Toyota 86, Subaru BRZ at Tokyo Motor Show 2011
Three years of rumors, concepts and leaks have come to this: the debut of the Toyota 86 sports car at the Tokyo Motor Show. Introduced by company CEO Akio Toyoda, a man dedicated to rebuilding Toyota’s enthusiast base, he launched an all new slogan, boldly proclaiming that the giant Japanese automakers is, “Fun to Drive, Again”.
Watch the unveiling of the brand new Toyota 86 RWD coupe!
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As you no doubt have already hear the car is powered by a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder direct-injection boxer engine with a 12.5:1 compression ratio making 200-hp and 151 lb-ft of torque. It’s not a lot of punch, but with a curb weight right around 2,700 lbs, it should deliver plenty of fun.
Gallery: Toyota 86 at Tokyo Motor Show 2011
As expected, Subaru has debuted the production 2013 BRZ at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show and it looks as good in the flesh as it does in the photos. With all the previews and reveals ahead of its official debut, there were no real surprises once the 2013 Subaru BRZ was seen on the show floor.
Video of unveiling BRZ:
東京モーターショー2011 SUBARU 美人コンパニオンと注目のBRZ
Photos: Subaru BRZ at Tokyo Motor Show 2011
360-Degree Panorama of BRZ Interior
With Subaru‘s new BRZ sports car unveiled, perhaps the real star of the Subaru booth at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show is the BRZ Super GT race car. Built to compete in Japan’s Super GT series, in which cars often have little to do with their production versions, the car will compete in the GT300 class replacing the current STI Legacy race car.
As the name suggests, the class horsepower rating sits right around the 300 mark, a 50 percent increase over the production BRZ 2.0-liter 4-cylinder boxer engine.
Another unveiling video:
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See also: First official unveiling of Toyota 86 at Gazoo Racing Motorsports Festival 2011