Toyota is holding a reveal event in Texas next month and they’re bringing the redesigned GR 86 along for the ride. The company is keeping details under wraps, but they released teaser images of the wheels and headlights. Toyota also teased the model will accelerate from 0-96 km/h in 6.1 seconds and gave us a math problem to solve.
For those curious about the latter, it’s
8x + 148 = 10x – 24. If you solve for x, the answer is unsurprisingly 86. The
US-spec model will be unveiled on June 2nd at 10 a.m. EDT but, in the meantime,
we’ll remind you the Japanese variant was introduced in April and developed
alongside the 2022 Subaru BRZ.
Power is provided by a 2.4-liter
four-cylinder engine that produces 232 hp and 250
Nm of torque. If those specs carryover to the US model, the car will have 27
hp and 38 Nm more than its predecessor. Regardless
of the final numbers, the engine can be connected to a six-speed manual or a
six-speed automatic transmission.
Besides being more powerful, the GR 86 has
aluminum fenders and an aluminum roof which help to lower the car’s center of
gravity. They also help to reduce weight and they’re joined in this effort by
new front seats and lighter mufflers. The sports car also promises to be
stiffer as body rigidity has been improved, while torsional rigidity climbs by
approximately 50%.
The US-spec GR 86 will be joined by an
assortment of other vehicles including the 2022 Prius Nightshade and two “adventure-ready”
Tacoma pickups.
