Toyota GR86 is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Thus, Toyota is coming with a new generation of the 86. It will be a limited edition anniversary model. This anniversary limited edition will get a different color tone than this exotic car’s basic lineup. It will be available in orange and black color tones. The interiors and exteriors both will get the treatment of orange and black. No official details about the difference in specifications are out yet. It’s kind of blurry right now. We will have to wait for Toyota to announce it publicly if they are planning for any changes in the features and specifications.
The GR86 is a 2-door sports car by the Japanese automaker Toyota. This car was first launched in 2012. GR86 is known as Subaru BRZ as Toyota and Subaru jointly manufactures it. Well, with the launch of the 2023 Toyota GR86, there will be special editing marking the 10th anniversary. Let’s talk about this limited edition anniversary variant in detail.
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2023 Toyota GR86: Power and Performance
A 2.4-liter engine will power the 2023 GR86. This engine will be mated with a six-speed manual gearbox with a manual transmission as the standard and automatic transmission as an option. The 2.4-liter engine can produce 228 horsepower. It can accelerate from standing to 60mph in just 6.2 seconds. The automatic GR86 has a mileage of 21 miles per gallon in the city, while it has a mileage of 31 mpg on the highway.
Features of the new GR86
The 2023 Toyota GR86’s cabin is equipped with four seats. It is possible to fit two adults in the rear seats. The new GR86 gets an all-black interior, but if we talk about the anniversary edition, it will have a few touches of orange color. There are few interior changes in the new GR86 if we compare it to the previous generation.
It will get an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system. It is an upgrade from the last generation. The car will be connected wirelessly via Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The seats are well upholstered. The steering wheel is a normal round wheel. We expect a square-cut steering wheel in a sports car. If we talk about the interiors as a whole unit, you will get a basic setup that is fair enough with its price tag. The price of this car is given in the next paragraph.
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Price and Release date of the anniversary edition GR86
The pricing details of this car are not yet disclosed, but we can know its price if we compare it to the price of the normal GR86 lineup. The base model of GR86 is $28,995, and it climbs to $33,025 for the Premium or the top trim. Compared with the Premium, The anniversary edition model will be a bit expensive. We can expect a price of $38,000 to $42,000. Being the most affordable sports car on the market, it has created a lot of buzz with its recent launch. The release date is expected to be in the later months of 2022. As the normal lineup of GR86 is pending to be released in Australia, it is anticipated that the anniversary model will be released after that.
