The 2020 Toyota 86 is as fun to drive as advertised. car, with 11.6-inch rotors up front and 11.4-inch rotors out back. Winding Road Race Services Accepting Spec MX-5 Build Slots, The More Stepping Stones, the Better: HPD Partners With Skip Barber, The Insane Lotus Evija Made Its Production Debut At Goodwood. This is quite commendable for a factory car! Its criticisms being a nasty torque dip around 4,000 RPM, some annoying mechanical noises, and unimpressive power. The driveline is buttoned up with a Torsen limited-slip differential, which makes for tons of grip and control. Also new for 2020 is a TRD suspension upgrade consisting of Sachs shock absorbers and augmented Brembo brakes. The clutch take-up was not tricky to figure out, although the gas pedal was quite sensitive, which made for some awkward moments at stoplights. A bit of wobble was exhibited on the highway with some shaky steering movement, creating more body roll than we’re used to; this could be easily remedied with a set of TRD or aftermarket sway bars. One must also chalk this up to the boxer engine’s low, flat, and further-back placement under the hood. The responsiveness of the chassis is unmatched by any other sports car save the Mazda Miata. We won’t go into too much detail about the 86’s shifter and pedals, because they’re just simply brilliant. If a true driver-centric sports car is what you’re after, at an attainable price point, do I have a two-door for you. hours southwest of Tokyo, retails for $29,870. There’s also a new exterior color called ‘Pavement’. Steering is responsive. It takes just 2.4 turns to move the steering rack from lock-to-lock, so the steering replicates the feel you I’m really impressed with what Toyota delivers here for an affordable price. Be sure to scroll down below for our POV video! It’s also not loaded to the gills with driver assist features if that’s important to you. sport seats feature black Alcantara seating inserts. As long as you keep the pancake 4 cylinder motor near its peaky rev sweet spot, the 86 scoots with the best sports coupes you can buy submit@theautochannel.com. owned by The Auto Channel, LLC and have been in continuous use This all adds up to a regularly-achievable 0-60 time of around 6.5 seconds (when we tested a base 86 in 2017, we were able to drop it down to just 6 seconds). Size Does Matter Power figures, 0-60 times, Nürburgring laptimes, lateral Gs; it’s daunting, as is the thought of being able to afford and maintain one of these beasts. The striking black and tan interior is carefully … Final assembly location: Ota, Gunma, Japan. A 4.2-inch driver display gives vehicle data like lap times, horsepower/torque curves, and a G-force friction circle. The following titles and media identifications are trademarks Hakone … The 2020 Toyota 86 Hakone Edition gets an exclusive green paint scheme and unique interior inspired by Japan's Hakone Turnpike. The brakes are pretty large for a 2800 lb. The jaw-droppingly-gorgeous paint and wheel color will ensure a gaze back every time its parked as well. They followed the gospel of fun-to-drive, naturally-aspirated, sub-$35K sports cars while addressing some minor gripes. The 2020 86 gets its name from its production numbers — hachi-roku in Japanese. SEE ALSO: 2013 FR-S Review By Carey Russ, By David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL. The 86 Hakone Edition is based on the GT grade which I reviewed last year. since 1987: The Auto Channel, Auto Channel and TACH all have CarProUSA does not broker, sell, or lease vehicles. Straight Talk. • We discovered that manual gear selection was easily accomplished by bumping the floor mounted stick forward or back. For 2020, the 86 model line has become more the full potential of the 86, because power peak arrives at 7000rpm and torque peak (156lb.-ft.) hits at 6400-6600rpm. That said, the 86 is not the most tech-forward sports car out there, lacking a huge modern infotainment screen and mind-blowing audio system. The Toyota 86 lacks Toyota’s Safety Sense suite of driver assistance technology, since it was developed in partnership with a Subaru. Flowing through sections of esses and turning in for tight corners was a rewarding experience, and the rear end never gave any hint of kicking out unless it was requested with some quick steering motion and a stab of the throttle. Tested for this review was the special Hakone Edition with a six-speed manual gearbox (a six-speed automatic is available). The wheel itself is nicely shaped and comfortable; t’s quite apparent that Toyota paid a lot of attention to inputs when they engineered the 86.