Toyota is planning to unveil a very special Toyota 86 at the upcoming weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, potentially a highly tuned version showcasing a range of new parts. Judging by the look of this teaser image, the 86 special edition – or whatever it ends up […]
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Scion Racing FR-S (Toyota 86) Pikes Peak racer unveiled
Scion Racin has announced it will be competing in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event with a highly modded FR-S (Toyota 86). For those that don’t know, Scion is a Toyota brand in the US targeted toward the younger generation market segments; the popular Toyota 86 is sold […]
Griffon Project TRD Toyota 86 heading to 2013 Goodwood Festival
The specially modified Toyota 86, known as the GT 86 TRD Griffon Project, will attend this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car features extensive upgrades in almost every area. Starting with the kerb weight, the Griffon Project 86 has managed to drop 227kg from the sports coupe’s mass. This […]
BMW-Toyota project set to be based on 86 coupe – report
Toyota and BMW announced a co-development deal last year which will see the two companies work together on an all-new vehicle. There’s some indication coming through that the car could be based on the Toyota 86. With BMW handling and Toyota hybrid economy, the new model is set to be […]
Australian vehicle sales for April 2013 – Toyota dominates
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for April 2013 are in, and it looks like Toyota has overtaken the popular Mazda3 for the overall crown, with the new Corolla. Toyota remains as the best-selling vehicle brand in the country, making up 19.9 per cent of overall sales […]
Monster Sport Toyota Super 86 to take on Pikes Peak (video)
Monster Sport has unveiled its ballistic little project car it will use to compete in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Called the Monster Sport Toyota Super 86, the mutant-looking racer is very loosely based on the popular Subaru/Toyota sports coupe. Resembling almost no relationship with the Toyota 86 […]
Toyota 86, A-Class, new Range Rover get max ANCAP rating
Australia’s ANCAP has just finished testing its latest batch of new vehicles, including the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ, the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and the new Range Rover. All three have been awarded the maximum five stars. For the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ duo, ANCAP found that in the frontal offset […]
Australian vehicle sales for March 2013 – Toyota 86 storms ahead
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for March 2013 are in, and it looks like there’s more sports car fans joining the roads this month, with a big jump in Toyota 86 sales. Toyota remained as the top favourite vehicle brand in the country, making up 19.2 […]