Toyota 86 when is it coming to australia

Home Car News. The Toyota 86 is shaping as a performance car bargain. Andrew Chesterton. Read more about the Toyota 86 Next best thing? New Subaru BRZ twin revealed with larger engine, manual option, unique design, stiffer body and GR branding 86 news and reviews.

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All fees, content and features are subject to change. Amazon, Alexa and all related marks are trademarks of Amazon. See applicable app for details. Data charges may apply for certain functions. Apps and services subject to change at any time without notice. After years of speculation over whether or not it would be turbocharged, the new Toyota GR 86 is propelled by the same naturally-aspirated 2.

However, the third GR-branded sports coupe from Toyota generates slightly more power and torque than its Subaru sister model. And while kW may not sound like much by hot hatch standards, it marks a 23kW and 35Nm hike over the outgoing Toyota And despite riding on the same platform as its predecessor, it now features a 50 per cent stiffer body.

Once again six-speed manual and automatic transmissions will be offered in the rear-wheel drive two-door sports coupe. The Toyota GR 86 is expected to be the most affordable full-blooded GR model offered in Australia when it arrives in early The all-new Toyota GR 86 sports coupe will go on sale in Australia within the next 12 months, with a formal announcement on timing to be made during the fourth quarter of this year.

Toyota Australia says in getting ready to introduce the new model, it is offering special deals on new stock and demonstrator examples of the current-generation model. As such, brand new orders are no longer available.

The 86 has been an extremely popular model in Australia, so far accumulating over 20, sales in this country. It was, at one point, the most popular sports car on the new car market. That was until the Ford Mustang arrived. This portfolio is set to expand in the near future, with evidence suggesting there is a GR Corolla in the works. The new GR 86 features a 2. With the increased capacity, power and torque are lifted, from kW and Nm, to kW and Nm.

It remains, of course, rear-wheel drive. In fact, the Drift King himself Keiichi Tsuchiya has reviewed the new model and describes it as a completely different car to the one it replaces see videos below — English caption available on the first and second video , saying it feels more like a Lexus than a Toyota.