Tag Archives: GR86

In its 26th year, Toyotafest is still going strong — a brief history of TORC, the Toyota Owners and Restorers Club

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Dan Hsu

We’ve been attending Toyotafest every year since JNC started in 2006, and it’s consistently one of our favorite events. Last year was the 25th Toyotafest, which means the show itself is now old enough to wear historic plates, buy collector … Continue reading →

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Next-gen roundup: Supra gets a stick, Z goes racing, Miata has staying power

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Conventional wisdom states that performance and sports cars are a dying breed. But, if we take a closer look at what’s stirring in Japan right now, that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, there hasn’t been this much … Continue reading →

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Toyota AE86 meets 2022 GR86 in stunning Initial D-inspired commercials

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Ben Hsu

We promise we are not turning into an Initial D blog, but this was too cool not to share. We’ve not been shy about crapping on Toyota’s terrible ads before. So consider us flabbergasted that the same company, just before … Continue reading →

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Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ differences explained via curry

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Ben Hsu

As one of the few surviving lightweight, rear-wheel-drive sports coupes left in existence, there is obviously a lot of interest in the Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ. Which one should you get, though? The specific differences between the Toyobaru twins … Continue reading →

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Details on next Toyota 86, Land Cruiser leaked

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Ben Hsu

We’ve given Toyota a lot of shit recently, but maybe there’s a method to their madness after all. Yesterday, a slide from a dealer meeting was leaked, revealing Toyota’s plans for six models extending to the 2022 model year, including … Continue reading →

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