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0Rumormill: Toyota pondering high-performance GT-86 hybrid? 1362770100
From what Autocar has to say, Toyota has even more plans for the GT86 beyond the convertible concept we just saw at the Geneva Motor Show. Along with a planned midcycle facelift, Toyota is reportedly looking at how to pack some extra ponies under the coupe's hood, and while there has already been ...
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Featured: Toyota GT86 engineer Tada recounts how sports car came to be 1360783740
Because the Toyota GT86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ coupes are now a reality, it's almost hard to imagine the struggle that had to happen within the large, conservative corporate structures at both automakers for the joint project to even get off of the ground. Speaking to those struggles on ...
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Official: Toyota GT86 GT4 racer is ready for UK competition 1360081800
It's about time we saw someone cook up a legitimate race version of the delectable Toyota GT86, and now it looks as if GPRM has done just that. The Buckingham-based race engineering team has built the creation you see here, complete with a turbocharged 2.0-litre, direct-injection four-cylinder ...
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Report: Gazoo Racing teases Toyota GT86-based concept for Tokyo Auto Salon 1356984060
The Tokyo Auto Salon will welcome a Toyota GT86 (known here as the Scion FR-S) tuned by Gazoo Racing, said to be called the GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum. We only get the briefest of teasers right now before the show begins on January 11, so we don't have much to go on beyond a unique lower ...
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Paris: Subaru BRZ XT Line Concept shows off custom look 1348790400
The Subaru XT was a small coupe from the '80s that offered all-wheel drive and a turbo engine, and now, Subaru is revisiting the designation on its 2012 BRZ XT Line Concept. While we would love to imagine a day with a turbocharged Subaru BRZ driven by all four wheels, we'll have to wait until ...
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Video: Watch Toyota celebrate UAE launch of drift-ready GT 86 [w/video] 1338397200
Toyota has officially launched the company's GT 86 sportscar in the United Arab Emirates. The Japanese automaker rolled out the rear-drive hero with a fancy new video shot in the hills around Fujairah. With plenty of drifting, tire smoke and slow motion, the clip serves as a proper introduction ...
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Report: Scion targeting 20,000 annual FR-S sales 1335454200
Scion has high sales hopes for its new rear-wheel-drive FR-S sports car. According to Ward's Auto, Jack Hollis, Scion's vice president, said that he anticipates sales as high as 20,000 units each year. "We're confident we can sell every one we get our hands on," Hollis stated. The FR-S is slated ...
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Official: Toyota to field GT 86 pair at the Nurburgring 24 - could WRC be far behind? [w/video] 1334007900
You don't build a chassis as superbly balanced and capable as that which underpins the Subaru BRZ, Toyota GT 86 and Scion FR-S without taking it racing. Fortunately the Japanese auto marques involved have plenty of competition spirit coursing through their veins, and are already gearing up to ...
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Official: Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT 86 production gets underway [w/video] 1331918820
Finally. It's the moment we've all been waiting for ever since Toyota and Subaru jointly announced their compact rear-wheel-drive sports car: production is now underway. With an official ceremony at Subaru's Gunma Main Plant, attended by Toyota president Akio Toyoda, Subaru pushed the Big Red ...
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Rumormill: Preorder Now: Subaru only sending 6,000 BRZ Coupes to North America 1331648880
If you have your heart set on picking up a new Subaru BRZ, you better get moving. Car and Driver reports the automaker is only shipping 6,000 of the coupes to North America for the 2013 model year. The news reportedly surfaced via a Subaru dealer. While the automaker hasn't officially announced ...
