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More than two thirds of the GR86 is all-new compared with the GT86, says Toyota, although the hardware is fundamentally based around a joint-venture rear-wheel drive platform co-developed with Subaru.
The six-speed manual gearbox is the same as the previous car’s but its shift has been tightened up a touch, with a shorter throw and new synchroniser and bearings. A torque converter auto is an option; but this is very much a car about involvement and only really feels right with three pedals. The automatic was not available to drive at the European launch in Spain and we’ll update our Toyota GR86 review when we have tried it.
The wheelbase is 5mm longer, and the driver sits 5mm lower, the better for stability and centre of gravity respectively. You certainly feel snug and low-down when you slide over the sill and perch in the grippy, heavily bolstered sports seats.You feel it instantly. We’re testing the car on hilly and beautiful roads to the west of Seville, with climbs that would have necessitated a downshift or two in the GT86. In the GR, they’re loped up easily in fourth gear.
It’s firm but far from uncomfortable on the admittedly smooth roads in the hills west of Seville. Find a patch of broken asphalt and that stiff damping becomes apparent, but it’s a well judged balance, we’d say. The extra torque means the 86’s playfulness can be unlocked more easily and smoothly – oversteer is instigated much earlier and more precisely, and once it’s sliding, it’s easier to keep it going. And when you’re not being a hooligan it has a lovely neutral balance – very little understeer, positive front-end response and an eagerness to change direction without ever feeling nervous or spiky, even with the stability control turned off.
However, there is a big stumbling block: the entire two-year allocation of GR86 coupes has already sold out, within hours of going on sale. Because of forthcoming changes to European safety regulations, this car will only be sold for two years before being withdrawn from European sale in 2024. The business case just doesn’t stack up to fit the new safety equipment such as road sign reading cameras – even the windscreen would have to be moved to meet the EU mandate, which is unviable.
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