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Neo-86 jumpstarts Japan’s waning car culture

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Kev

Even up until the mid-2000s Japan was swarming with sleek, souped up performance machines that would give any JDM nut seizures of joy. A stroll down any major street was like tracking a pre-race establishing shot from Tokyo Drift. The … Continue reading →

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Toyota’s awesome 2012 Geneva Motor Show display

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Ben

What’s happening right now is the Geneva Motor Show, traditionally the unveiling venue for six-figure European exotics.  To stand out ToMoCo had to do something special, and we’d say a pair of gleaming white RWD GT coupes fits the bill. … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Subaru commercials want your heartstrings tugged

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Ben

ToMoCo has plenty of FR heritage to capitalize on as they gear up for the Toyota 86 launch, but what about its Subaru BRZ twin? Instead of drifting XT coupes we get a  disowned son reuniting with his father over a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Wall: Racing Toyotas from TRD

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ben

As the Toyota 86 inches closer to its Japanese debut the Aichi mothership is releasing a slew of propaganda. The latest is a series of TRD wallpapers beautifully illustrated by Masahisa Higuchi. They depict the neo-hachiroku and its racing forebears, including the … Continue reading →

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Scion FR-S Drifter and First 86 Program

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Ben

Toyota made two announcements today regarding the US-badged neo-hachiroku. Firstly, ToMoCo expects sales to be so piping hot that they built a website just to give the enthusiasts a chance to be one of the initial (no pun intended) 86 … Continue reading →

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Toyota 86 and Sports 800 reunited for the holidays

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Ben

It may be AE86 Jr., but when the holidays come the Toyota 86 prefers to spend time with its great grandpa, the Sports 800. A picture perfect family reunion, or is this Toyota telling us, “Hey, we made a front-engined, … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: The New Hachiroku in Motion

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Ben

UPDATE: For those who want race tracks and engine sounds, here’s the pornographic BRZ GT300 video that was just released.

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This is the new Scion FR-S

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ben

Tonight we round out the new Toyota 86 with the launch of its third brand, the US-spec Scion FR-S, in Hollywood, California. Why have we been dedicating all week to a brand new car? Because the reborn Toyota hachiroku is … Continue reading →

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This is the new Subaru BRZ

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Ben

Hot on the heels of the Toyota 86 (pronounced “Toyota hachiroku”), Fuji Heavy Industries has unveiled its counterpart, the Subaru BRZ. As expected, differences are minute. The front fascia is cleaner, headlights smokier, taillights redder, the “86″ fender badge is … Continue reading →

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This is the new Toyota 86

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Ben

So it’s happened. A nickname coined by gearheads based on a chassis code uttered among only the otaku-est of drift/touge/rally nerds has been plucked from obscurity to become its own actual model name. Over the Thanksgiving holiday ToMoCo announced that … Continue reading →

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