Toyota Australia has announced a new limited edition performance package for the 86 sports car, bringing in some unique highlights and a striking orange paint colour. Based on the GTS, the new limited edition is a bit like the previous ‘Tada’ prototype edition. It features Sachs sports dampers, Brembo brakes, […]
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2017 Toyota 86 GTS review (video)
How many times do we have to tell you, the Toyota 86 is the best sports car you can buy for under $50k. Well, it seems not even Toyota believes this, so it made some revisions to the powertrain, tweaked the handling, and updated the interior for 2017. Has it […]
2017 Toyota 86 now on sale in Australia from $30,790
Following an initial reveal earlier this year, Toyota Australia has just announced the new Toyota 86 is now on sale Down Under. It brings more power along with a slight price hike. Toyota claims the facelift makes the 86 “more driver focused than ever”, which is a pretty impressive feat […]
2016 Mazda MX-5 vs Toyota 86 comparison: track test (video)
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT The sports car market hasn’t been this hot since the days of the turbo fenzy in the crazy eighties. It’s the brilliant 2016 Mazda MX-5 2L versus the now legendary Toyota 86. These are the only proper rear-wheel drive sports cars you can buy for under […]
Toyota 86 TRD Blackline Edition review (video)
We, like most of the automotive world, welcomed the arrival of the 86 back in 2012 with open arms, beaming with excitement over Toyota/Subaru’s back-to-basics approach to having fun. Since then, it has become Australia’s most popular sports car, with over 15,000 86s sold. Four years on, the latest incarnation […]
Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo vs Toyota 86 GTS: comparison (video)
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VIDEOS This is it. Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo versus the Toyota 86 GTS. Front-wheel drive versus rear-wheel drive. Understeer versus oversteer. Turbo versus ‘NA’. Convenience versus compromise. These two vehicles sum up two major enthusiast types. They also happen to be the two kingpins of the under-$80,000 […]
Drag race: 2014 Toyota 86 vs Hyundai Veloster Turbo (video)
The Toyota 86 and the Hyundai Veloster are the most popular sports cars in the sub-$80k market segment in Australia at the moment, so it’s only natural that we should pitch the two top variants down the main straight on a track to find out which is quickest in an […]
Top 10 reasons why Australians love the Toyota 86
Since arriving on the scene two years ago the Toyota 86 has become a sales success and a driver’s dream. Here are the top 10 reasons why Australians love the modern-day ‘hachi-roku’. Price When the Toyota 86 first went on sale in Australia in 2012, most were very skeptical about […]