The 2022 Toyota GR 86 Premium Is A Sublime Tail-Happy Sports Car 

This car is very underrated from the factory. Owners are getting 215 - 220hp on dynos. Figure it’s actually making 240 - 245 crank hp. The new GR-86 is almost sports car perfection.

I love how he said if you’re fat you won’t be able to sit in the back seats 😂

Neptune Blue is so awesome. Definitely my next car.

Such a stunning premium sports car. One of the only car companies that still makes sports cars, and kept it strong as best as they can

Everything I have seen about this since release is that it is one of the funnest cars to drive. I love the aesthetics and have a fun commute. I need to just bite the bullet and narrow down what I want to be my daily.

Been looking at used S2000s and prices are ridiculous.. I think a slightly performance modded GR86 would be a better choice than a very used S2000 with 100K miles 🤔

Wow!! This will be my only one small sportscar from Toyota for me to afford one of these someday. But overall, fantastic job and review / test drive Sofyan.

Fits four sets of tires! 🤯

I work for Toyota and just bought this one in Neptune. It comes in soon. I'm stoked!

I'm digging the new GR86!. Interior/Exterior/Performance improvements!!!. a daily fun to drive sportscar!

I really like the new 86. Good video, Sofyan. Have a great weekend.

My favorite auto review channel….by far

Redline reviews is the gold standard when it comes to car reviews

Awesome car! Thank you so much for reviewing :)

I subscribe because your in ever car video! Love it and will support.

2022 Toyota GR 86 Premium looks great in this blue exterior color ! 6 speed for those of us that can drive a manual transmission vehicle ! Slainte' ! Cheers !

that's the most dreamy car ever

such a good looking car. 3-5yrs, can't wait to see these on the used car market.

I owned a couple of 90s Preludes and want this car next. I hope the joy of driving I got from those analog cars comes through here when I test drive one.

The primacy tires that the base model comes with are actually also summer tires, not all seasons. They're a summer grand touring tire.

This is a great first car for a hs kid who’s parents got money

Great review

looks like winter when you filmed this

As usual, nice review. So the mileage not as good as the outgoing model? Did your rt elbow accidently hit/open the center console. That button seems poorly placed.

Love the blue 🔥🔥🔥

The perfect weekend tool!

It sounds awesome!

I would say if you are ok with the compromises with this car it’s going to be the better every day car. If you are looking for a great second car or just a fun car, I’d highly recommend the Miata.

Glad to hear the 86 is firmer. Makes me even more happy with the brz.

I'm waiting on the manual GR Camry.

Fantastic slow fun car! Love my 7 y/o BRZ.

As an owner of a new gr86 and a track modded 2018 brz, the 2022 model is all that and more. I hit the redline (7400) ridiculous quick in 1 and second. My 2018 brz is faster on the track, but that’s expected with a stock 2022.

Mine will get here in six weeks! Can't wait

My son has the base model, 17" wheels, all-seasom tires, with the six-speed manual transmission. I drive a 1988 Mustang GT, 5.0, five-speed. It has been lowered and stiffened to track level grade. In my opinion, the Toyota is the reincarnation of the Fox body concept. It's affordable, spirited,a little challenging to handle. In addition, the aftermarket tuners should have a blast with the GR86, just as they have with the Mustang. Like the Mustang, the Toyota drinks premium (93 octane) fuel, and it doesn't sip. The best mileage I've achieved was 26 mpg, in fifth gear on a long expressway trip from Ann Arbor to Traverse City, Michigan. If the curving secondary roads of northwest Michigan hadn't been so enticing, I might have done better. My son bought his Toyota in the fall. When the snow came, he couldn't drive the car safely on the stock tires; he bought Bridgestone Blizzaks and did better. I had the same experience with the Mustang, electing to drive it in the snow for four years. Nokian snow tires made the car a blast to drive. Thanks for the great overview on the GR86!👍

Hey Sofyan! Thanks for the review. Odd question, what jacket are you wearing in this video at 17:00? I like it!

Really debating if I should sell my TL Type S to get one of these, people are really enjoying the hell out of these.

Would this be a good first car for someone getting into road track racing like SCCA?

