Toyota Super 86 by Monster Sport for Pikes Peak

The mental Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak and its master Sébastien Loeb have found a rival in the shape of Monster Sport’s Toyota Super 86, which will also contest in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb‘s Unlimited Class. The pilot? Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima, the first person to record a sub-10 minute run in the event.

The Super 86 reportedly draws its might from a 3.0 litre twin-turbo V6 that develops 670 hp and 809 Nm of torque. A six-speed sequential ‘box is tasked with managing all that grunt, while a steel space frame and a body made out of a mixture of carbon and Kevlar contribute towards its 1.08 tonne weight.

That’s a power-to-weight ratio of 620 hp per tonne; in comparison, its French opponent manages 883 hp per tonne. Still, there’s no telling what’ll happen on June 30, as those of you who are familiar with the demanding conditions of Colorado’s Pikes Peak will know.

The incumbent Pikes Peak record holder is Team Rhys Millen Racing, who set a time of 9 minutes 46.164 seconds in a modified Hyundai Genesis Coupe last year. Click here for our string of Toyota 86-related posts, after you’re done treating your ears to that blown V6 thunder, and your eyes to that flame-spitting exhaust and all that glorious sideways action.

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • Roger Tan on Apr 29, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    So cute! Reminds me of Tomica

    Squint real hard and it may look like the real 86 :)

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  • gt86 on steroids ^^

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  • rubbish on Apr 29, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    its not a ft86… y snap on a 86 tamiya cover on it

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  • It is good to see Tajima back in ICE (internal combustion engine), I think last year’s EV adventure really put him off. haha!

    This car is not a 4WD where as Loeb’s Peugeot is. That’s why 670HP is already a lot of power.

    Monster’s Suzuki SX4 had something around 1000+HP though.

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  • Mitec-i on May 02, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    rebodied version of the “Suzuki” Pikes Peak car??

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