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Toyota 86 (ZN6)

Toyota 86 / GT86 (ZN6), 2012–2021

Produced
2012–2021
Code
ZN6
Designer
Kenji Kido, Tatsuya Sonoda, Kosuke Kubo, Takanori Ito, Ryota Nakai, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kouhei Kobayashi

Body style

Powertrain

Drivetrain

Era

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The first generation, built at Subaru’s Gunma plant from January 2012 to March 2021 and sold as the Toyota 86, GT86, FT86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ.[1]

A naturally aspirated flat-four making 200 PS in a car weighing 1,190 kg, with a 53/47 weight distribution and a deliberately low centre of gravity. It is the reference car for this site’s physics: every figure below is published and cited, which makes it the one entry where the modelled numbers in Test Drive can be checked against reality rather than merely trusted.[1, 2]

Overview

Manufacturer
Toyota
Produced
2012–2021
Model code
ZN6
Designer
Kenji Kido, Tatsuya Sonoda, Kosuke Kubo, Takanori Ito, Ryota Nakai, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kouhei Kobayashi
Segment
S-segment (Europe) / Sports car (US)
Positioning
Mainstream
Assembly
Ōta, Gunma, Japan (Subaru Gunma Plant)

Dimensions

Length
4,240 mm

Standard 86/BRZ/FR-S. The Subaru BRZ tS measured 4260 mm.

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Width
1,775 mm

Standard models. The Toyota 86 GR was 1790 mm.

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Height
1,285 mm

The generation spans 1285–1320 mm across variants; 1285 mm is the standard coupé.

[1]

Wheelbase
2,570 mm

[1]

Kerb weight
Not yet available

2.0 six-speed manual

Trim · 2012–2021 · 4U-GSE / FA20

Power
147 kW

200 PS at 7,000 rpm, converted at 1 PS = 0.73549875 kW. Later and other-market cars ran up to 207 PS.

[1]

Torque
205 N⋅m

151 lb⋅ft at 6,400 rpm, converted at 1 lb⋅ft = 1.3558179 N⋅m.

[1]

Kerb weight
1,190 kg

Lightest published kerb weight for the generation, which spans 1190–1298 kg across variants and markets. Corresponds to the base manual car.

[1]

0–100 km/h
7.6 s

0–62 mph, manufacturer's claim (Toyota UK). Independent testing of the 0–60 mph time reported 6.0–6.2 s.

[1]

Top speed
233 km/h

145 mph as tested by Top Gear, converted exactly. Not a manufacturer claim.

[1]

Fuel economy
Not yet available
CO₂
Not yet available
Drag coefficient
0.27

Listed for the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86, 2012.

[2]

Frontal area
1.94 m²Estimated

Estimated as 0.85 × width × height = 0.85 × 1.775 m × 1.285 m ≈ 1.94 m², the standing approximation described on the methodology page. Toyota does not publish a frontal area for this car.

Displacement
1,998 cc

[1]

Boot volume
Not yet available
Engine
flat-4 · 4U-GSE / FA20
Drivetrain
Rear-wheel drive
EU market
Sold as Toyota GT86
US market
Sold as Scion FR-S
JP market
Sold as Subaru BRZ

Sources & confidence

Every figure above carries a status. Nothing on this page is estimated without saying so, and nothing missing has been filled in with a guess.

Last verified
2026-08-17
Review status
Spot-checked by hand

References

Every sourced figure and every cited claim on this page, numbered. Wikipedia articles record the revision they were read at, because the article will have changed by the time you check it.

  1. [1]

    Toyota 86. Wikipedia · revision 1367892282 · read 2026-08-17

    WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

    The article in turn cites Toyota UK for the 0–62 mph claim, Top Gear for the tested top speed, and Scion's 2013 FR-S specification sheet for engine output. Those primary sources have not been read directly, so they are not cited here as though they had been.

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    List of automobile drag coefficients. Wikipedia · revision 1360737555 · read 2026-08-17

    WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

    The aerodynamic source named in several hundred production and concept vehicles, 1921 to 2024.