Tag Archives: Toyota 86

Toyota Australia has announced that it will recall almost 15,000 Toyota 86 vehicles built between April 2012 and March 2015 due to a potential loss of power steering assist. The recall impacts right-hand drive vehicles that are equipped with driver’s knee airbags. Due to an improper wire harness layout, there is a possibility that the electric power steering harness may interfere ...

The new facelift model of Toyota 86 will be unveiled at 2016 New York International Auto Show, running from March 25 to April 3. Featuring revised exterior and interior design, as well as suspension and powertrain upgrades, the MY17 86 is scheduled to go on sale in Australia in the fourth quarter of this year. More aggressive styling is focused on ...

Toyota Australia is marking the start of a six-month countdown to the first round of the Toyota 86 Racing Series by releasing a special-edition version of Australia’s best-selling sports car. Known as the Toyota 86 Blackline Edition, it features a subtle body kit, gloss-black 17-inch alloy wheels and distinctive red highlights in the sporty black interior. The newest 86 derives its ...

Six Toyota vehicles including the locally built Camry Hybrid have been named as top picks for Australian new-car buyers by the Carsales editorial site www.motoring.com.au. Toyota’s family-oriented Kluger SUV, 86 sports car, LandCruiser 200 Series and Prado, and Prius v hybrid wagon also made the list of cars recommended by the site’s motoring experts. The new-generation seven-seat Kluger, launched in ...

Australian sport-car enthusiasts have demonstrated their passion for driving Toyota’s popular 86  by snapping up almost one out of every 10 examples sold worldwide. In a remarkable double, the 10,000th Toyota 86 has just been sold in Australia at virtually the same time as the compact and dynamic sports car has passed 100,000 sales globally. Australia – with 10,363 customers ...

One of Australia’s most heavily modified Toyota 86s is drawing closer to its competition debut at round two of the Australian Drifting Grand Prix. Australian drift champion Beau Yates has put significant effort into preparing his new Toyota 86 drift car over much of 2013. The new car takes over from Yates’ famous 1984 Toyota AE86 in which he has ...

Toyota has redefined the performance and technology potential of its 86 sports car with four stunning project vehicles unveiled at the world’s premier automotive aftermarket trade show. Massive power boosts, performance suspension set-ups and exotic materials from Toyota’s development partners have reinforced the driving fun of the 86 while maintaining its inherent light weight and balance. A 550kW drifting prototype, ...

Over the last Saturday, the Rally champion Neal Bates has recorded his first victory in a Toyota 86. Bates won the two-litre class at Round 4 of the Winton Motor Raceway Sprint Series in a road-registered Toyota 86 GT in Australia.   His best flying lap for the tight 2.03km circuit was 1m 39.5s, an average speed of 73.44km/h. Bates drove the car ...