Motorsport Magazine Review - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

LeftFootBrake · 04-16-2012, 12:02 AM

"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

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.

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

"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!

04-16-2012, 12:02 AM	#1
LeftFootBrake Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: White 86 GTS AT Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 235 Thanks: 61 Thanked 72 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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/

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04-16-2012, 01:30 AM	#2
Sport-Tech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Drives: TBD Location: Toronto Posts: 2,583 Thanks: 665 Thanked 685 Times in 386 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Great review, thanks for the link. I will add to the reviews thread.

04-18-2012, 01:30 AM	#3
coufal Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: black brz limited manual (August) Location: Houston Posts: 14 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	factfile on there reads 42mpg, get the facts straight! Other than that, great review!

04-18-2012, 02:00 AM	#5
Sport-Tech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Drives: TBD Location: Toronto Posts: 2,583 Thanks: 665 Thanked 685 Times in 386 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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.

07-12-2012, 07:14 AM	#7
alex86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Argento Location: Doha-Qatar Posts: 114 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	informative article. great!

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