- All right, it's happening.
It's finally happening.
And I couldn't be more excited because there's been times
where we've been toyed with for years,
teased on end left out to dry.
Only to find out that the car that we were looking at,
because car manufacturers love making
these test prototype models,
and then they ended up never coming out.
Okay, but there is one brand,
one brand above all that have
continued to cause waves and potential controversy
regardless of what's going on in the world.
And that is the good old Toyota.
Okay.
Toyota has been able to provide us with the gift
of sports cars for a little bit now,
and they've continued to out do themselves
while pushing their conservative boundaries
and offering people like us things we may
or may not know we deserve until it's already too late,
because guess what? I'm going to say it.
A lot of times as car enthusiasts, we want the world
and we want the world for $12,500 on a brand new platform.
And that's just not ever going to happen, okay.
PS, I don't want to tell you how old I was
when I found out that their logo
is literally the letters of T O Y O T A in one symbol.
In fact I learned it in an English class in 12th grade.
I'm Alex, Alex Fi on Instagram, and in today's episode
of how in the hell did they make that video so quickly.
We're going to be talking about the initial reactions
to the initial launch.
I'm gonna say initial one more...
One more time, but finally, initially releasing the details
of the specs of the 2022 Toyota 86.
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And Hello, I'm Alex,
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the Toyota GR86 is going to be a hit or miss
and why?
Because that's always fun to hear.
The 2022 GR 86 was unveiled to us a few months ago.
With it, we praise the fact that the FRS BRZ platform
which was receiving a much needed update to itself.
And then we cried
because the one thing people wanted was forced induction.
All right, that was the one thing everyone wanted
in the worldwide web.
If there is something, it was turbos, okay.
We spent a little bit of time explaining why Toyota
wasn't going to do this and likely never will.
And then we moved back to determining
if the new Toyota supra was worth it or not.
Because a lot of people love talking about
if the Toyota Supra, BMW Supra is worth it or not.
I'm telling you now the new Supra is totally worth it.
It's a great platform.
If you're looking to get one, highly recommend.
So here we are with the official numbers,
now that they finally told us what it's going to be.
The 2022, we'll be coming out
with two primary trims at this time,
the Base and the Premium.
Both get powered
by a flat four engine that makes 24 horsepower
than its predecessor.
Went from a 2 liter to a 2.4 liter.
And it's 24 more horsepower.
All right.
The 228 horse power will be able to rev up
to about 7,000 RPM and give you 185 foot pounds of torque.
Now it's not a massive step from the past
but Toyota doesn't really seem to mind that at all.
I mean, they actually are actively talking about it.
Now the 28 foot pounds of torque
is also a nice bump,
but again, maybe not what people were looking
for out of the platform.
Especially now that we've got an official reports
as to the numbers that will be coming with car.
We'll kind of get back to that in a little bit
because that seems to be people's bread
and butter of complaints on the new platform.
Auto and manual options will be available
and enthusiastic don't have to worry
since it will be staying in a rear wheel drive configuration
which was something that people talk
about every once in a while.
Now, even with a small bump in power,
it does shave nearly an entire second
off the 0 to 60 time coming in at 6.1 seconds
versus the seven second previous generation time.
That's pretty good.
I take it.
I take that as a W, okay.
There will be 17 and 18 inch wheel options.
And the eighteens will actually be coming
in a forged one piece wheel option
for those fancy track boys and girls.
That want less weight with their wheels.
Michelin officially jumped on board
as the premier partner for rubber.
And if that's not enough, the smaller details
of the GR 86 can be found in the smaller details
that we are about to discuss right now.
The GR 86'S focus will be on how rigid it can make itself
without adding too much weight
because as you add rigidity, usually you're adding weight.
Now it's going to be coming with an aluminum roof,
aluminum fenders, a lightened seat essentially
and a changed muffler
to help keep weight right around 2,800 pounds.
Which is not less than the previous generation.
It's actually right around 50 pounds more
than the previous generation
but you're getting 50% more torsional rigidity
which is what everyone talks about when they say
the car feels connected to the road.
Every single time somebody says that,
they're usually talking about
the torsional rigidity and good tires.
And the fact that just feels like as you turn
and move with the car, there's no sort of lag
or delay in the feeling between the steering wheel
and the car doing something.
They finally decided to confirm
that the interior will also be going digital
with the new display cluster and updated radio
that connects to your apple or Android, which okay.
And some optional upsells, both in the leather and
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If you want to get that, it's going to be more
of the higher end options and are going to cost more money.
We'll get some more safety options because Toyota is Toyota.
A smooth driving assist
that will keep your insurance rates down
and your parents happy.
And even this Subaru eyesight thing,
which is nothing more than a fancy system
that helps reduce rear-end crashes
and it helps brake for you.
