GR86 Spotted first UK Journo Car on Twitter

Twitter pictures from Graham Bothamley

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The Electric Blue looks fabulous, even in such overcast, cloudy conditions.

Shame about the rear parking sensors, I wonder if the parking pack will need to be added at time of delivery by the dealer, or whether it can be done post purchase if needed later on down the line?
 
doogle83 said:
Both front and black plates drilled, hope they listen to those of us asking them not to do that on ours!

Nice to see our exhausts appear to stick out the correct amount as well, unlike the US cars.
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Interesting observation and it looks like that. might be due to GPF for Europe in the exhaust length or the USA regulations, something i remember from Porsche having a bump stop in the licence plate for rear end collision regulations
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Mantho said:
Interesting observation and it looks like that. might be due to GPF for Europe in the exhaust length or the USA regulations, something i remember from Porsche having a bump stop in the licence plate for rear end collision regulations
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I’m pretty sure it’s a USA rear end collision regulation. I know a lot of US owners have just loosened the end pipes and extended them an inch or so to help the aesthetics.
 
Mantho said:
Interesting observation and it looks like that. might be due to GPF for Europe in the exhaust length or the USA regulations, something i remember from Porsche having a bump stop in the licence plate for rear end collision regulations
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No GPF, the tips are just longer.

Its purely an american thing, something to do pedestrian safety I believe. They did it with the old car, if you look at JDM GR86s they are the same as ours.
 
Seano1878 said:
Our cars will have a GPF, it’s a legal requirement these days.
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It isn't mandatory. Emissions regs do not stipulate specific uses of technology, only defined limits, what manufacturers do to get to those limits is up to them.

Direct injection engines tend to be those that really require it. Toyota have the D4-S injection system up their sleeve, which is probably why one isn't fitted.
 
ZN8 said:
It isn't mandatory. Emissions regs do not stipulate specific uses of technology, only defined limits, what manufacturers do to get to those limits is up to them.

Direct injection engines tend to be those that really require it. Toyota have the D4-S injection system up their sleeve, which is probably why one isn't fitted.
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Never knew that, thought it was mandatory like DPF’s. GR and late GT86’s must be one of the last petrol engines to not have them.
 
Mantho said:
Interesting observation and it looks like that. might be due to GPF for Europe in the exhaust length or the USA regulations, something i remember from Porsche having a bump stop in the licence plate for rear end collision regulations
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I just did same comparison, U.K. looks much better
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At least Toyota did it the right way round, imagine releasing them to all the journos first, hype it up on social media and all over the internet then open the order books, would have sold out in seconds.
 
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ZN8 said:
At Toyota did it the right way round, imagine releasing them to all the journos first, hype it up on social media and all over the internet then open the order books, would have sold out in seconds.
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Agreed. Once it got in a big mag or on Top Gear it would be gone. A long time ago I was debating getting a Fiesta ST (moment of weakness) after seeing it on Top Gear. Went to dealer who wouldn't even give test drive as "they sell without, why bother".
 
Mantho said:
Interesting observation and it looks like that. might be due to GPF for Europe in the exhaust length or the USA regulations, something i remember from Porsche having a bump stop in the licence plate for rear end collision regulations
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Body Exterior Engineer for JLR here, can confirm its to do with what we call 'exterior projections' (basically how far things stick out). The US has specific rear impact regulations (because when most bay park they go front in, so they reverse out and may hit someone) so if you have a certain element sticking out by X mm, you would have to have the god awful bumper extensions fitted. Toyota probably did the maths and worked out it would be cheaper to have a single spec bumper and two exhuast specs than two bumper specs and one exhuast, plus its so ugly:ROFLMAO:
 
SmokingPancakes said:
Body Exterior Engineer for JLR here, can confirm its to do with what we call 'exterior projections' (basically how far things stick out). The US has specific rear impact regulations (because when most bay park they go front in, so they reverse out and may hit someone) so if you have a certain element sticking out by X mm, you would have to have the god awful bumper extensions fitted. Toyota probably did the maths and worked out it would be cheaper to have a single spec bumper and two exhuast specs than two bumper specs and one exhuast, plus its so ugly:ROFLMAO:
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(y) thought so, from an ex-JLR /PAG Engineer :)
 
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