Toyota and Subaru rear-wheel drive sports car together to create the 86 and BRZ, since the launch in 2012 has been eight years, the upcoming major facelift news continues to spread, following the two sides in September 2019 BRZ and Toyota to each other after deepening partnership shareholding way, and will certainly be working together again develop a new generation 86 and BRZ, has finally spread out information and then have a new car, it is understood the maximum horsepower could rise to nearly 260 levels.
2012 launch of 86 (the figure above) and BRZ (figure below) rear-wheel drive small car, Toyota and Subaru to work together to build the cars.
to abandon the setting naturally aspirated, turbo engine Gaida enhanced performance
Autocar in the UK automotive media reported recently pointed out that Toyota and Subaru have accelerated the development of a new generation 86 and BRZ speed, mainly due to the current generation models have emerged weakness in sales. Although once conducted a facelift in 2016, but has been around for 8 years did to the point of time of the regime change.
Although the factory has yet to release any relevant information, but it is understood the new generation of 86 and BRZ will be transferred to the platform above the Toyota TNGA As for the power section will still be dominated by the Subaru, and will give up naturally aspirated engine set, changed equipped with 2.4-liter boxer four-cylinder turbo engine, to let the new 86 and BRZ has more horsepower and torque space, estimate have at least the level of nearly 260 horsepower.
Of course, the exterior and interior will be redesigned, where the small interior space have the opportunity to obtain improved slightly. As part of the car’s name, blood in the leadership of President Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s recent positive development of GR (Gazoo Racing) performance car lineup, and connect with the participation of Toyota Motorsport, Toyota has launched the current GR SupraAnd GR Yaris two performance works, it is presumed that the next generation of 86 is likely renamed the GR86, to enable them to present the brand’s performance and Toyota models have a consistent naming.