The Toyota 86, aka Scion FR-S in the U.S. and GT 86 outside Japan, is a hot item, especially in its home country. Gazoo Racing has very close ties with Toyota, so launching several concepts in cooperation with other tuners at the Tokyo Auto Salon was pretty much to be expected.
We’ll begin with the 86 Modellista, which is all about the looks. Gazoo Racing says that the theme was developing a “futuristic sophisticated” concept.
This translates to the 200PS flat-four being left untouched and modifications consisting of a new front bumper with illuminated accents, side skirts, a glossy black roof with a shark-fin antenna, a rear spoiler and 18-inch matt chrome “Wing Dancer II” wheels wrapped in 225/40 Toyo tires.
The cabin of the Modellista concept features a two-tone black and red leather upholstery and the instrument and interior panels being redone in red metal.
The TRD Griffon is made with track day use in mind. Although a bit more power and torque would have been handy, the 2.0-liter boxer engine hasn’t been modified; instead, all efforts in improving the 86 have been focused on weight reduction, chassis reinforcement and racing-spec accessories.
Keeping the original bodywork’s shape, the hood, roof, doors, trunk and rear wing have been replaced by carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts, the front and rear bumpers, wider front wings and rear diffuser are made of glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) and all the glasshouse, except for the windscreen, are made of polycarbonate, all in the name of reducing weight.
The cabin is fitted with Toyota Racing Development-sourced bucket seat, shift knob, ignition button, oil temperature and pressure and water temperature gauges, as well as a Momo steering wheel and Takata seat belts.
Gazoo Racing may have left the flat-four well alone but it has upgraded most other components. The stock car’s Torsen limited-slip differential has been replaced by a TRD mechanical LSD, the front and rear suspension has been reinforced and featues KW shock absorbers and springs and the final gear ratio has been shortened to 4.8:1. There’s also a differential oil cooler and a TRD monobloc caliper kit with the original Brembo brake pads and RAYS 18-inch wheels with Yokohama Advan rubber.
Toyota may claim that the modern-day hachiroku is not about horsepower but pure driver fun, however, truth to be told, there’s no such thing as “enough” power.
The third concept is TOM’s N086V that pays homage to the racing outfit, which since 1974, has been racing Toyotas, often with considerable success (some of you may recall the TOM’s Castrol Supras…).
In contrast to the other two, the TOM’s concept replaces the stock 2.0-liter powerplant with a 2GR-FSE 3.5-liter V6 that’s been used, among others, by the Lexus IS and GS 350, tuned to deliver almost double the production car’s output, at 395hp (400PS) and 450 Nm (332 lb-ft) of torque.
The front bumper has been replaced and there are black wheel arch extensions housing 18-inch TOM Igeta wheels with Bridgestone Potenza S001 tires.
There’s also a coil-over Advox suspension, a TOM’s reinforced clutch and high-performance brakes to deal with the seriously increased power, while the cabin is adorned by a handful of TOM’s carbon parts.
An image gallery and videos of the tuned 86s are available after the jump.
By Andrew Tsaousis
TOYOTA 86 MODELLISTA 
TOM’S N086V 
TRD GRIFFON CONCEPT 
VIDEO