A pragmatic fun-to-drive sports car

Absolutely LOVE the GR86. My first car was a 86 CRX followed by a 85 MR2. I want to go back to a light manual rwd sports coupe to channel some of my past driving enjoyment again. The GR86/BRZ are firmly on my radar as my next vehicle, once this auto market calms down. #savethemanual

It's worth noting that this car is underrated from the factory. These cars are actually dynoing at 220-230whp stock, which means they're using wheel horsepower figures in their manufacturer rating now, not crank horsepower like in the past. The outgoing model dynoed at about 180whp, so actually this car is closer to a 240-250 crank horsepower figure than what the rating would suggest.

6 second 0-60 is crazy improvement. This car is so pure. Glad they didnt turbocharge it.

Love the production!!!! Love the GR86 especially in Neptune!!!!! My name is Jason I'm an indie filmmaker, and I recently made a tuner film called Four Amigos. We're releasing on Amazon on Sept 9 and taking pre orders on Aug 26. Any support tuner enthusiasts would be awesome

Stock Exhaust Still Sounds So Good Tho.

I always wanted one of these but it wasn't practical for chicago winters😂 I got a mazda cx-30 instead.

The Premium GR86 manual DOES include Blind Spot monitoring and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert. The base model does not.

Hi i’m from guam. Do they have GR86 already displayed on the dealership in the U.S. cause when i search i can’t find anything. Unless you gonna order it?

Is the turn signal stalk similar to Tesla, where it doesn't stay in position and returns to its normal place?

Very Nice Bro! Get Good People!

When I get my car Rollin like this one dude's gonna be Hagen.

Been looking for this car. So hard to find to buy. They sell so fast.

It's a 2+2, a term which might have fallen out of use, but it's used to describe a 4-seater where the second set of seats are pretty much for emergency or other very limited use only. It definitely still has a torque dip between 3500-4500, but from reports of the first generation I haven't driven that make it sound like it was practically undrivably bad for someone who prefers low and midrange torque over peak hp, it is much better in comparison and certainly drivable. It's annoying in that, unless you're shifting at redline around town everywhere like an asshole, upshifting at less antisocial rpms drops you right into that zone of disappointment almost like a lagging '80s turbo, but without the hit of torque when it climbs out. I also don't love the throttle calibration and I changed out the clutch pedal spring, which really improved the feel. Turn signal definitely sucks. It's a BMW style and I'm pretty sure that's where BMW owner's rep for not using their turn signals comes from. Another annoying thing is shutting off the nannies requires seeing the goofy linear tach display (ESC isn't too bad, but TC is extremely aggressive-cutting in to kill engine power like you just drove into 6" deep wet concrete when the meager torque manages to spin the tires). That said, those are largely minor quibbles and it's a great car. I live in New England, so I got the base with 17s and it rides much better than I expected. Sure, it's stiff, but it floats over potholes better than some more expensive sedans. A taller 6th would help mileage, but I'm still getting 30 mpg calculated at fill ups, which is the same as my Focus ST and about what I expected (I could do even better if I drove like grandma. I keep saying I'll do that for a whole tank at every fill up, but I never make it very far before abandoning that plan). If you're getting less and you're not in LA traffic, then you should know you're going to get terrible mileage because you're hooning everywhere or else you need to learn to modulate your throttle. Light feet keep the engine load light, reducing power demand, reducing fuel consumption. If traffic is regulating your speed, why heavy-foot the throttle? There's a real-time mileage feedback-use it to determine best throttle pressure for a given speed setting (lightest to maintain speed).

Convertible and I’m sold man. Need a convertible here in Florida.

The slide at 18:33 makes me want to trade my sti for one but then the sluggish launch at 21:05 made me say nvm lol

Hey Sofyan! Will you be testing the Automatic too???

Front looks great, has hints of Aston martin, the back reminds me of a Saturn Aura or civic.

As a fat asian man, I can absolutely say... We DO NOT Fit in the rear seats at all lol

Would you get this or a second hand Q60S for 37k $?

Is GR86 more fun to drive than Mazda Mx-5 ND2 Miata? Which is more fun to drive?

In Australia, the GR86 is sinfully $A5000 more than the BRZ at top spec manual. The BRZ also came with a full size spare tyre. BRZ has shorter waiting list 2 months vs 12 months. Toyota has also no long offer this Apollo blue.

Is there another style of glove box besides bins?

The Neptune blue gr86 is the one I want.

21:05 for some reason sounds really good in this car. I consider this Toyota's Celica replacement. Good price for a fun entry sports car.

