Toyota GT 86 test drive since 2012

As in childhood

In childhood, as you know, the raspberry is sweeter and the grass is greener. So Toyota cars in those days when I walked under the table were incredibly cool. However, much has changed since then. The new GT86 compartment is called upon to return their former glory. Did it work? For the answer I had to go to Spain.
But what the past had the past! CELICA GT-Four ST185 and ST205 rally were torn to shreds Impreza WRX STI and LANCER EVO. Prototypes 92-V, 93C-V, 94C-V in the early 90s and GT-One at their end not won Le-Man, but were the fastest on the highway in Sart. The legendary Khachiroku Toyota Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno has created a whole direction in the drift drift, and turbocharged Celica, Supra and MR-2 became the dream of millions of boys. And I was no exception until now I remember red Supra from the very first Need for Speed. And the 2JZ-GTE engine, which is still a tuning icon?!
And then it all ended. Toyota left the rally and Le Man, the program ended in Formula 1. They left the Supra, Celica and MR-2 conveyor, and Prius became the symbol of the brand. The Japanese continued to make reliable, comfortable and almost harmless to the ecology of the machine, but they no longer caused anything but yawning. Tell me honestly, is Prius exciting you? Or maybe you squeak with delight when controlling Camry? Then in Toyota City the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a compact sports compartment with a drive to the rear axle was born. A car that was to re -revive the Toyota legend. It was immediately announced that in the name of the car there would be numbers 86 Khachiroku returned! For those who do not know, I will explain: khachi-rok is 86 in Japanese.
I waited for a meeting with this car for a long 4 years. 4 years and 4 concepts: FT-86, FT-86 G Sports, FT-86 II, Scion FR-S. We were warmed up by concepts, as a skilled cook arouses Gurman's appetite with snacks on the eve of the main dish of the evening. And now the time has come hot and, oh, horror, instead of a steak we were served raw minced meat! 200 l. With. And 205 Nm, which gives out a two-liter atmosphere, is not cool even by the standards of the 90s, and we have been in two years, as we entered in the 10s of the new century! Yes, from this compartment, any hot hatch will go to the point. And when there were rumors that the price could exceed one and a half million rubles, I only wanted to laugh at Khachirok. With tears in his eyes. And then with the presentation of Subaru Brz, the twin sister of the new Toyota, Anton Borisenko arrived and said that the competitor has one Porsche Cayman. Then they announced prices, and they pleasantly surprised. This is where I realized that not everything is so simple
The pleasure in the square
Not so many cars exploded my mind, turning all the ideas about a sports car. Ferrari 458 Italia, Porsche 911 Carrera S, Audi RS5, yes Clio and Megane from the RenaultSport department. GT86 took its place on this list. This is a brilliant machine. Looking at her characteristics, it’s hard to believe in it. Let this square motor (the piston stroke and the diameter of the cylinder is 86 mm) and dead below, let it have a dull sound, and there is not enough traction even to tear off the wheels into a slip on a dry road, but all this does not matter when you find yourself behind steering wheel.
It is simple as a Kalashnikov assault rifle, and clean, like a tear of a baby. Just a steering wheel, just a chair, just a pedal, just a KP lever, just shock absorbers are no complex forms, designer frills and complex electronic systems. Only now all this is perfectly configured. Like Porsche. The reference ergonomics, the ideal electrical power steering, an energy -intensive pendant that does not allow any flexures or rolls, short and exact strokes of the handle. As a result, the amazing accuracy of following the wheel, the incredible transparency of the steering wheel, you feel the moment the front wheels glide with your fingers. How easy it is to tie it into a turn, simply increasing the supply of fuel, how easily it realizes all its power even on a bad road, how easy it is to make an excess, how easy it is to conduct it in a controlled drift on the road slippery from the rain I am in love. And I am not surprised why one of the colleagues ordered a car directly from Spain himself almost canceled the order for Clio RS!
Yes, she loses to the same Clio for almost a second in acceleration to 100 f/h, and comparable to MEGANE RS for money and a half (!) Seconds faster. British colleagues pushed Brz and Renault on the highway, and the Japanese compartment lost to Megan for 5 seconds! And this is on a quick highway, where the deficiency of traction below is not so noticeable. And yet Khachiroku is still cooler. Just because it is rear -wheel drive. Can any hot hatch give you the happiness of a controlled skid? Or the ability to separately control the front and rear axle? Not! And the capacity deficiency of the chief engineer GT86 Tetsuya Tada has a solution to this problem!
Gather me completely
Can I put a turbine on a 4u-gse?
