Toyota GT86 :D

wolfracepunto · Jun 23, 2012

Like the look of them. 2.0L N/A rear drive sounds fun to me...

Brin · Jun 23, 2012

looks mint!! never heard or seen of one before though haha

is it meant to be like a replacement for the MR2??

Kirstie93 · Jun 23, 2012

I'm not sure about being a replacement

My OH hadn't heard about them until Thursday and then went today and ordered! Apparently there only assigning 300/400 to the UK for the first year and they've been taking orders since december. We're off to see one at the dealership next week but they can't tell us whether it'll be a showroom car or demonstrator! He's getting it in black after searching through the factory orders to see if we could get one

Brin · Jun 23, 2012

Kirstie93 said:
I'm not sure about being a replacement
My OH hadn't heard about them until Thursday and then went today and ordered! Apparently there only assigning 300/400 to the UK for the first year and they've been taking orders since december. We're off to see one at the dealership next week but they can't tell us whether it'll be a showroom car or demonstrator! He's getting it in black after searching through the factory orders to see if we could get one

Haha sounds fun...im a big fan of jap coupes...it best not replace the MR2 as the TRD import twin entry turbo was immense

Get some pics up ones you see it

Kirstie93 · Jun 24, 2012

Brin said:
Haha sounds fun...im a big fan of jap coupes...it best not replace the MR2 as the TRD import twin entry turbo was immense

Get some pics up ones you see it

I'll definitely get some pictures, dealer said they're getting a blue one (the only colour the OH didn't like haha)

Bushboy · Jun 24, 2012

I guess, in a way, it is a replacement for the MR2, in that its a Toyota RWD sports car. However, its so far away from the mk3 MR2 in terms of what it's supposed to be, I wouldnt really call it a replacement. MK3 MR2 was rear engined, RWD, convertible. This is a front engined RWD coupe. Maybe more of a RWD Celica if you really wanted to pin it to an older model.

It's more of a brand new, stand alone sporting coupe than any replacement.

I don't know a great deal about them and haven't seen one yet but it's great to see Toyota back in the "sports" car game again after years of tedious bull****.

Welcome back Toyota :slayer:

Kirstie93 · Jun 24, 2012

:yeahthat::yeahthat::yeahthat:

Bushboy said:
I guess, in a way, it is a replacement for the MR2, in that its a Toyota RWD sports car. However, its so far away from the mk3 MR2 in terms of what it's supposed to be, I wouldnt really call it a replacement. MK3 MR2 was rear engined, RWD, convertible. This is a front engined RWD coupe. Maybe more of a RWD Celica if you really wanted to pin it to an older model.

It's more of a brand new, stand alone sporting coupe than any replacement.

I don't know a great deal about them and haven't seen one yet but it's great to see Toyota back in the "sports" car game again after years of tedious bull****.

Welcome back Toyota :slayer:

:yeahthat: it's something completely new so you can't really compare it to anything Toyota have previously made, the only comparison is subaru' new one ( but then comparison on that is limited because it's basically the same car!)

Kirstie93 · Aug 3, 2012

So he's picking it up on Monday or Tuesday.
Initially he was told 1st September so he was suprised when he got a call yesterday saying it is sat waiting at the docks for a transporter!! Will get some pics up when he gets it.

Eklipze3k · Aug 3, 2012

I saw a couple of these when I was up in Scotland a few weeks ago, very very nice looking machine!

Totally not jealous at all

Kirstie93 · Aug 3, 2012

It arrived at the dealers this morning so hes off to have a look on the way back from work... picking it up on Monday... cant wait to see what it looks like!!
Doubt ill ever get to drive it though

It is a lovely looking car though

Kirstie93 · Aug 6, 2012

As promised, some pictures

Hope you like!
So far he is extremely impressed and loves it to bits

Devious · Aug 6, 2012

Niiiice. Very sexy lines and arse.
Still not a patch on the barge though. Lol
Ta

Azzam · Aug 13, 2012

nice car, has a Lexus LFA look to it but it also looks alittle honda s2000 and nissan silvia s15
i beg toyota please please please use the st205 3S-GTE engine but 2.2

lol

ive just thought it looks like toyotas answer to the mazda Rx8

dave · Aug 13, 2012

needs lowered

Kirstie93 · Aug 15, 2012

dave said:
needs lowered

He is doing just that in the next couple of months... just wanted to enjoy it as it is for a bit before starting to play around with it

Bushboy · Aug 20, 2012

Leave it alone. You will only mess up the handling if you lower it. Car manufacturers spend millions in R&D to make a car handle right. Sticking some £250 springs and dampers on because it looks "the ****" isn't going to make it better...

Kirstie93 · Aug 20, 2012

Yep I know...he's decided to leave it, whats the point in messing up a perfect car?

Chris Stefani · Nov 3, 2012

The GT86 is a very nice car indeed.

It's a joint venture with Subaru. The GT86 and the Subaru BRZ are largely the same car.

The engine is a Subaru boxer using Toyota direct fuel injection. Non-turbo and 200bhp! It's a supremely fast car once you push it past the 5,000rpm mark.

Here's a pic of my Focus alongside the one I got a quick test drive in:

And that Subaru/Toyota engine:

If I had £26k lying around, I would have one in a heartbeat!

Kirstie93 · Nov 4, 2012

Yep, someone on his forum took the centre caps off the alloys and even they have Subaru printed on them, I think he went for the Toyota version because the bumpers are very slightly different and the lights both front and back are different, plus the added bonus of a 5 year warranty

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