6:43 I think he meant 4 tires instead of 4 sets of tires.

I did alot of research. I've always been a Ford Mustang enthusiasts. once I saw this vehicle in the showroom, once I drove it, fell in love. It's a great car, with a great looks, simplicity in the interior, straight up naturally aspirated Boxer 4. I went with an Automatic and pleased with it. it wasn't a big enough difference in 0 to 60 time to push me into the manual, besides my last car being a manual Mustang, I just was tired of shifting lol. Mist dealerships have marked these up 5 grand, I had to do alot of negotiating to get price down and even with that, never close to MRSP, with all the added fees, taxes, and if course the big fee that the owner of dealership gets, which can run upwards of $899 . No one pays MRSP

Love this car

Whats the difference between gr86 n brz？

Basically Takumi's 86 from the Future

Yes definitely would go with Subaru version. Mainly because of the cooler front end but also because of Subaru dealership customer service

So if you don't have an IPhone, the infotainment system is limiting?

What's up with having an indicator light on during filming??

Neat, now that is something.

The premium manual definitely comes with Blindspot warning. Not sure why you said it doesn't

only thing they can do to make it better is the engine (inline 4, inline 3 , no boxer), and a lift back trunk like how the old AE86 was.

Toyota gr86 is faster than Subaru BRZ right Bro Sofyan bay

These car has rear parking canera only, or also actual beeping sensors? I mean, can I reverse against a wall without looking at the camera, just hearing the beeping?

Nice car, Too bad thee is no stock at dealers. The dealers that have (one) are adding $3000 to the price.

Whoa., a positive adjective title. Editor might have made a mistake. Toyotas don’t get that on this channel. They don’t pay Sofian enough for that 😹

“2 black lines on the pavement, hehehe” 🤣🤣

Z4 240i or this?

The chrome interior door handles are chrome on the older models and on the BRZs (IIRC) - I had a FR-S and those chrome handles are junk. Black is the way to go here.

I'd love to see someone actually put 4 tires in the back, so we can see!

I tested a civic si and the road noise was unbearable on FL highways at 80mph. On calls it was really difficult to hear and be heard . I wonder how this compares to the civic🧐

That's incorrect about the bsm. One of the security features the manual (Premium only) has is the bsm.

Your car does have BSM. there's an LED on the side mirror frame. It's not in the mirror itself, like most Toyotas

Presenter is wrong about the Premium MT not having BSM and cross traffic alert, a quick glance at Toyota's PR material would have shown this.

Wow I would really love a GR86 but also like the upcoming GR Corolla. Although getting in and out of the GR86 would be much harder with my old hamburger eating big ass bowling ball belly making me weak at the knees yah.

the engine noise is pumped in. Pull the fuse lol

*Remind me of A baby Aston Martin Vantage*

So hard to get in 🇨🇦

Premium fuel for less HP and Torque than my Honda Accord 2.0 that uses Regular gas with better MPG. Yes I know that is comparing apples and oranges but why can't they do something similar?

The markup on these cars makes me want to wait until I can buy it. I don't want to pay a penny above MSRP.

Just ordered my GR86 Special Edition. Next year the recession will hit hard and we will not be able to afford anything.

Will these engines be Toyota reliable? Some Subi engines are not...

As someone who doesn’t care about blindspot warning yada yada ⚠️ why would Subaru think manual drivers don’t want it? I would definitely want it because I’m still a more advanced driver than most people and I really don’t need it and it’s just another thing to break that being said I love having little cues in the background that add to safety. just seen the little light flip up on the mirror would be pretty nice. We are not all always operating at 100%. I’ve never hit and will never hit someone because I don’t take risks with other peoples vehicles even though I drive crazy with my own. Sometimes Work was a really rough day and you got no sleep and you’re really tired so that kind of stuff can be helpful.

3:40 - "..this premium model also has scratched headlighs from careless washing"

Thought it was the new Nissan Z for a second

They really need to work on the packaging of sports cars. Average people don’t have the luxury of being able to afford two new cars for themselves anymore, so they need to make these more livable. It’s not shocking why people don’t buy them.

This car is gonna age like not a milk but an amazing sports car thats affordable, not gonna disobey the law

Better to spend a bit more dough for a 400Z. What you get for that small incremetal cost is huge.

I ordered the automatic and it's coming in July I should have ordered the manual