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Written by Rowan Horncastle
When the GT86 was first released, Toyota"s engineers told us there was no way it could be turbocharged. Now way. Nuh-uh. No siree. Why? Well, according to these so-called Toyota engineers, there was absolutely no way a turbo would fit under the hood because the packaging of the 2.0-litre boxer four engine was so tight.Well, these engineers should have spoken to K.K Performance, as they"ve managed to fit not one but four (four) turbos under the bonnet. Oh, and another eight cylinders. Yes, what you see above is a V12, quad turbo GT86. A packaging masterpiece and likely, something that"d get you into a lot of trouble, all rolled into one, modified package.Built by UAE-based shop K.K performance, and shown off to a crowd of slackened jaws at the recent Custom Show Emirates tuning event, this particular 12-banger is from the only front-engined, rear-wheel-drive, V12 car Japan produces: the Century. Both donor car and engine are mighty lumps of modern-retro-expensive brilliance but this particular 5.0-liter 1GZ-FE V12 has been turned up to eleven with the addition of four turbos. Then painted red and cladded in carbon for that extra sucker punch of WTF.
Date written: 7 Apr 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7350
When the GT86 was first released, Toyota"s engineers told us there was no way it could be turbocharged. Now way. Nuh-uh. No siree. Why? Well, according to these so-called Toyota engineers, there was absolutely no way a turbo would fit under the hood because the packaging of the 2.0-litre boxer four engine was so tight.Well, these engineers should have spoken to K.K Performance, as they"ve managed to fit not one but four (four) turbos under the bonnet. Oh, and another eight cylinders. Yes, what you see above is a V12, quad turbo GT86. A packaging masterpiece and likely, something that"d get you into a lot of trouble, all rolled into one, modified package.Built by UAE-based shop K.K performance, and shown off to a crowd of slackened jaws at the recent Custom Show Emirates tuning event, this particular 12-banger is from the only front-engined, rear-wheel-drive, V12 car Japan produces: the Century. Both donor car and engine are mighty lumps of modern-retro-expensive brilliance but this particular 5.0-liter 1GZ-FE V12 has been turned up to eleven with the addition of four turbos. Then painted red and cladded in carbon for that extra sucker punch of WTF.
Date written: 7 Apr 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7350
