GR86 That "Toyota Smell"

[Knotty]

What is it about Toyotas? - in my experience, they seem to all have a distinctive "smell" in the interior. Perhaps it's the plastics/glues used, or the headlining material/carpets/mats - I don't know what it is but all Toyota cars have a signature smell... (and no, it's not "Driver Generated!"

Anyone else agree?

EVO Mag even commented on this smell in their EVO Car of the Year 2022 test of the GR86.....

 

[Sonic]

I can't smell anything over the eye-watering concentration of Autobrite Direct 'Need for Kreed' Blast Air Freshener in mine.
" ... can you smell 'orses?"*


*Party Party (1983): Wild Stallion Aftershave

 

[GR-Admin]

Eau de Subaru.

 

[GRistopher]

My car smelled like burning release agent for the first hundred miles or so. Is that the smell you're talking about?

 

[Jianlun]

I get that plastic new car smell also. But i get it in hondas also (thats the only other new car i bought, decades ago).

It definately does not smell like new BMWs (friends car).

 

[Silver Fox]

Have you smelled a Tesla? They have a very distinctive smell.




It's called






Elon MUSK

What a c*nt

 

[Conscript]

I hear they are pretty dangerous, have a tendency to veer to the right.

 

[GRistopher]

Have you smelled a Tesla? They have a very distinctive smell.




It's called






Elon MUSK

What a c*nt

Let's just be glad that Trump doesn't have a fragrance.

 

[Silver Fox]

I hear they are pretty dangerous, have a tendency to veer to the right.

Arm signals instead of indicators...

 

[911sse]

Let's just be glad that Trump doesn't have a fragrance.

Unfortunately, he does!https://gettrumpfragrances.com/

 

[KobayashiMaru86]

Can confirm my GR86 smells the same as Toyota's I sat in when I went to Japan. There is a distinct smell.

 

[Two's Company]

I didn’t notice any smell when I got mine. My Nissan on the other hand gave me a headache and made me feel sick for 2 weeks. And that was leaving the windows open on the driveway and when driving it to let the new car chemical smells out.

 

[TorqueOfTheDevil]

The Mann active carbon cabin air filters remove the smell. interestingly Mine was replaced with stock on a service on Monday and the smell is back!

 

[PVGR]

I used to sprint a DC2 Integra, and was driving behind one the other day; the exhaust smell took me right back!

Still trying to buy back one I sold 10 years ago.