Category Archives: 86

A RWD 5-door Toyota hatchback as baby GT-86?! Yes, please…

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

…but we’ll believe it when we see it. The notion of a sub-GT 86 rear-wheel-drive sports Toyota is hardly a new one, and is one we previously discussed as recently as October 2012 and as long ago as August 2010, … Continue reading →

Posted in 86, GT 86, Toyota | 1 Comment

Tetsuya Tada rekindles more Toyota sports car talk

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Recently, Top Gear Philippines’ Editor-in-Chief Vernon B. Sarne (whom we were privileged to meet at the 2010 Paris Motor Show) was fortunate enough to interview Tetsuya Tada, Toyota’s chief engineer for the joint Toyota/Subaru sports car project that led to … Continue reading →

Posted in 86, FR-S, FT-86, Gazoo Racing, GT 86, Informed Speculation, Scion, Toyota | Leave a comment

Scion sells 86 FR-S units in its first month in the U.S. Serendipitous coincidence, or not?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

Anyone who has even casually followed the gestation and history of Scion’s FR-S is surely aware of the overriding significance and symbolism of the number “86″. Harkening back to the last of the rear-wheel-drive sporting, enthusiast-oriented Toyota Corollas, the AE86 … Continue reading →

Posted in 86, BRZ, FR-S, GT 86, Scion, Subaru, Toyota | 1 Comment

EXCLUSIVE! The First Scion FR-S in North America Delivered At Longo Scion!

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

May 3, 2012 – El Monte, CA – It’s been a long wait, but history has been made. The first Scion FR-S (a.k.a. Toyota 86 & GT 86 outside of North America & Subaru BRZ globally) has been delivered to … Continue reading →

Posted in 86, BRZ, Events, Five Axis, FR-S, FT-86, GT 86, Scion, Toyota | Tagged | 4 Comments