New Toyota 86 GRMN
The Toyota GRMN 86 Concept shown last
year at the Tokyo Auto Salon has morphed into a production version, called the
86 GRMN.
Before getting your hopes too high,
don't expect to see it in North America, or even in Europe, for that matter,
because, for the time being, it's limited to the Japanese market.
The brand new Toyota 86
GRMN has received a bunch of aerodynamic upgrades, which include the front
splitter, a carbon fiber hood, plexiglass windows and a large rear wing. The
suspension was tweaked too, and the car now rides on 17-inch wheels, covering
the six-pot front and four-pot rear calipers and the ventilated brake discs.
The rear-wheel drive model
underwent a diet, which helped it lose 45 kg, and last, but not least,
it has also gained more oomph. The 2.0-liter four-cylinder unit is still
naturally aspirated but the total output has increased from 200 PS and
205 Nm of torque to 216 PS and 217 Nm of torque.
Power is sent to the wheels through a closer-ratio six-speed manual
transmission.
Toyota says that the model was developed
on the Nurburgring and, in order to back up its statement, it released a video
with the vehicle unleashed on the "green hell".
The Toyota 86 GRMN will be offered in
just 100 examples in its home market and each one has been priced from
6,580,000 yen or the equivalent of US$ 54,595, at the current exchange rates. It
will be on display at the Tokyo Auto Salon, on January 15, 2016.
