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LeftFootBrake 04-16-2012 12:02 AM

Motorsport Magazine Review
 
"At the end of it we all wandered around looking a bit stunned. We knew from its on-paper specification that the GT86 had the raw material to be special, but just how special it was came as a complete surprise. Perhaps it was because we expected so little from a Toyota, or maybe we didn’t expect a mass-produced car from any mainstream manufacturer with less than 200bhp to be so enjoyable; I don’t know. What I do know is the GT86 was a complete revelation, one of those cars you’re lucky to find once a year in this job that completely overwhelms your expectation of it. It arrives here in June and, knowing what I know now, it is one of the cars I am most looking forward to driving this year."

Source: http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ro...a/toyota-gt86/

Sport-Tech 04-16-2012 01:30 AM

Great review, thanks for the link. I will add to the reviews thread.

coufal 04-18-2012 01:30 AM

factfile on there reads 42mpg, get the facts straight! Other than that, great review!

Khyron686 04-18-2012 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coufal (Post 185822)
factfile on there reads 42mpg, get the facts straight! Other than that, great review!

Imperial Gallon != American Gallon. This is a global car.

The correct answer (manual) is 10.7 L/100km city, 7.8 L/100km highway. :popcorn:

Sport-Tech 04-18-2012 02:00 AM

That mileage is not that impressive, I get 7.16L/100km in a 98 Tiburon, 90% highway driving (measured). Mind you I am down 60 hp... and weigh about 200 lb less.

jenwhite 07-12-2012 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeftFootBrake (Post 183939)
"At the end of it we all wandered around looking a bit stunned. We knew from its on-paper specification that the GT86 had the raw material to be special, but just how special it was came as a complete surprise. Perhaps it was because we expected so little from a Toyota, or maybe we didn’t expect a mass-produced car from any mainstream manufacturer with less than 200bhp to be so enjoyable; I don’t know. What I do know is the GT86 was a complete revelation, one of those cars you’re lucky to find once a year in this job that completely overwhelms your expectation of it. It arrives here in June and, knowing what I know now, it is one of the cars I am most looking forward to driving this year."

Source: http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ro...a/toyota-gt86/


thanks for sharing this one... this is a great article

alex86 07-12-2012 07:14 AM

informative article.

great!


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