Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Toyota 86 (Scion FR-S) / GR86 & Subaru BRZ sports cars

Toyota 86 (Scion FR-S) / GR86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_86

"According to the 86's designers, "The goal was to create an authentic rear-wheel drive sports car with compelling style, exceptionally balanced performance and handling, flexible utility and surprising MPG."
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First generation (ZN6/ZC6; 2012) - In the United States, Scion were allocated 10,000 units of the 2013 model year production, while Subaru was limited to only 6,000 units.
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The 86's low-weight design uses an aluminium hood, a fixed roof, and a trunk as opposed to a hatchback.  To improve driving dynamics, the boxer engine is mounted low in a front engine / rear drive layout, yielding a weight distribution of 53% in front and 47% in the rear and a low centre of mass height.
The 86's engine, known by the Toyota code 4U-GSE and Subaru code FA20, is a naturally aspirated engine that uses Subaru's flat-four engine design, with the addition of Toyota's D-4S injection system, which uses Gasoline direct injection (GDI). With its front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, its engine runs on 98 RON (premium unleaded) fuel and features a compression ratio of 12.5:1
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The second-generation BRZ went on sale in the US in late 2021.
The badge-engineered Toyota version was briefly named the "GR 86".  It was later renamed "GR86", without the space, for digital marketing reasons."

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