Our esteemed colleagues in the automotive media appear to have an addiction to Toyota GT86 track battles. The GT86 as well as its twins, the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ, have been compared on closed courses with greats like the McLaren MP4-12C, Porsche Cayman, Alfa Romeo 4C, Volkswagen GTI and many more. What does the […] More »

Just like grass is green and the sky is blue, it is a universal truth that the Scion FR-S (or Toyota GT86 as it’s called in the Autocar video below) is a fun car to drive. It’s quite common to see auto magazines pitting the inexpensive Toyobaru against cars costing much more, and cars costing much, much more, […] More »

It would appear Subaru has lifted its heels a bit on the Scion FR-S sedan project slowdown because next week a Toyota 86/GT86/Scion FR-S sedan concept is planned for an unveiling at the Dubai Motor Show. Reports say the sedan will offer a 3.9-inch stretch to the coupe’s wheelbase for more rear-seat passenger room, but […] More »

It’s satisfying to see the FR-S’s twin, the Subaru BRZ, drifting around a track. In Evo‘s video below, the supercharged Litchfield Subaru BRZ Spec S with 280 horsepower and 210 lb-ft of torque, competes with track-day warriors like the McLaren 12C GT Can-Am, Caterham Seven 620R, Supercharged Ariel Atom 3.5 and the Porsche Cayman S. […] More »

  Last week we told you the FR-S convertible project had been scrapped. We even had you sit down in preparation for a sinking heart. Perhaps now you can find a clear area to jump for joy because Toyota 86 Chief Engineer, Tetsuya Tada told CarAdvice the Toyota 86 convertible was still being considered for […] More »

The Japanese may be the progenitors of drifting, but the Scandinavians are pushing the limits of what the sport can be with their premier drifting battle: the Breisladd competition at Norway’s Gatebil Rudskogen. This year’s Breisladd winner was Fredric Aasbø driving a Toyota 86x with 750 hp. He was 2013’s comeback kid after mechanical troubles kept […] More »