With the replacement of the Toyobaru 86/BRZ twins already confirmed, the model’s chief engineer Tetsuya Tada had a few things to say about the second generation of their rear-drive coupe.
Speaking to Motor via a translator, Tada-san said that the new car is going to surprise everyone when it will be eventually revealed.
“We have started planning the next generation 86 [but to] try to provide something beyond people’s expectation is not easy,” he said. “It will definitely be above the fans’ expectation, because if you supply what all the fans really want, nobody gets really surprised or impressed, so wait and see, we provide something that will be really surprise.”
The 86’s chief engineer has said in the past that adding a turbo to the new generation model would be the ‘easy answer’ but he dismissed the use of traditional hybrid power in the new car.
“Not necessarily we would be saying hybrid as such, hybrid could be a part of the answer but if [we] provide just a normal hybrid it make no-one surprise[d],” he said.
When asked if this means that the new model will get an electric motor to boost the petrol engine Tada-san said, “It’s a good idea but it is not surprising as [we] want to make. The whole package as a new generation 86 … want to make everyone go wow, and beyond expectations.”
2017 Toyota 86 Pictured
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