Toyota 86

[schnitzel baby]

I drive at Wakefield fairly regularly so I find it usefull when Motor Magazine test cars out there as it provides a benchmark I can relate to. I really want to believe the hype (boy) regarding the 86/BZR, so I was really surprised when I read the latest Motor mag and the 86 only managed a 1:16. The cars, in order were: Scirocco R - 1:12, WRX - 1:14, Clio RS - 1:14.5, 86 GTS - 1:16, Holden SV6 - 1:16.7, MX-5 - 1:17. Interesting the three slowest cars are RWD.

[Jimmx]

Perception could be the answer to that.

[MACCAA]

I drive at Wakefield fairly regularly so I find it usefull when Motor Magazine test cars out there as it provides a benchmark I can relate to. I really want to believe the hype (boy) regarding the 86/BZR, so I was really surprised when I read the latest Motor mag and the 86 only managed a 1:16. The cars, in order were: Scirocco R - 1:12, WRX - 1:14, Clio RS - 1:14.5, 86 GTS - 1:16, Holden SV6 - 1:16.7, MX-5 - 1:17. Interesting the three slowest cars are RWD.

Faster times have been posted by BRZ and 86 since.However,I think some people are missing the point.
They're not supposed to be rocketships,just a great all-round drive for very reasonable money.[$30k]
I've drive both a few times,and ordered an 86 last week.
Great fun car without the need to achieve warp speed.
Cheers
Len

[Jimmx]

And they do look good!!!!!!

[schnitzel baby]

I think you're right and they are an okay car. I just assumed they were being touted as a more performance orientated car with great tuning potential so the lap times just surprise me a bit. Must get a drive of one one of these days.

[FSI 220]

Interesting the three slowest cars are RWD.

You could look at it that way, or you could say interesting the slowest four cars are NA in decreasing order of manic-ness...

What are the laptimes in Dollars per second?

[team_v]

Looks like people are starting to realise that the 86 isn't all it's cracked up to be.

[DoggieHowser]

Looks like people are starting to realise that the 86 isn't all it's cracked up to be.

I think people who put the 86 on the track and then moan about how slow it goes kinda misses the point of the car. Cars like the Porsche Cayman/Boxster and the 86 really come into their element when you string in a number of successive corners and see how the balance of these cars carry the cars into each corner.

[muli]

Great fun car without the need to achieve warp speed.

Len

Mate's got one and give it some corners and it'll show its strength.. I remember ex gf's NA mx5 with adjustable coil-overs would leave cars twice as powerful behind through nebo/glorious/tambo. Sure as soon as the straight line came they overtook and went flying past till 2-3 corners and I needed a bullbar

[CaseySP]

I drive at Wakefield fairly regularly so I find it usefull when Motor Magazine test cars out there as it provides a benchmark I can relate to. I really want to believe the hype (boy) regarding the 86/BZR, so I was really surprised when I read the latest Motor mag and the 86 only managed a 1:16. The cars, in order were: Scirocco R - 1:12, WRX - 1:14, Clio RS - 1:14.5, 86 GTS - 1:16, Holden SV6 - 1:16.7, MX-5 - 1:17. Interesting the three slowest cars are RWD.

Can't be trying. My MX5 ran 1.10's at Wakefield.