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Written by Vijay Pattni
Here we are then people, the new Toyota GT86. First unveiled in Japan a few months ago, we finally get the UK spec and price. And according to chief designer Tetsuya Tada, Toyota has "remade everything".The cosmetic upgrades are slight, but noticeable. There"s a new headlight unit up front utilising LEDs, while the indicator lamps have been moved from the front bumper to inside the headlamp clusters.The rear lights have also been reworked, to generate, in Toyota"s words, "a stronger horizontal effect".However, underneath, the gains are more than slight. The body structure is stiffer, while at the rear, additional spot welding has been employed and lots of bits made thicker. The shocks and springs have also been retuned for better handling and ride comfort, while even the front grille has a feature to aid airflow.At the back, the new deeper rear bumper has aero-stabilising fins . "The biggest point I wanted to improve was the car"s responsiveness," explain Tada-san, "on and off acceleration, turning in and turning out, and the speed and naturalness of its reactions." The old" GT86 was already rather adept at such helmsmithery, so the new one should prove even more fun. Tada-san points to the GT86"s racing provenance in the N rburgring 24hr race, and as such, this revised GT86 gets a track" mode. Said mode adjusts the stability and traction control systems, while thankfully, there is a fully off" button. You may wish to gaffer-tape this particular button.
Date written: 19 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5057
Here we are then people, the new Toyota GT86. First unveiled in Japan a few months ago, we finally get the UK spec and price. And according to chief designer Tetsuya Tada, Toyota has "remade everything".The cosmetic upgrades are slight, but noticeable. There"s a new headlight unit up front utilising LEDs, while the indicator lamps have been moved from the front bumper to inside the headlamp clusters.The rear lights have also been reworked, to generate, in Toyota"s words, "a stronger horizontal effect".However, underneath, the gains are more than slight. The body structure is stiffer, while at the rear, additional spot welding has been employed and lots of bits made thicker. The shocks and springs have also been retuned for better handling and ride comfort, while even the front grille has a feature to aid airflow.At the back, the new deeper rear bumper has aero-stabilising fins . "The biggest point I wanted to improve was the car"s responsiveness," explain Tada-san, "on and off acceleration, turning in and turning out, and the speed and naturalness of its reactions." The old" GT86 was already rather adept at such helmsmithery, so the new one should prove even more fun. Tada-san points to the GT86"s racing provenance in the N rburgring 24hr race, and as such, this revised GT86 gets a track" mode. Said mode adjusts the stability and traction control systems, while thankfully, there is a fully off" button. You may wish to gaffer-tape this particular button.
Date written: 19 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5057
