It's only a synthetic fuel test bed for now, but a GR Yaris-engined GR86 sure sounds tempting...
For a decade now, the car enthusiast community has been calling for Toyota to turbocharge the ’86. Or supercharge it. Or anything, really, to give a fine chassis the performance it really deserves. A lot of the original criticisms of the 2.0-litre GT86 have been answered by the more powerful, torquier, 2.4 GR86 - but the curiosity lingers. What would a Toyota with real hot hatch power be like?
Well, now we have an answer. Sort of. Toyota has reportedly made a GR86 with the brilliant little turbo triple from the GR Yaris, the G16E-GTS that’s such an integral part of that car’s considerable appeal. However, before the two-seat, stripped out, 300hp GRMN rumour mill kicks into action, the ’86 has only been made as another synthetic fuel test car. Toyota hasn’t released any images of the 1.
To an extent, this is all moot, given it’s the front end of the GR86 that falls foul of the pedestrian safety rules and means sales can’t continue here beyond 2024. And it’s hard to see how a more powerful GR86 fits into a Toyota range with a four-cylinder, 255hp Supra as well. But it’s nice to see Toyota continue to lead the resurgence of the Japanese sports car one intriguing engineering development at a time.
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