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Toyota GT 86 [Scion FR-S]: First Live Photos
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After revealing the first photos of the GT 86 sports car yesterday, Toyota has now released a selection of pics from the car’s first live showing. We expected the initial reveal to take place at the Tokyo Motor Show, but Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apparently couldn’t wait, showing off the new light weight sports car…
Toyota GT 86 Video: Revolutionary Sports Car Hits the Streets
Just hours after the first photos of Toyota‘s game changing sports car first broke cover two videos of what we now know is called the GT 86 have been released. The first highlights the car’s many driver focused features with stunning scenery. The second documents the transformation from concept to reality and boldly proclaims “passion…
Toyota GT 86 Revealed as FT-86 Production Model [BREAKING]
It’s been two years since Toyota first revealed the FT-86 concept, and after numerous leaks, and even more concept teasers, the production version of the most highly anticipated car in years has been revealed. The very first photos of the production model also come with an announcement of the car’s name: the GT 86. Revealed…
Toyota FT-86 Teased in New Promo Video: Tokyo Motor Show Preview
In a week’s time at the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota will unveil what might just be the most important car it will launch in decades. Sure the Camry makes the Japanese automaker plenty of cash and the Prius points to the future of the automobile, but if Toyota is going to succeed it needs an…
Toyota FT-86 Engine Bay Revealed, Two Manual Gearboxes Available
More and more news and info on the Toyota FT-86 (Scion FR-S) continues to slip out ahead of its upcoming debut at the Tokyo Auto Show, and rather than spoil all the fun, it’s continuing to build anticipation. Along with new details revealed by Spanish car magazine Autopista (one of a select few outlets allowed…
Scion FR-S Specs Leaked!
In addition there’s also reportedly a “Customize Grade” variant with a very basic interior, unpainted bumpers and steel 16-inch wheels, though, as with other Japanese performance cars in the past, this one is likely aimed at JDM racers and motorsports enthusiasts, which means it probably won’t be showing up in Scion showrooms anytime soon.
Toyota FT-86 Leaked Again: New Photos Slip Out Ahead of Tokyo Auto Show Debut
Just a day after the first leaked photos of the Toyota FT-86, numerous other pictures of the highly-anticipated sports car have hit the net. Even juicier than the last time, these pics appear to be of the official production car, and not of the Modellista version. Staying true to the design of the original…
Toyota FT-86 “Trounces” Mazda MX-5 in the Fun Department: Report
With photos leaking yesterday, today comes news of what the Toyota FT-86 is like to drive. But first, the specs. According to one of the journos at CAR Magazine, who had some seat time in the affordable sports car, look for the 2.0-liter to boxer 4-cylinder to develop around 200-hp and 170 lb-ft of torque….
Toyota FT-86 Revealed in Leaked Brochure
Dying to know what the production Toyota FT-86 will look like? Here’s the closest look yet. These scanned images are from a Modellista brochure; Modellista being an in-house tuning arm of Toyota. That said, it’s not the production version that will debut at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, but a modified version of the car,…
Subaru BRZ Roadster Under Consideration
It usually only take a few days after the launch of a new sports car for rumors to begin swirling about a convertible version. But why wait until then? It’s not set to debut until the Tokyo Auto Show in late November, but already one report has indicated that the Subaru BRZ may get a…
Toyota FT-86: There’s Even an App for That
Fanboys have been waiting for its arrival almost as long as Christians have been waiting for the second coming and now, lovers of Toyota‘s FT-86 sports car have a new way of passing the time until it arrives. Proving that there really is an App for everything, Toyota has just launched the “FT-86 World Report”…
Toyota FT-86 Target Weight Rumored at Under 2,500 lbs
Toyota is preparing to launch its much-hyped FT-86 sports car at the Tokyo Auto Show in just over a month’s time and new details may, or may not, be trickling out. While big horsepower numbers sell sports cars, the FT-86 has continuously been billed as a machine for purists, offering performance through the Colin Chapmin…
Toyota Gets New Styling Chief, New Aesthetic Direction
