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Japan’s Gazoo Racing website has published a cut-and-glue Toyota GT-86 in pdf form.
Okay, it’s not exactly 3D printing, and it’s certainly nowhere near having the real thing. But it might keep you happy while you’re waiting for the cars to arrive in Australia.
And judging by Toyota president Akio Toyoda’s laps in the car Fuji race track in Japan, the Toyota 86 could be worth waiting for. The 86 features the world's first horizontally opposed D-4S engine, combining "boxer" engine technology with Toyota's cutting-edge D-4S direct injection technology.
The engine is installed front mid-ship to create an ultra-low centre of gravity and low inertia. It is the world's only horizontally opposed engine and rear-wheel-drive package.
Paul Gover gave it four stars in his first test drive of the Toyota 86, which has been built as a joint project with Subaru to produce the Subaru BRZ.
However, there has now been some argument about who was the main source of the car, and who contributed the most DNA – Toyota or Subaru. Perhaps you can print two copies of the PDF of the paper Toyota GT 86 and paint one in Subaru colours.
