Sizzling on the heels of our first drive of the 2022 Toyota GR 86, Jason Cammisa not too long ago teamed up with Hagerty and put the automotive via its paces. Throughout his take a look at, he additionally recorded some very spectacular acceleration figures.

Powering the GR 86 is an all-new 2.4-liter four-cylinder boxer engine with 228 hp and 184 lb-ft (249 Nm) of torque. Whereas many had hoped the second-generation 86 could be turbocharged, we’re completely satisfied to report that it doesn’t want a turbo and when outfitted with the out there six-speed handbook, Toyota says it requires simply 6.1 seconds to hit 60 mph (96 km/h). Because it seems, that declare is somewhat conservative.

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Whereas testing out the very fact, Cammisa was in a position to hit 60 mph in 5.9 seconds or 5.6 seconds with a one-foot roll-out. That’s spectacular, significantly when you think about that the brand new GR 86 must be shifted into third gear at 59 mph and the automotive examined by Cammisa had the usual Primacy tires, fairly than the stickier Michelin PS4 tires out there on the Premium mannequin.

Cammisa additionally weighed the automotive and with three-quarters of a tank of gasoline, it weighed in at simply 2,769 lbs (1,255 kg), proper according to Toyota’s claimed curb weight of two,799 lbs (1,270 kg) with a full tank.

Throughout his take a look at for Hagerty, the veteran automotive journalist additionally raced it towards a Mazda MX-5 Miata and a VW Golf GTI. It manages to out-sprint the Miata however couldn’t fairly sustain with the Golf GTI, though that’s no shock contemplating the Golf is turbocharged.