Toyota AE86 resurrected

Legendary Toyota sports car returns with ultra-modern design… but you can’t have one

When the new Toyota GR 86 broke cover this week it sent fans into a tiz thanks in part to its bigger and more potent 173kW 2.4-litre boxer engine.

Although the second-generation compact coupe’s new design is still a hotly debated topic, it was arguably an opportunity missed by Japan’s biggest car-maker to inject some of the visual DNA from the Toyota 86’s grandpappy – the Toyota AE86 from the mid-1980s.

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