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Toyota has expanded the pure driving pleasure of its popular 86 coupe with a limited-edition model that adds an improved dynamic edge and a striking new paint colour. Just 60 examples of the special edition model are available in Australia, enhancing the appeal of the 86 to driving enthusiasts by fitting larger Brembo performance …

Confirmed: all new Top Gear launches Sunday 5 March. See you there Posted by Top Gear on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Top Gear Series 24 will return to air on 5 March with Matt LeBlanc, Rory Reid and Chris Harris as hosts. The show will reportedly undergo a series of …

The updated Toyota 86, Australia’s best selling sports car, now gains a new “track” mode and sees a slight price increase of between $300 and $800 across the range. The cheapest Toyota 86 now lobs just over $30k, sitting at $30,790 before on road costs for the GT Manual. Price …

Toyota has released a limited edition 86 sports coupe for the Japanese domestic market. Called the Solar Orange Limited, the special edition Toyota 86 is based on the high-spec GTS variant and boasts a striking metallic orange exterior paint finish, complemented with gloss black door mirror housing and rear spoiler. The bright …

Chassis specialist H&R is introducing a sport springs and spacer package for the facelifted 2017 Toyota 86 coupe, sharpening the lightweight sports car’s already impressive handling even further. Compatible with the standard shock absorbers, the H&R springs lower the Toyota 86 by 25mm front and rear, which in turn gives better …

Forget about the Ferrari V8-powered Toyota 86. This is the real deal – a world’s first Toyota 86 powered by a Nissan GT-R engine, and not just the usual VR38DETT twin-turbo 3.8-litre V6 from the standard GT-R, it’s the stroked 4.1-litre HKS GT1000 engine! Yes, that’s right, this thing puts …

A full complement of 38 cars will be on the grid for the second round of the Toyota 86 Racing Series, a key support category at this weekend’s Sydney Motorsport Park SuperSprint (Aug 26-28). All competitors from the new series’ successful debut at the Winton SuperSprint have backed up with …

If Nismo Festival is for the best of tuned up Nissans, then Fuji 86 Style is for the finest hotted up Toyotas. Held recently at the famous Fuji Speedway in Japan, Fuji 86 Style served up one of the world’s largest gatherings of customised Toyota- and Lexus-badged vehicles. But the star of the show is …

The highly successful Toyota 86 sports coupe is set to continue its sales dominant with the launch of the facelifted model in Australia today. Promising even better driving enjoyment, the new 2017 Toyota 86 has been further perfected by applying feedback from extensive racetrack experience, including from the world’s toughest …

A full grid of 35 Toyota 86 racing cars are ready to greet the starter at the first round of the 2016 Toyota 86 Racing Series, running at this weekend’s V8 Supercars Championship round at Winton raceway in Victoria. Entries for the new single-make category have been well received, with …

The third Australian Festival of 86 celebrations took place over the weekend in the nation’s capital drawing close to 450 owners and admirers of the Toyota 86 sports coupe to the Sutton Road Driver Training Centre in Canberra. More than 150 examples of the front-engine, rear drive coupe were on display, with enthusiasts …

Toyota Australia has unveiled a global first – a dramatic new “Shooting Brake” concept version of the 86 sports car, the product of what originally started as a secret “passion project” for the Australian design team. The one-off prototype was conceived and developed by Toyota Australia’s Product Design team and …

The 2016 Festival of 86, a national celebration of Toyota’s cult sports car, is set to draw dedicated owners and enthusiast admirers from all over the country when it kicks off in Canberra this Saturday (May 7). This is the third Festival of 86 held in Australia since the car …

Good news for Toyota fans, the 86 will receive its first major facelift after 4 years as Australia’s best-selling sports car. The information comes ahead of the New York International Auto Show where the vehicle will make its public debut. The upgrade covers almost all aspects of the sports coupe, …