Can! Our partners from Gazoo Racing have already put on this engine both a turbine and a compressor. Result: 320 l. C and 421 Nm. Few? I will reveal the secret: EJ257 from Impreza WRX STI perfectly climbs into the same seats as the basic option. Well, if this is not enough, then you can put V8. The Drift Manabo Orido has already built a GT86 with such a motor!
And what power does the box and differential digest?
The mechanics will withstand only a slight increase in power, but the automatic transmission has more strength. 250 l. With. It is not a problem for him. As for the differential, it must be changed first. But we specially took more space under this knot than the serial DEF occupies to make the tuning studio easier. In the future, we ourselves will offer a self -block, but for now you can choose from two differentials: Kusco and OS Ginken. In general, we paid a lot of attention to the tuning GT86. A few months before the presentation, they sent a complete specification of the model to everyone, even the smallest garage tuning studio of Japan, so that buyers from the first day of sales have the opportunity to improve their khachiroka. Moreover, we will sell tuning complexes under the TRD brand (Toyota Racing Development approx.) Through our dealer network in Europe!
Blimey! Motors replacement, factory tuning, V8, Tuning-Friendly design is definitely Toyota? Yes, because Toyota is no longer a boring eco-brand. Yaris debuted in the rally, albeit so far in the younger category R1. According to Toyota rumors, the 1.6 global turbo engine is working in WRC and WTCC, and when you read this magazine number, the TS-030 prototypes in the traditional coloring of Denso will already pass their first le-man. Toyota is cool again. As in childhood!
The origins of GT86 have been traced since the late 1960s
We are talking about a rather massive Toyota 800 Sports Targe with a two -cylinder engine released by a circulation of 3,400 excesses. It is interesting that, like GT86, this baby had a rear -wheel drive and an opposition engine! Well, the muse of designers Khachiroku was the legendary Super Cope 2000GT, released by a circulation of only 337 cars in the period 19671970. Now such a car costs at least $ 500,000! Well, the general audience knows this car, like a James Bond car from the film you live only twice with Son Connery.
DESIGN
Toyota GT86 pleases not only with a low location of the center of gravity, but also a small mass. The designers set themselves the task of bringing the mass of the machine to the mark of 1200 kg as close as possible. As a result, the compartment weighs 1239 kg. This was achieved thanks to the minimum use of parts common with other massive Toyota and Subaru parts. Even such elements as the fuel tank are unique. In addition, in the power structure of the body is large, the use of high -strength and ultra -high steels. The hood is made of aluminum, and many other external panels are made of unusually thin steel. So, the roof in the center is thinner than on the sides. This allowed the use of a steel sheet with a thickness of only 0.65 mm. The design of the front wings also reduces the thickness of the steel sheet.
The suspension scheme is quite simple: McPherson racks in front and two -knit on the back. It is interesting that to reduce the center of gravity, the lower front suspension levers are located back in the direction of movement. This is a know-how of Subaru engineers. The chassis of the GT86 differs from BRZ only by setting up springs and shock absorbers. They are softer in front and tougher from behind. As a result, Toyota is more prone to slipping. The name Khachiroku obliges!
The weight distribution between the axes was paid no less than attention than its decrease. Due to the fact that the engine and transmission are shifted back, the weight distribution is 53:47, which is an excellent result for a front -end car with a classic arrangement of KP. Usually, to achieve such values, you have to use the Transaxle circuit when the KP is assigned to the rear axle. To reduce the unsubstantiated masses, the Japanese reduced the distance between the wheels mounting nuts from 60 to 49 mm. This made it possible to increase the length of the knitting needles, which visually makes the wheel larger, and also reduces the weight of the disk, because it takes less metal. It's funny that the tires on the GT86 are the same as on Prius!
The FA20 engine was created by Subaru engineers from scratch. It is shorter than any of the current engines of the company. The diameter of the cylinder and the piston stroke are 86 mm, so that the engine is square. Toyota engineers shared with colleagues a combined injection system of D4-S fuel injection is carried out by two nozzles, one is located in a combustion chamber, the other in an intake manifold. Thanks to this, fuel consumption is very moderate. No more than 13 liters in combat mode!
A decrease in the center of gravity was the leitmotif of the entire design of the machine. For this, the power unit was shifted back 240 mm and down 120 mm. As a result, the center of gravity is located at 460 mm, which is 7 mm lower than that of Porsche Boxster, 20 mm than Mazda MX-5 and 60 than Impreza WRX STI. Impressive!

   
 

 

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