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The Toyota 86 has been around since 2012 and is getting long in the tooth, but we already know Toyota and Subaru are busy preparing a second-generation model. Now, reports are indicating the new model is set to pack around 200kW of turbocharged power. According to Autocar, the second-generation 86 …

While the resurrected Toyota Supra might be all the rage at the moment, Toyota’s six-year-old 86 and its sister model, the Subaru BRZ, are approaching the end of their lives. That means Toyota is now looking at a successor, which will reportedly arrive around 2021. According to JapanTimes, the next-generation …

The Toyota 86 is a tuning magnet, with most tuners having some sort of customisation package for the popular Japanese coupe, with the latest being Kuhl Racing. The tuner’s eye-catching conversion consists of the brand’s 01R-GT wide-body kit, 20-inch Verz alloy wheels shod with Falken FK453 tyres with dramatic camber …

Five years after Toyota’s 86 made its acclaimed debut, the popular rear-wheel drive sports coupe has been given a mid-life update that not only brings subtle revision to its styling, but also improved dynamics that will surely resonate with enthusiasts. Prices have increased marginally across the board, with the biggest …

Japanese drift king, Keiichi Tsuchiya has unveiled a fully restored Toyota AE86 which is set to hit this weekend’s World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) at Sydney Motorsport Park. Owned by local drift ace, Beau Yates, the 1984 AE86 suffered major damage at the 2013 WTAC and remained in storage while …

Toyota Australia has today issued a recall of almost 15,000 Toyota 86 vehicles built between April 2012 and March 2015 due to a potential loss of power steering assist. The recall affects right-hand drive vehicles that are equipped with a driver’s knee airbag. Due to an improper wire harness layout, …

Engine swaps are nothing new. Enthusiasts try and stuff anything and everything that fits into their cars to get more bang, from massive American V8s to turbocharged six-cylinders. American drifter, Ryan Tuerck is doing just that with his new Toyota 86. But instead of a 5.0-litre V8 from the Mustang, …

Toyota 86’s chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada, has revealed the next-generation model is going to surprise everyone. Speaking to fellow Aussie publication, Motor, Tada san said: “We have started planning the next-generation 86 [but to] try to provide something beyond people’s expectation is not easy,” he said. “It will definitely be …

Toyota has reportedly started development of a small entry-level RWD sports car to sit below the Toyota 86. It will form a three-prong sports car attack from the Japanese giant, with the upcoming Supra sitting at the top, followed by the next-generation 86 and said entry-level sports car. “We have …

Toyota has dialled up the sheer driving fun and razor-sharp handling of its award-winning 86 sports car by introducing subtle refinements to its widely praised suspension. Enthusiastic drivers will appreciate under-the-skin fine-tuning that delivers a more rigid suspension setup for even better handling response and steering feel while also enhancing …

If there was one review that managed to sum up Toyota 86’s performance in relative to its closest rival (performance wise), then this is it. And if you are a pure driving enthusiast spare yourself 15 minutes and watch this brilliant review by Chris Harris. Following his first impression of …

First displayed at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon in January, Toyota Racing Development (TRD) is inching closer to bringing the pumped up version of Toyota’s latest sports car to showrooms. The Toyota GT86 “TRD Performance” was a headline act at the Tokyo Auto Salon. No surprise as the TRD GT86 …