we'd love to tell you that the
incremental upgrades bestowed upon
toyota's rear-wheel drive coupe as it
made its transition from science FRS to
toyota 86 have transformed into a
perfect sports car if only a few more
horsepower shorter rear-end gearing and
tiny arrow updates were enough to quell
all the complaints that enthusiasts have
leveled at the machine since the
platform first hit the road in 2012 this
review would have been so much more
satisfying to write sadly that's not the
case
don't get us wrong the 86 is still
extremely fun to toss around a twisty
road
the chassis is impressively balance the
steering is direct in the shifter is
sweet
sorry to impart upon you this well-worn
trope but the old adage that it's more
fun to drive a slow car faster than it
is to drive a fast car slow is in this
case completely accurate the 2017 toyota
86 is nothing if not entertaining
but it's not completely it hasn't been
transformed it is in the end the same as
it ever was
it will take about three minutes of your
time to watch the videos below in which
we cover pretty much everything that's
new for the 2017 toyota 86 toyota 86 is
equipped with manual transmission data
50 knee boots to 205 horsepower and 156
pound-feet of torque automatic model
soldier forth the carryover to God 0
liter four-cylinder that puts out 200
horsepower and 151 pounds to put
apparently more than half of scientists
for inspires chose the automatic that's
unfortunate as it drains of the deal of
the fun out of the 86 experience choose
the manual and you'll be rewarded with
an easy question to rewarding short
throw shifter and as we said five more
ponies courtesy of intake and exhaust
weeks and the polishing of some internal
engine components the only upside to the
automatic is improved fuel economy of 24
miles per gallon in the city and 32 on
the highway manual 86 is our epa-rated
at 2128 along with the small bump in
power the 2017-18 six gets a 4.32 one
round here ratio and will yield 4.12 one
unit that ought to translate into a
small improvement and acceleration that
really only matters on paper in the real
world on actual roads
the difference is negligible to eat the
most out of the 86 you have to
constantly work the shifter and keep the
engine north of five thousand
revolutions per minute
it's still not particularly quick but
it's definitely fun
there's plenty of noise inside the 86
from the wind the road in the engine
considering its purpose as a low-cost
sports car the 86 interior done isn't
the end of the world the 86 gets revised
spring rates and damping all-around into
thicker anti-roll bar at the rear
it's not a night-and-day difference from
the old suspension setup but the rear of
the car feels a bit more planted on
rough roads and widths keep steering
angle its low weight of 2758 pounds
keeps the 86 feeling nimble and light on
its 215 / 45 r17 michelin primacy tires
ok so the 2017 toyota 86 feels about the
same as the 2016 sign FRS stood from
behind the wheel
it doesn't look very different either
there's a mild base with a bunch of
Toyota and eighty six matches and signed
out and LED lighting elements front and
rear toyota engineers insisted the tiny
vortex generators at the top of
offenders have some beneficial effects
on aerodynamics but it's got to be
minimal
same with the little strikes on either
side of the front fashion which sort of
remind us of Nikki's test rossik and not
in a good way
toyota did away with the red stitching
inside the FRS choosing a silver in
shade instead for the 86 there's a
suede-like textile atop the door panels
in the passenger side of the dash that
looks and feels better than the plastic
of previous models the fabric also cuts
down on interior glare the steering
wheel is three millimeters smaller in
diameter than before but Toyota still
found room to add button for the audio
system as before that audio system is
controlled through a 7-inch touchscreen
LCD that suffers from irritating glaring
uneven lighting and washes out in direct
sunlight
toyota has no plans to offer apple
carplay or Android auto in the
eighty-six it's definitely worth noting
that every single one of the beneficial
updates we've covered in this review can
also be found inside the 2017 subaru brz
from the five pony increase signified on
both the toyota and subaru by a red and
take manifold to the rear differential
gearing the 86 remains a carbon copy of
the BRZ except that the BRZ gets an
optional performance package with
Grandma breaks and sack CF campers that
toyota's TRD accessories catalog can't
match as a cohesive package that
prioritizes driving enjoyment beyond all
else the 2017 toyota 86 shines it rides
and handles very well and it's starting
price of 20 7120 dollars sounds
reasonable but it's still under powered
especially when compared to something
like the ford mustang ecoboost which
costs about the same but offers a lot
more motive force and if you want the
best that you cheer okay has to offer
you might want to look at the BRZ and
it's available performance package for
less than thirty thousand dollars we
really do like the 2017 toyota 86 still
we can't help but feel that it's a
missed opportunity horse power isn't
everything but it's also not nothing if
the 2016 sign FRS was a turbocharger
were an extra half liter of displacement
short of perfection then so is the 2017
toyota 86
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