The Toyota GT86 Has A New Face And Freshened Up Suspension
It’s facelift time for the Toyota GT86, and unlike a lot of modern mid-life refreshes, the rear-wheel drive sports car’s changes are actually relatively significant. We have a whole new front bumper featuring a much larger intake, a new set of LED headlights and a new alloy wheel design.
The chassis has been lightly fettled too, with retuned shock absorbers and revised spring rates. The interior gets new leather/Alcantara upholstery and soft-touch suede door trims, or new cloth upholstery with contrasting silver stitching depending on what you spec. Not that we know what any of that looks like, as interior images haven’t been revealed just yet.
The 2.0-litre, naturally-aspirated flat-four remains the same, which means 197bhp and 151lb ft at your disposal. The US-spec version however - which will be called the Toyota 86 - does get a cheeky 5bhp and 5lb ft boost.
The car will make its public debut at the New York Auto Show, and is expected to go on sale later this year.
What do you think of the GT86’s new look?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Looks pretty cool to me, I see nothing to bash about..
Well that’s bloody ugly.
It’s not a face-lift, it’s a face-f*ck!!
Its coming to the US!!
The front looks bad, grill is to big
Where is my turbo!?
now they just need a boosted version of it…..i thought subaru was supposed to make a BRZ STi with like 300hp….wonder what happened to those plans ( •_•)
Heavy Breathing
really dont like the new design, they sould stick with the old one imo, or else change the front bumper, cause its just awkward looking
Still has Prius tyres?