Fans of the Toyota 86 have another reason to celebrate as a company exec has confirmed in a recent interview with motoring.com.au that the second-generation has been given the thumbs up – even if the car isn’t exactly flying off the shelves.
“We are pretty serious about keeping the GT 86 pure and keeping a car like that in our line-up. Because in the past we dropped cars like the Celicas and fun cars, and we don’t want to lose that again,” said Karl Schlicht, executive vice president of Toyota Europe.
The Toyota 86 was unveiled in 2011 and was launched locally in June the following year. Upon its initial release, the car garnered worldwide attention and positive feedback for being fun to drive – we got to try the car ourselves, as well as being priced decently.
Despite all this going on, things are looking rather drab over at camp Subaru – who co-developed the 86, and its BRZ model. The Toyota 86 has managed to outsell its Subaru BRZ cousin worldwide and there is no confirmation that the new car will be built with Subaru’s involvement.
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needs more power and a more plush interior….because that sadly is all people care these days
Kura-kura.
Siput babi
Slowpoke
Very slow
Even wira turbo can tarpau gau gau
we understand that toyota wanna keep it N/A as always. we will let the subaru do the job then, 2.5l boxer turbo AWD 360hp would put a smile on everyone’s face. full tuning 600-700++hp ! big grin !!!
Still cannot beat GT-R!
Pity!
ramps still couldn’t afford either one
2.5 turbo is noob. u want the 2.0 ej20
A week ago news? Good very fast.
turbo version pls.
I was blessed to have driven both the auto and manual versions of this car. It really does handle brilliantly of which prior to driving this car, my favorite was the Cayman S Manual. Sadly, our taxes here made this car un-affordable and while grey imports are slowly coming in, it’s one of those cars that are bought purely for driving fun and seldom you see this on sale in 2nd hand markets. The next MX5 will give this car a run for its money.
Both equally pricey. At the same price I will go for the 86.
Cheers.
the price of this car in Malaysia is really ridiculous. Who in their right mind would spend $240k+ on this?
Even the re-cond units are going for RM200K…. Sad.
There are so many on the streets of Tokyo. Cars are cheap over there. An Altis is the equivalent of USD12k. The other cheap thing is electrical goods. But don’t envy them. Everything else is expensive like &@%!.
Migrate to Japan and get ready to live in very small flat
thats only central tokyo….if you are ready to take an hour train ride to work you can get a rather comfortable detached house.
do you think tax contribute that much to its retail price? hell NO UMWT!!
actually the car is highly rate, it is not about all out and out power but rather than more fun to drive (neutral handling, superb stability).
so why sell it less than a scirocco or a golf GTI (which is a FWD, though with reduced understeer) at 220-230K and also Civic FD2R 6 speed at 200k?
umw can sell it at 180K if it wants to, but then again… every car distributor here has a mutual understanding with each other – they would not spoil the market.
this is the stupiest thing I ever heard. Every company want to undercut their rival sales if possible. Why UMW didnt sell it at 180k is not due to mutual understanding, it bcos they want to earn more.
@tehk, you obviously have not studied competition law or economics.
Companies prefer very much to maintain high prices in the market by forming an understanding with their competitors (called ‘cartel’). Why undercut your rivals when you can co-ordinate your pricing behaviours with them and maintain supra-competitive pricing?
Please don’t say that’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever head – that clearly reflects your level of intelligence.
Predicted.
Is it like learning your tech and then abandon you ?
Be careful ya, MB and BMW, take good care of your belongings.
SO?
My honda city is much better!
After i bolt my car.
Can beat the car on highway.
can’t tail me at all. Eat my dust la.
If i drives my inspira. can’t even smell my smoke.
Wow….. you are truly MAlaysia’s hero. Who needs Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious. Would like to see you in action.
A bit more power (250bhp~260bhp) and an improvement in interior quality should be great. Remember that this model supposed to be an entry level high performance car which means a big increase in horsepower (and the price tag) is a definite no-no. But on the other hand , Toyota should seriously start working to resurrect their famous high performance legendary models such as Celica GT4, MR2 , & Supra!!
I’m sure they already have another thing in the works to compete with the 2015 NSX
Toyota 86 is not design to have rocket power,it not design to make a good lap time..is not design to generate high lateral g in the corner…it use the same set of tire on the Prius..the main concern of this car is fun,it make ppl fall in love with driving..it design to dance in the corner..but not fast in the corner…is not a car to smoke other rival on the traffic lights race,not a car that have autobahn cursing speed either..for the ppl who care about horse power,0-100 time,top speed..this is not for you..is for those who appreciate the engineering work behind the awesome chassis..but yes..i agree is overprice in Malaysia…is design to be a basic fun sport car..shouldn’t wear this price tag..
So it has crisis of identity, neither a sport nor fast car
Not identity crisis , this is a basic entry level sportscar which offers engaging drive and could be enjoyed at supposedly affordable price. It’s still considered fast though if you compared to other 2-door entry level high performance cars such as Peugeot RC-Z, Mini Cooper/Paceman S, Audi TT & BMW 2 series(entry level spec).
Not identity crisis , this is a basic entry level sportscar which offers engaging drive and could be enjoyed at supposedly affordable price. It’s still considered fast though if you compared to other 2-door entry level high performance cars such as Peugeot RC-Z, Mini Cooper/Paceman S, Audi TT & BMW 2 series(entry level spec).
It has no identity crisis unlike Myvi EXTREME Edition where the only thing extreme is the price
Is not identity crisis…is a crisis on how Malaysian identified a car,number don’t tell everything…malaysian thinking the higher horse power is better car…the higher the Boots the better…who can win the drag race is better car..which car can smoke ppl in highway is better car..ppl respect gtr because it can defeat a multimillion supercar on a drag race…i respect too..but it doesn’t mean is a better car..it have alot of downside beside is fast and cheap…remember in 2012 top gear car of the year winner is Toyota 86…defeat even the 700hp aventador…good car don’t judge only by speed..
What if I told u that u don’t have to be fast to be sporty?
buy the subaru, otherwise u will die in the toyota
Next generation will be in hybrid toyota performance
Add more power to 250 bhp and make it convertible hard top..nice roadster then.