Toyota‘s new styling chief, Dezi Nagaya, wants to abandon the company’s previous conservative design language for a new direction that is “…more dynamic, more masculine, sportier, with a more obvious design theme and a face to represent the company and the brand.” Nagaya’s challenge comes with creating a unified styling language that can span everything…
2013 Subaru BRZ to Bow at LA Auto Show
The Subaru version of Toyota’s FT-86 sports car has been overshadowed for its entire pre-existence with the big T showing sexy concepts at international auto shows while Subie was left with displaying significantly less-sexy bits like the chassis and engine. That, however, will change at the LA Auto Show, where Subaru is tipped to reveal…
Subaru BRZ Photo: Subie’s Rear-Drive Sports Coupe Rendered into Reality
In two weeks time Subaru will give us the best look yet at its upcoming BRZ at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Rather than any sort of reveal, however, the “Subaru BRZ Prologue – Boxer Sports Car Architecture II” is expected to be yet another look at the car’s underlying platform and engine. The final unveiling…
Toyota FT-86 Chief Engineer Speaks on the Anti GT-R
There’s no denying that the Nissan GT-R is an incredible performance machine, and considering what it’s capable of, an even better bargain. Still, it’s been criticized by many for being overburdened by electronics, for replacing driving feel with technology. In fact it’s so technologically impressive that it can make even the most inexperienced driver look…
Subaru BRZ Revealed as Name of Subie’s Toyota FT-86
Subaru has announced its name for the joint sports car project developed with Toyota, dubbing the rear-drive coupe the BRZ. The news comes in a release by the Japanese automaker, announcing it will show a second rendition of the Boxer Sports Car Architecture, cumbersomely named “Subaru BRZ Prologue – Boxer Sports Car Architecture II” at…
Scion FR-S Crashes the Party at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
A Scion is about the last car you’d expect to see at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, but the FR-S concept has a design worthy of a six-, or even a seven-figure price tag. Set to be unveiled as a Toyota model at the Tokyo Auto Show later this year, the production FR-S is…
Toyota FT-86 II Concept Finally Debuts In Japan
At a day dedicated to honoring the infamous Hachiroku in Japan, old generation AE86s stood by as Toyota‘s FT-86 II Concept finally made its Japanese debut at the Fuji 86 Style event. The Drift King, Keiichi Tsuchiya, was on hand to give his take on Toyota’s second FT-86 concept car as well as sharing his…
Toyota FT-86 (Scion FR-S): Exciting New Details
As the official launch of the Toyota FT-86 approaches this Fall, details about the final production version of what is easily the most highly anticipated car of the year are starting to slip out. The details come from Moto Miwa, the founder of Club4AG, a site dedicated to the AE86 (the car that inspired the…
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FT-86 Rumored to Wear ‘Celica’ Badge
Perhaps the fact that there’s more interest in the car’s name than what’s under the hood is a sign that the Toyota FT-86 will be a bigger hit with hard-parkers than track fanatics. According to an unsubstantiated report by the notoriously rumor-filled AutoCar, the FT-86 could wear the ‘Celica’ badge when it makes in to…
Toyota FT-86 / Scion FR-S Spied Sans Wing [Video]
Spied last week sporting a rather suitable-looking Supra-esque spoiler, the Toyota FT-86/Scion FR-S has been nabbed again, this time without the Fast & Furious flare. Believed to be in the final stages of development, the FT-86 is powered by a 2.0-liter Subaru-sourced Boxer engine mated to a Toyota direct-injection system and is believed to make…
Toyota, Subaru FT-86 Variants to Bow at Tokyo Auto Show in December
Toyota will never stop developing mutations of its FT-86 sports car, which will be released sometime between now and the real Rapture. Maybe. But news from Japan indicates, finally, when we can see the officially official ultimate final production version: the Tokyo Motor Show, in December. Both Toyota and Subaru will launch versions of their…
Toyota Unveils Street-Ready Scion FR-S… Soapbox Racer
After years of teasing us with concept car after tantalizing concept car, Toyota is finally set to unveil a street version of all those FR sports cars—but with one minor change: this one doesn’t have an engine. Yep, this is a custom downhill racer built for Red Bull’s Soapbox Derby, and unlike the cardboard-ramshackle boxes…
