Toyota muscles-up 4-cylinder for revised 2022 GR 86 coupe

The vision of two or more automakers cost-sharing development for a vehicle isn't a new one. It's been particularly useful in recent years, however, for manufacturers that don't wish to abandon an out-of-fashion segment. The sport coupe - of all sizes and prices - is one such segment. Toyota happens to have two coupes co-engineered with separate partners - BMW for the Supra (BMW's version is the Z4) and Subaru for the affordably-priced 86 (Subaru's version is the BRZ).

But even with cost-sharing, recent returns are not encouraging. For the first half of 2021, Toyota sold just 1,034 copies of the 86. Apart from the discontinued Yaris, the 86 is the lowest-selling model in the Toyota lineup, outsold so far this year by even the fuel-cell-powered Mirai electric vehicle. Hoping to rekindle the appeal of the 86 (launched as the Scion FR-S in 2013), Toyota once again is adding power to the light-ish, rear-wheel-drive coupe, as well as a redesigned interior and a bevy of chassis upgrades. It's all bundled for 2022 under the car's new badge of GR (for Toyota's Gazoo Racing team) 86.