I've seen the GT86 in the metal and...
 

It more than lived up to my expectations!

Toyota GB have one in the UK for their annual dealer event and I was invited to see it by What Car magazine as part of their "Reader Test Team" feature. All I can say is wow! It exceeded my expectations, it felt sporty and you could tell it was built by engineers, rather than accountants.

My initial thought when they pulled the cover off was that it was a bit small, kind of like a 95% scale model, but up close & certainly inside it was more spacious than I was expecting. I sat in the back for a good 10 minutes and it was OK, getting in and out the back was no different to my girlfriends Fiat 500 (not difficult, but not dignified either).

The attention to detail on things like the diameter of the exhaust pipes being 86mm and the AC controls shaped like nuts (although they did feel a bit plasticky on this preproduction model). The driving position felt sporty, not too different to my MX-5.

If you have any questions ask away, I have some pictures, but need to upload them tomorrow evening. We didn't get to drive it, but it did get fired up and I can confirm that it has a very nice exhaust note!

Lucky!!

How far forward were the front seats when you sat in the back? How much leg room?

Pictures of you in the back seat would be great. No one has shown that yet.

There was someone sat in the front seat, they were able to open the glovebox so not crammed right into the dash. They could have moved the seat back a notch and tilted it back a bit too as my knees weren't even touching the seat (I'm 5'8). One of the journalists was sat in the back and he is 6'2. So much better than I expected and certainly no worse than any other 2+2 I've been in.

THIS!! NOW!!!!

If you set the drivers seat to a driving position was it okay to sit in the back? or would the drive have to move forward a little?

I'll check my camera tomorrow, but don't think I got any.

What I forgot to mention was that there are ISOFIX fittings in the back, which in my book makes this a family car!

Awesome to hear!!

I've got short legs & I'd probably have to move the seat forward a notch or two for an adult to sit behind me. I don't think you would be travelling very far with 4 adults in the car.

Well as long as it can be done...!

From the pictures I had seen no one could've sat behind the drive.

Aren't ISOFIX fittings a requirement for all new cars with a rear seat?

I really don't give a crap about the back seats...makes insurance cheaper, and gives you a place for stuff..

You must be single with no family? Just because you don't care doesn't mean there are others who don't care about this aspect.

+1. Even if the four seats can fit everyone fairly comfortably, that only represents half of my personal clan, so yea for some of us, a 4 seater, that only seats two will not do... If it wasn't important, I would already have a 370z in my driveway.

Thank you, I just need to make sure my 2 kids can fit in the back seat is all. Sounds like the will fit with no issues.