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New Toyota GR 86 debuts with more power
With a larger new 2.4 engine the sports coupe’s 0-100km/h sprint has improved by more than a second
08 April 2021 - 05:04
The rear-wheel drive Toyota 86 has been revered for its fun-to-drive nature, but the sports coupe’s relative lack of power has drawn criticism from some quarters.
Toyota has addressed that in the second-generation 86 launched in Japan this week, by replacing its 2.0l horizontally opposed four-cylinder petrol engine with a gutsier 2.4l unit that hikes power from 147kW to 173kW and torque from 205Nm to 250Nm...
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