New Car Review: Toyota GT-86

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nw6WnrqMDTw

The Toyota GT-86 is a sport car manufactured jointly by Toyota and Subaru. The vehicle consists of many design cues from the earlier FT-HS  concept. All that is known about the car so far is that it will be a light front engine, rear drive, 4 or 5 seat coupe, with a new 2 liter Toyota-Subaru "D-4S" Boxer engine.  The GT-86 rides on a modified Subaru Impreza platform with 101.2-inch wheelbase, with length, width, and height measuring 163.8, 69.3, and 49.6 inches, respectively.  A base price in the USD $20,000 range is expected when the car hits the market in late 2011 with a Toyota badge, with the Subaru version following shortly afterwards.  According to an interview by Digg, Jim Lentz, COO and President of Toyota Motor Sales USA confirmed that the production version of the GT-86 is scheduled to be sold in America but an actual date wasn't yet disclosed.

The vehicle was unveiled in 2009 Tokyo Motor Show.

It is expected that the Toyota and Subaru versions will be styled similarly on the outside, with the Subaru version getting different head and tail lights and a different hood. It has a 2.0 liter naturally aspirated boxer engine mated to a Subaru 6-speed manual transmission. The concept is fitted with brakes from Advics, a joint venture company formed between Aisin Seiki, Denso, Sumitomo Electric and Toyota.

This car will be fun to drive bacause it is Rear Wheel Drive and got 6 speed manual gearbox and of course the reliable boxer engine from Subaru. Unfortunately, the GT-86 didn't powered turbocharged or in other word it is only Naturally Aspirated (N/A).