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Just found this…
thecarshownews.com
It’s not totally clear, but the way I’m reading it is that the GR86 will fail on head protection for pedestrians. I know currently you need a certain distance between the bonnet and engine to allow it to deform a bit on impact with a pedestrian, maybe this is increasing and would mean a higher CoG that would ruin the handling. Either way I’d still rather get hit by a GR86 than a big SUV.
The news of the new European General Safety Regulation that arrives in 2024 - The Car Show News
At the end of 2019, the European Union set the course for new car safety. A strategy that includes different measures, in the form of safety assistants and
thecarshownews.com
It’s not totally clear, but the way I’m reading it is that the GR86 will fail on head protection for pedestrians. I know currently you need a certain distance between the bonnet and engine to allow it to deform a bit on impact with a pedestrian, maybe this is increasing and would mean a higher CoG that would ruin the handling. Either way I’d still rather get hit by a GR86 than a big SUV.
If it is to do with bonnet / engine clearance it begs the question will the Supra pass that? I already asked that question via Toyota social media and got the usual “no information“ response. As the current Supra is could be coming to the end of its lifecycle ( BMW not replacing Z4) Will the Supra disappear too as Toyota could have shifted as many GR86 in a few hours as the entire sales of the Supra over 3/4 years 
