Toyota UK has put together a little competition of sorts with the new Toyota 86. As a way of kicking it all off, ‘Drift King’ Keiichi Tsuchiya was called in to demonstrate how it’s done, with Autocar‘s Steve Sutcliffe and Top Gear‘s Ollie Marriage also setting a benchmark. Basically, Toyota […]
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Fox Marketing Scion FR-S project car preview
Fox Marketing in the US is creating a special Scion FR-S project car featuring various modifications. The company has released a preview on what the car will look like. The Scion FR-S is the US brand’s version of the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ, using a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated boxer engine linked […]
Video: Toyota 86 helps form Toyota Emirates Drifting Team
Toyota has launched its own drifting team in the United Arab Emirates called the Toyota Emirates Drifting Team, assigning the help of local drift champion Ahmed Al Ameri, and the new Toyota 86. Said drift champ has been competing in the local championship in a Lexus SC. His commitment to […]
Australian vehicle sales for June 2012 – Toyota 86 hot favourite
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for June 2012 are out, with the Toyota HiLux once again out in front of the popular Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla. According to the figures, 4308 2012 Toyota HiLux vehicles were registered last month (down from 4626 of May sales). This […]
Toyota 86 – The Drift King; Australian ad featuring Keiichi Tsuchiya
Toyota Australia has put together a cool new advertising campaign for the just-released Toyota 86, featuring ‘Drift King’ Keiichi Tsuchiya. In the new ad, Tsuchiya demonstrates the car’s agility and fun handling characteristics by carving out a track in the dirt, in outback Australia, using his drifting skills. For those […]
TRD Toyota GT 86 to debut at 2012 Goodwood Festival
The hotly anticipated TRD Toyota GT 86 will make a debut at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. The factory-tuned model features various performance upgrades over the standard GT 86. Simply called the Toyota 86 in Australia, the TRD version brings much sportier enhancements to the rear-drive coupe. […]
Gazoo Toyota GT 86 twincharged concept heading to Goodwood
Remember the insane little Toyota GT 86 twincharged concept car revealed a couple of months back? The 239kW coupe will be heading to the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this weekend. This is one car we’d all love to see ripping up the hill climb at the […]
Toyota 86 GTS aero kit now available in Australia
Toyota only recently launched the new Toyota 86. The company has now announced that an optional aero kit is available for the GTS model. The bodykit has been developed to increase aerodynamic efficiency on the new model, while also increasing downforce to press the wheels into the tarmac during cornering, […]