The Celica is so over! Toyota’s new sports car has a Boxer motor and rear-wheel-drive and is designated the ‘GT 96’. In the autumn of 2012 the auto, a close relative of the Subaru BRZ, will reach German showrooms and the Japanese are promising us a reasonably priced sports machine.
Toyota has rediscovered the 'joy of driving'… which fits well with their new cooperation with BMW. But for their sporty GT86 the helping hand came from Subaru who contributed their Boxer motor. We report impressions of a first outing with the light-weight racer.
It has taken a couple of years but now there is a sports car model worthy of the name and wearing the Toyota badge. The GT86 was jointly developed with Subaru.
The Opel stand at the IAA motor show will feature a show-stopper, an exciting concept vehicle powered by electricity. But it is not just a show car. The two-seater will fill a gap which has been evident over the years as the Rüsselsheim car maker has been dealing with the challenges of alternative drive strategies.
No sooner has the new Porsche 911made its debut at the IAA in Frankfurt than the first body-kits for the latest interpretation of the cult sports car loom on the horizon. SpeedArt are just one of the firms working feverishly to come up with ways of beautifying the 991.