The next-generation 2022 Toyota GR 86 sports car made its official debut this week, arriving as a refreshed rival to the turbocharged four-cylinder-powered Chevy Camaro.
Just like the first-generation Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ, the new GR 86 shares a platform and engine with its Subaru-badged stablemate that debuted last year. Under the hood is a naturally aspirated 2.4L boxer four-cylinder engine, which produces 231 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. Paired with a standard six-speed manual transmission or available six-speed automatic, the boxer four-cylinder will motivate the 2022 Toyota GR 86 from 0 to 100 km/h in about 6.3 seconds – over a second faster than the first-gen model it replaces.
The 2022 GR 86 uses the same rear-wheel-drive platform as the first-gen model but has a wider and more pronounced look to it thanks to its beefier redesigned body panels. Toyota also used
aluminum for the roof panels and fenders to help reduce the vehicle’s center of gravity and weight, while new lighter front seats and lighter mufflers also contribute to the vehicle’s reduced kerb weight.
Inside, the GR 86 has a color infotainment screen front-and-center, along with a seven-inch TFT cluster display. The car will come standard with the Subaru EyeSight Driver Assist Technology suite, as well, which includes active safety technology like adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist with sway warning and pre-collision braking with throttle management.
The new Toyota GR 86 is expected to go on sale in Japan this autumn. The Japanese automaker has not said when North American Toyota dealers will begin receiving the car, but an arrival in the winter of 2021 or early next year seems likely. Production will take place at the Subaru Gunma plant in Japan.
As a reminder, the four-cylinder version of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro is powered by a turbocharged GM LTG 2.0L four-cylinder engine producing 275 horsepower and 290 pound-feet of torque. Similar to the GR 86, a six-speed manual is standard, while an eight-speed automatic is available for extra. The Camaro is more powerful than the GR 86 or the BRZ, but it also has more weight to carry, tipping the scales at 3,351 lbs with the 2.0L engine and six-speed manual transmission.
Pricing for the Chevy Camaro 1LS base model starts at $25,995 including destination. U.S. pricing for the GR 86 and BRZ has yet to be confirmed.
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Totally outdated platform.
The GR 86 probably won’t have have a same-year Cameron rival for very long.
Well that’s one way to make the Camaro look better.
I would think the base supra would be more of a camaro competitor, I get it it costs more but so does the supra vs SS… the 86 platform is too small
lol…. the 2.0T Camaro came out in 2016. Toyota comes out with a car in 2021 to “rival” the Camaro but still is under-performing. The Camaro 2.0T has 110 more ft/lbs of torque, 40 more horsepower, and is 0.9s faster from 0-60mph. And I bet you you can get into a Camaro for cheaper too.
these aren’t rivals. the japanese twins are lightweight nimble sports cars. the camaro is a bruiser.
If you drive a 2.0T Camaro you will feel how lightweight it is and how nimble it is. You can throw that car into turns and corners with ease.
I think that the new re designed Toyota GR86 looks now much more masculine and purposeful than before especially from the front. It’s a good looking little sports car. I don’t think it was made to complete directly with the Camaro. It’s not in the same class. It’s a direct competitor to the Honda Civic Si, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Fiat 124 spider Abarth, the dead and discontinued previous Mitsubishi eclipse sports car not the new SUV, also the discontinued Chevy Cobalt SS, discontinued Saturn Sky, and Pontiac Solstice Coupe. Small sports cars are a dying breed?
Completely agree here. It has a slight Porsche element to it.
Once again i think this serves as notice to the American big 3 that foreign automakers have not abandoned the car market and investing money in non-SUV/pick-ups.
It’s gonna feel so sporty getting walked by pickups, suvs and family sedans. Put a turbo on the thing.
UGLY
The writer likes promoting Toyota… This article should have made its way to file 13 and not here…
Must be eed a paycheck…
Toyota outsold GM and Ford in the US in the first quarter 2021 and is now by far the largest automaker on the planet.
You are correct.
What does that have to do with the Race57’s statement?
Nothing…
Main difference from a buyer’s viewpoint is that Toyota will stand behind their 6 speed automatic whereas gm tells their customers that slipping and jerking transmissions are normal. Toyota keeps their customers happy so they’ll buy again, gm not so much, one and done for them.
Not so fast… talk to the Toyota mechanics, different story from them regarding complaints and issues. Honda has been changing ATF in their transmissions too.
The Japanese are the last to know how to shift a transmission. Jerky and harsh is par for the course. You missed the lawsuits for the Toyota 8 speed. Honda gave all owners a whopping $25 as a settlement for failures in their 5-speed.
They can’t figure out a CVT either, everybody complains they’re constantly lugging.
Did I miss the weight on the Subaru? They say it’s lighter than the Camaro,..and post the Chevy’s weight.
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