cars and do cool video montages with them. Like th...
Toyota 86 One Series Championship Beginning
7 Nov 2013, 10:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The all-new Toyota Finance 86 Championship will start this weekend as part of the first official race meeting at New Zealand’s newest racing circuit Highlands Park in Cromwell. The seven-ro...
Toyota GT 86 Gets Love Life School Idol Project Wrap
6 Nov 2013, 17:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thought the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid was the only theme you can wrap your car in Japan? Wrong! You can also have Love Life School Idol Project wrapping now. Probably you are wondering what is with a...
Toyota GT 86 Is More Fun than a Ferrari F12, says Autocar
5 Nov 2013, 17:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Autocar must be the first in the business to compare the Toyota GT 86 with a supercar, proving that the budget sportscar can provide just as much, or even more fun than a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. ...
Toyota GT 86 Sedan Is Not Coming to Dubai Motor Show
5 Nov 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It looks like the hype created yesterday was all in vain as we won’t see a Toyota GT 86 sedan concept at the Dubai Motor Show this year, as the rendering we saw yesterday was probably posted b...
Toyota GT 86 Sedan May Get Revealed at Dubai Motor Show
4 Nov 2013, 10:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Rumor had it for some time that Toyota engineers have been secretly working on a sedan GT 86. The boss found out and after a while he probably liked the idea and the word of the new sedan spread aro...
Toyota 86 by Tada Prototype Tested in Australia
1 Nov 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota 86 by Tada is a prototype version of the back-to-basics GT 86 driver’s car, which has been fitted with a handling upgrade pack by the sportscar’s chief engineer Tetsuya Tada. ...
Toyota GT 86 Gets Romeo Ferraris Performance Kit
30 Oct 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you’re among those who like the Toyota GT 86 but want more power from its 2-liter boxer engine, here’s another tuning kit which will increase its output considerably. The performan...
So Wrong: Nissan Calls Scion FR-S a Midlife Crisis Car
29 Oct 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The word is that Nissan is working on a “proper” budget sportscar, considering the Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-S a midlife crisis-designed car. Speaking to MotorTrend recently, Nissan exe...
Toyota GT 86 CS V3 90 Seconds Nurburgring Lap
28 Oct 2013, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Twenty two kilometers of the Nordschleife in 90 seconds using a Toyota GT 86? Yes, its a time lapse video, there is no vehicle that can do that huge spaghetti track in such a time. A TMG GT 86 CS...
New Zealand Granny Buys Toyota GT 86
23 Oct 2013, 09:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Jocelyn Northcott was among the first New Zealanders to have bought a Toyota GT 86 last year when the model hit the local market. So far, everything seems OK, but the fact that the lady is 72-yea...
Preparations for the Toyota Finance 86 Championship Starting
18 Oct 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As we learned earlier, New Zealand will have its own one make GT 86 series called the Toyota Finance 86 Series, promising a lot of fun and thrill for those who can spend AU$89,700 for the special ra...
Toyota GT 86-Based Sedan to Be Revealed at 2014 Geneva Show
14 Oct 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With the Toyota GT 86 Convertible left to collect some dust, the automaker has now plans to put out a sedan based on the coupe. The GT 86-based sedan is said to have a 100 mm (3.93 inch) increase...
New Toyota GT 86-Based Sedan Rendering
13 Oct 2013, 07:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Word is that Toyota has green-lighted a new project based on a longer wheelbase GT 86 model, which might get materialized as a new sporty sedan if not a Supra successor. After we've seen the...
Toyota Planning 86-Based Sedan
11 Oct 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After we’ve found out that the Toyota GT 86 Open was put on hold indefinitely, there are some rumors claiming that the Japanese automaker is mulling the 86 by planning a sporty sedan based on ...
Watch the Toyota GT 86 Being Constructed with Passion by Robots
8 Oct 2013, 14:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When the auto industry was young and 20-liter long-nosed inefficient gas-guzzler cars were starting to raise the noise level in major towns, the small workshops manufacturing them manually took a do...
Toyota GT 86 Open Top Delayed Indefinitely
6 Oct 2013, 07:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After introducing the FT 86 Open concept at this year's Geneva Motor Show, Toyota canceled and relaunched the project a few times just for canceling it again now. WhatCar reported that the J...