Toyota Gazoo Racing doing a limited edition GR86 to celebrate ten years since its release Toyota 86. Toyota GR86″Limited 10th anniversary(Link in Japanese) will come with an orange finish familiar to fans of the original Toyota 86released in 2012. The GR86 Special Edition is being released for the Japanese market and Toyota is taking pre-orders for a limited time only: from July 24 to September 30.
The gift for the commemorative GR86 as a model only available in Japan is Indication RZ. The model’s full name – something Toyota 86 enthusiasts in Japan must list on pre-orders – is the Toyota GR86 RZ 10 Anniversary Limited. And I will also write the car brand color, “Flame Orange” on the form.
That’s really just to prevent any confusion that could end up with Japanese drivers getting a blue BRZ, rather than an orange GR86. Subaru is also celebrating ten years since the release of the BRZ in Japan, with a similar special edition called Subaru BRZ S “10th Anniversary Limited.” The main things that set these Toyobaru twins apart are the paint colors and textures that match the colors inside the cabin.
The GR86 10 Anniversary will come with orange stitching on the steering wheel, seats, handbrake and gearshift paddles. Basically, most of the touches, but also “10th Anniversary” embroidery on the driver’s seat and passenger door.
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There’s not much else making this anniversary GR86 different from other Toyota GR86 RZ models in Japan. It’ll have the same 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine making 232 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. It can also be ordered with either a six-speed manual or automatic transmission.
Toyota didn’t say how many of its anniversary GR86 models will be made. Subaru is making 200 limited edition BRZs — which will cost less than the limited edition GR86 — and preorders are open from July 28 through September 30. That’s four days less than Toyota’s GR86 preorder window, which could mean Toyota has more time to gauge driver interest and maybe make more than 200 models.
The Toyota GR86 10 Anniversary Limited starting at ¥3,469,000 or around $25,490 at current exchange rates. That’s for a limited edition model with a six-speed manual transmission; automatic transmission costs an extra $1,198. The starting price of the commemorative GR86 is 20,000 yen more than the regular RZ, or less than 150 USD difference. Not a bad premium for that orange paint.
Toyota is releasing a similar model in the US called Toyota GR86 special edition. It doesn’t quite look like a car; GR86 SE US specification short commemorative embroidery, but at least it’s orange and it comes with a larger exhaust.
