RE: Toyota GT86 TRD - official

[Gary C]

crispyshark said:

Having driven his car I don't feel it's underpowered (excuse earlier posts before id driven it), in fact it feels perfectly balanced, I don both with the traction control and keep it in sport mode.

That's good to hear.

[MC Bodge]

crispyshark said:

I've got the 86 for the next week on a road test....pretty much spent every opportunity I could get today in the car as it makes me smile so much. Anyhow, I digress, having also owned an S2000 the 86 gear box reminds me of the Honda, bloody fantastic!

Good stuff.

crispyshark said:

Having driven this car I don't feel it's underpowered

How can this heresy be so?! Some other cars have better road test 0-100km/h times, apparently. Surely the GT86 is dangerously under-powered (for the ego)?

[crispyshark]

MC Bodge said:

crispyshark said:

I've got the 86 for the next week on a road test....pretty much spent every opportunity I could get today in the car as it makes me smile so much. Anyhow, I digress, having also owned an S2000 the 86 gear box reminds me of the Honda, bloody fantastic!

Good stuff.

crispyshark said:

Having driven this car I don't feel it's underpowered

How can this heresy be so?! Some other cars have better road test 0-100km/h times, apparently. Surely the GT86 is dangerously under-powered (for the ego)?

Lol, talk from a lot of people who havn't driven the car is cheap....to them i bite my thumb sir!

As i've alluded, once you're sitting in it and hustling it along it's got a fine amount of power which works in harmony with the chasis and suspension set up on the road version. This is my my humble opinion of course and like i say, i too was criticising the car openly before i drove it.

I could go into all the other bits that are making me fall in love with this car but it would spoil my article!

Only thing i don't like is the engine note.....bit too cat trying to roar like a lion.

[Dracoro]

crispyshark said:

Only thing i don't like is the engine note.....bit too cat trying to roar like a lion.

Does that make the 4 exhaust pipe setup all the more embarrassing

[crispyshark]

Dracoro said:

crispyshark said:

Only thing i don't like is the engine note.....bit too cat trying to roar like a lion.

Does that make the 4 exhaust pipe setup all the more embarrassing

i wouldn't be seen dead in one sporting that get up! lol

[DanielSan]

crispyshark said:

I've got the 86 for the next week on a road test....pretty much spent every opportunity I could get today in the car as it makes me smile so much. Anyhow, I digress, having also owned an S2000 the 86 gear box reminds me of the Honda, bloody fantastic!

Edited by crispyshark on Tuesday 12th February 23:42

Edited by crispyshark on Tuesday 12th February 23:43

Still not driven the 86 yet, but that kind of backs up my 'RWD Integra Type R' prediction about how it will be too drive.

[crispyshark]

DanielSan said:

crispyshark said:

I've got the 86 for the next week on a road test....pretty much spent every opportunity I could get today in the car as it makes me smile so much. Anyhow, I digress, having also owned an S2000 the 86 gear box reminds me of the Honda, bloody fantastic!

Edited by crispyshark on Tuesday 12th February 23:42

Edited by crispyshark on Tuesday 12th February 23:43

Still not driven the 86 yet, but that kind of backs up my 'RWD Integra Type R' prediction about how it will be too drive.

That's not a bad comparison and it does rev to 9k, no VTEC Yo! though! And the growly little engine is actually starting to grow on me!

[nickfrog]

I went to see it again today. It's really well packaged and finished. It's just right. I'll be test driving it soon I guess. I see it as a mini-Cayman that Porsche will obviously never make.

[crispyshark]

it went round Silverstone very well on Sunday....