If you're sick of waiting for offical news on just what the new Toyota 86 will look like, feast your eyes on this new render that essentially brings the camouflaged spy pics of the Japanese giant's performance hero to real and colourful life.
The renders, from GR86.org, reveal evolution rather than revolution for the Subaru BRZ twin, with the biggest change seemingly a more rounded rear end vaguely reminiscent of the Nissan 370Z.
The Toyota 86 is expected to be officially revealed in March next year, with eh BRZ to follow, and credible reporting has lifted the lid on just what we expect to be powering them.
Hopes of a turbocharged engine appear to have been dashed, but there is more power on the table, courtesy of Subaru's ‘FA24’ 2.4-litre naturally aspirated boxer-four-cylinder engine, which produces 162kW of power and 240Nm torque, but could produce more in the sports car twins.
That's a sizeable jump from the current outputs of 152kW and 212Nm - and we suspect the engine will be tuned for more power in this application.
According to earlier reports, the new model measures in at 4250mm (width), 1780mm (width) and 1315mm (height), and rides on a 2570mm wheelbase. The new models will be offered with a choice of Aisin-sourced six-speed manual, or an eight-speed automatic.
Toyota and Subaru are yet to confirm details of the new models.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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