Monday 11th May 2015

Toyota GT86 facelift details

A 2016 model year refresh for the '86 with a lower price, new colours and - hurrah - nice wheels at last

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If it doesn't seem long that there was another GT86 facelift story, that's because it wasn't! Back in October the 2015 model year range was announced with the Primo, Aero and Giallo models plus an interior update. Perhaps that car was late or this one is early because the 2016 MY GT86 is already here.

There's another special coming soon too!

This isn't an overhaul for Toyota's coupe, and there still isn't a really fast one, but a few interesting changes have been incorporated. The Primo is now on 16-inch wheels - because skids are more important than looks, right? - and costs £22,700. Purchase one before the end of June and there's another £505 off, taking it to £22,195.

There are new wheels and colours apparently available on the options list without Toyota yet confirming what they are. The Aero tested on PH recently is now exclusively manual and its black 18-inch wheels are available on other models.

Not that excited? Yeah. Toyota does say there's a new special edition joining the range in this summer with details to be announced soon. The rest of the 2016 range is available to order now with the first customer deliveries in July.

[GT86 Aero pic: Ben Lowden]

 

[GTEYE]

Will be interesting to see if these changes make a difference, I doubt it.

Our local Toyota dealer has given up on them, they were proving very hard to shift. The new MX-5 starts at £18k, which is in the ballpark of where the GT86 should have been from the start.

I suspect the die has been cast, which is a shame. I'm sure its one of those cars where history will be kinder to it than the present.

Edited by GTEYE on Monday 11th May 13:42

Edited by GTEYE on Monday 11th May 13:44