El Toyota GR86 It is one of the most anticipated vehicles by purists in recent years. It is a sporty coupé, with compact dimensions, very close to the ground and with rear propulsion and manual gearbox. In addition, it is very light. everything whatever petrol head It doesn't desire. Someone has paired it up with a Toyota Supra MK4 aka A80 and pitted them against each other.
That "someone" who has faced them on the track is Matt Watson, from Carwow UK. As you know, the acceleration tests of this channel are well known, complete and fun due to the touch of humor that Mat brings. What will have been the result? Do you think the GR 86 will be able to keep up with the old Supra? let's find out.
Well, the first thing is to talk about performance. The Toyota GR86 It has a boxer engine of Subaru origin with 2.4 liters. It has atmospheric admission and develops 234 CV and 250 Nm of torque. According to its technical sheet, it does 0 to 100 in 6,3 seconds and its top speed is 226 km/h.
On the other hand we have the mythical Toyota Supra A80 / mk4. A car that many young people fell in love with especially when seeing it in the Fast and Furious movie. The unit used for this test has the 3.0 turbo six-cylinder engine, which generates 326 hp and 434 Nm.
El Supra It is much more powerful and has much more torque, although it is also true that the GR86 weighs 200 kilos less. It also has in its favor that the track is soggy and the lower engine torque, as well as the traction controls, should favor the modern GR 86.
Going to the tests themselves, in a first attempt the driver of the Supra fails to start and is about to stall. Therefore, they repeat the test. In it 4:48 of the video Now we see the most real quarter mile test. Surprise! The GR86 beats the Supra A80 by half a second. The main reason is the traction capacity in the first moments, because the Supra stays practically nailed.
At the 7:05 from the video they make a second race, starting in this case in motion albeit at very low speed. The modern Toyota sports car proves once again to have a great grip capacity compared to the veteran, but the Supra is recovering meters as the speed increases.
In fact, he makes a third pitch, giving the starting flag in second gear and 30 mph, about 50 km/h. This time the 3 liter turbo engine of the Supra crushes the GR86 and his atmospheric boxer, being much faster in the half mile.
