Resounding success for the new compact sports car of the Japanese brand. In just 90 minutes, all units destined for the UK were ordered.
Sold out in 90 minutes. Rockstar results for Toyota, which has fully fulfilled UK orders for the new GR86 in the time of a football match (with no recovery). A sensational success that has few precedents and that can be justified both by the purchase price (less than 30 thousand pounds) and by the reactions aroused by the vehicle through the specialized press. There is also space for reflection: GR86 is a simple project that renounces any form of electrification to offer a sporty yet accessible content. The appreciation it was able to garner in the United States before and in Europe now shows that the space for these proposals still exists; perhaps too limited by numerous normative impositions that compromise the possibilities of expression.
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Driving pleasure
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UK customers who have ordered the vehicle beyond the available units have been placed on a waiting list. Toyota (despite the result obtained) has in fact decided not to increase the initially planned number of GR86s destined for the British market for 2022. Available in a single version, it is equipped with a 2.4-liter boxer engine of 234 Hp and 250 Nm of maximum torque. . Performance is very good: acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h is covered in 6.3 seconds while the top speed is 226 km / h. The drive is rear with Torsen differential, the gearbox (standard) is a six-speed manual and the total weight is less than 1,300 kg. Among the equipment to choose from, the automatic gearbox and numerous colors to customize the bodywork. At the moment, the prices for the Italian market have not yet been communicated but it is likely to expect a figure close to 30 thousand euros. The power of the vehicle, well below the threshold of the super tax, could fascinate a wide audience of customers, who with the GR86 would find a product capable of satisfying the expectations of sportiness with taste.
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