Second Generation Toyota GT 86, Scion FR-S Confirmed
14 Oct 2014, 09:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota GT 86 affordable sportscar already got some minor changes for 2015, just 2 years after its launch in 2012. A midlife refresh will probably come soon but more important will be the fact th...
Lexus FR-S Spotted Badge Trolling: Actually a Great Idea
13 Oct 2014, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One Scion FR-S owner in Virginia decided to give the Toyobaru project and interesting twist, fitting Lexus badges to his car, as you can see above. The move has obviously split opinions online, with...
Toyota GT 86 14R60 Japanese Limited Edition Is Three Times More Expensive
7 Oct 2014, 09:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Tired of the Rocket Bunny kit? Can’t really tell how someone can get bored of that rough bolt-on pack, but if you live in Japan here’s a TRD alternative - the GT 86 14R60 limited edition...
Toyota GT 86 Nurburgring Crash: Why NFS Driving Doesn’t Work in Real Life
22 Sep 2014, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We all know the feeling when you drop all the rules in your code and just use a guardrail as your personal assistant for taking corners. This, of course, works brilliantly in many installments of th...
Supercharged Toyota GT 86 with 400 HP vs Stock Subaru BRZ
8 Sep 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It’s no secret that the Toyobaru needs extra grunt in order to be a complete sportscar and the aftermarket world already offers solutions for this. Today we are here to show you the accelerati...
Subaru BRZ SE UK Pricing Announced
3 Sep 2014, 12:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Subaru United Kingdom announced that it's reintroducing the most affordable BRZ money can buy. The SE is fitted with either a six-speed manual or an optional six-speed auto and it will set you ...
Japanese Super GT’s New Regulations Previewed on Toyota GT 86
1 Sep 2014, 09:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / For racing rookies, the Super GT series, or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), is a grand touring racing series that began in 1993, pitting famous cars like the Toyota Supra, Honda...
Toyota GT 86 Getting Chuhatsu Plus High Suspension, Because Japan
27 Aug 2014, 14:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Most of the guys we saw owning a Toyota GT 86, or Scion FR-S, have lowered them a bit and eventually added a Rocket Bunny body kit to make their rides look really vicious. Guess that in Japan not ev...
Toyota GT 86 CS-R3 Gets a Nice Career Start
27 Aug 2014, 09:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A few days ago, the Toyota GT 86 CS-R3 rally car “for the masses” has been unveiled and finally got a price tag. However, before it gets to enter the action, further testing on different...
Rally-Spec Toyota GT 86 CS-R3 Gets Priced
20 Aug 2014, 15:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Last month, we were telling you that Toyota’s new GT 86 CS-R3 rally car will make its debut at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland and it will be on sale for next year. Well, now it also has a price i...
Toyota AE86 Review Says Twin-Cam Engine Is Stunning
7 Aug 2014, 16:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Also known as the Toyota Corolla Levin and the Sprinter Trueno, the AE86 is perhaps the most iconic modern car made by the car company we call today "the world's biggest". Without it,...
Toyota GT 86 Steals BMW’s Drift Record in Turkey
31 Jul 2014, 08:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Last year, a 1,000 hp Toyota GT 86 broke the record for the fastest drift, with Jakub Prygonski sliding the car at 159 mph (256 km/h). Now, another entry level coupe makes it in the news by performi...
Scion FR-S (Toyota GT 86) Gets 2014 Top Safety Pick in IIHS Small Overlap Crash
30 Jul 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It took a while, but we now have the results with Scion FR-S in the infamous small overlap crash test done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). And it took it with flying colors. ...
New Toyota GT 86 Rally Car Making WRC Debut Next Month
30 Jul 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota is now advertising its cars to be more fun to drive and part of the new youthful campaign is also the company’s return on the rally scene. What can better express that other than rear-w...
Subaru Says there Will Be a Next BRZ Model
8 Jul 2014, 08:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / About two weeks ago, Toyota chief engineer Tetsuya Tada said the company might turn to BMW to further develop its GT 86, thus abandoning ship with the BRZ. Well, Subaru just stepped in to dismount t...
TMG Shows Progress on the GT 86 CS-R3 Rally Car
1 Jul 2014, 14:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota plans to get back into rallying soon and along with the Yaris, the Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) division is working on a GT 86 too, which according to the last report is going to be ready soo...
First Video Shows Toyota GT 86 Club Sport Racer Testing on the Nurburgring
25 Jun 2014, 17:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here is the first video of the mysterious Toyota GT 86 that we showed you yesterday. Given the Toyobaru project was originally designed to be a budget sports coupe for driving enthusiasts, the carbo...
Toyota Testing RC F-like Special Edition Carbon Fiber GT 86?
24 Jun 2014, 12:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yesterday’s report revealed Toyota’s intentions towards a possible BMW collaboration to make the next generation GT 86 and we also know a mid-life cycle for the sportscar is in the works...
Toyota Might Leave Subaru in Favor of BMW Over GT 86 Project
23 Jun 2014, 14:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although Toyota owns 20 percent of Subaru’s parent Fuji Heavy Industry, the Japanese automaker is considering abandoning ship with the starred blue oval and go over to BMW for further developi...
Collectors Build Rocket Bunny Kit for Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-S Scale Models
17 Jun 2014, 20:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When people start building a body kit for a scale model, you know you've entered deep collector territory and this is precisely the reason we are here for. A Toyota GT 86 scale model has been g...