Toyota has one thing further particular deliberate for this 12 months’s SEMA present in Las Vegas. The corporate is constructing a one-off GR86 that’ll use the turbocharged three-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive powertrain from its rally-inspired scorching hatch, the GR Corolla. As in, the turbo, AWD BRZ STI that Subaru refuses to construct.
Professional photographer and YouTuber Larry Chen managed to get a sneak peek on the construct in progress, publishing a prolonged video analyzing all of the work going into this very particular SEMA automobile.
Chen spoke with Mike Chang of Evasive Motorsports, who mentioned Toyota approached his tuner store to construct the automobile. In keeping with Chang, Toyota needed to pay homage to its rally vehicles of the previous, akin to its Celica GT4 of the Nineties. Particularly, Toyota requested Evasive Motorsports to construct a contemporary interpretation of that automobile.
And what higher option to flip the GR86 right into a rally homage than with the GR Corolla’s powertrain? Chang says the brand new construct will retain the Corolla’s G16-GTS three-cylinder, six-speed guide gearbox, and the remainder of the drivetrain. Put right into a automobile that weighs about 400 kilos much less, and you’ve got a recipe for enjoyable.
As a result of the GR86 was by no means meant to be all-wheel drive, this swap is not precisely simple. Chang’s enlisted the assistance of Eimer Engineering to assist modify the chassis with issues like new engine, transmission, and differential mounts to just accept the GR Corolla’s drivetrain. There are modifications to the body to verify the entrance driveshafts will clear. And do not forget the suspension, which wants modified hubs and customized elements to suit up properly with the GR Corolla’s 4 half-shafts and GR86’s geometry.
So far as one-off rally specials go, this one sounds prefer it’ll be fairly cool. We will not wait to see the completed product at SEMA in November.