And it's all that typical fancy stuff.
In a sports car, it's a little interesting to have,
but Hey, not too bad.
Is it enough for the platform though?
A lot of times when people look at this new platform,
they're really trying to decide if it's better than the old.
Now the front end looks good.
I'll be it.
It does look a little Alfa Romeo and Corvette.
The side skirts get aggressive,
but then soft towards the rear arches
that I think will take some time to get used to,
at least for me to get used to.
And personally, I like what they did
with the front venting, if it's functional
but I would love to have seen more aggressiveness
on the rear arches,
specifically with venting or cuts or something like that.
The rear end also looks very sedan,
like something where a tear drop trunk
from the rear glass would have been given
at a little bit more of a slicker shape.
It looks like somebody accidentally,
they just like bumped up the design
and like smeared up the taillights a little bit.
And the designers thought it was an SUV.
And they're like, well, it's doing fine.
So let's just send it as it is.
I'm not hating on it.
It's just personal opinion.
Okay?
And opinions are like butt holes
and we all know where the analogy is going
but regardless on whether I like the design or not.
I am stoked to have Toyota bringing this car back
with some much needed updates
because this is a car that everyone will love.
If they don't love it,
they're going to respect it
because it yet, again
gives people the opportunity to modify something that's new
and doesn't cost $50,000.
Sure.
It doesn't have the force induction
but that's not the purpose.
The car is coming with a tech update, a frame update
and another healthy platform that we're likely
going to blow up into smithereens.
There's probably going to be issues with the motor
but it doesn't really matter because it's going to look new.
It's going to be new
and cheap and affordable and easy to access.
It's going to be awesome.
Okay, the wheels look sick
and the brakes are a healthy bump in size.
The interior looks sharp.
GAZOO Racing is no slouch when it comes
to creating a car that people will enjoy.
Even if we don't even know it yet
I have faith in GAZOO Racing.
I have faith in the RCR.
I have faith in these guys.
After all GAZOO Racing are the same ones
bringing us to GR Yaris, okay.
Which I want, half the hot catch community, would die for.
And the GR Supra is a nice bump
on the standard Supra platform.
So I have to trust
that the people that are making millions
know what they're doing specifically with this.
The focus for GAZOO
on this 86 is the focus on the driving experience
around the track, not really anything else.
And the nice bump
on the 2.4 liter from the 2 liter is likely going
to help the driver get a better experience
with a wider range of RPMs without losing steam,
anywhere along the way.
If you've driven a predecessor of this car,
you know that in some places on that RPM band,
it feels just a little funky.
It's just not all the way there.
And they hope to fix that.
The price point is estimated to be around 27 to 29,000
which for a fun sports car with over 200 horsepower,
I really don't think is that bad.
A lot of times when we look at enthusiasts looking
to this platform specifically, and looking at the numbers,
looking at the speed and trying to compare apples to apples,
not everybody sees the value in a new GR 86.
Not everybody feels like it's going
to be a great successful car
but I don't think people are looking
at this car with the right set of eyes.
A lot of people are trying to compare it to a Toyota Supra.
They're trying to compare it to a 400Z.
That's not even out yet.
They're trying to compare it to an M car
or an RS car or some sort of higher end Euro sports car.
And that's not what it is.
The GR 86 is going to come in
as an entry level sports car
that anyone is going to be able to pick up
and have fun with.
The goal is to give it a platform that you can run
around the track and have fun.
That's not a Miata or a 20 year old S2000.
It's a brand new car with safety features
and nice creature comforts
and cruise control and a touch screen.
Maybe not a touchscreen, but it's going to come
with an LCD screen, which is a nice bump.
It's going to be like 2015 all over again.
And for the price point
of what they're trying to bring it in at,
Toyota, I think is going to hit a really healthy market.
It's going to give them an opportunity
for the people that to jump to a Toyota Supra
but didn't really want to pay a thousand dollars a month
in some sort of car payment.
And overall, I think it's a nice bump on power.
Maybe not everything that we wanted it to be
but I don't think it's going to take too long
for people to figure out how
to either strap a supercharger or turbocharger
in a 2.4 liter
and bumped it up a couple of 2, 300 horsepower.
But what do you think, do you like the 2022 or do you not?
Let us know below.
And of course, let us know what you think about the numbers
and the specs that they finally released to us.
And whether you think it's going to be a win or lose?
I think it's going to be a win.
I just think people need to stop looking at it,
like it's a Toyota Supra
and they need to start looking at it,
like it's a Mazda Miata because it is
except it's not a soft top and it's a little bit bigger
and a little bit healthier, a little bit heavier
but it's also going to be more fun.
Okay, Bye Max.
- [Max] Bye
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