Toyota Chief Engineer Says You Won't See A Turbo 86 Because It Requires Too Much Work

Turbocharging the Toyota 86 would require a great deal of work, making it incredibly unlikely to happen in the current generation.

Speaking to CarAdvice in Geneva, Tetsuya Tada, chief engineer for the 86 and Supra, explained why the current 86 won’t see a forced-induction powertrain.

“When we launched 86, I got literally millions of questions from around the world of ‘when would you be launching the turbo version?’” Tada said.

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MDarringer - 3/13/2018 7:40:34 PM

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When you take an Impreza, get rid of the front drive shafts, and put a coupe body over it, you get an engine orientation that leaves no room for a turbo and its routing. Sure, you can do it backyard mechanic style, but if you want reliability, then that isn't the way to do it.

The Supra should have been given a Celica version placed at the price point of the GT86 with a reliable Toyota engine.

mini22 - 3/14/2018 11:49:59 PM

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In theory sharing a platform with BMW should spread the production and development costs. However BMW would never do anything on the ultra cheap side for a sports car. So I would assume that the Supra will probably cost less than the BMW to buy. However I find it hard to believe it would be less than 45K(figuring the Beemer would run around 55K-Name brand and it being a convertible. Taking the same platform an switching out for a 4 cylinder would not sufficiently cut the cost to offer this platform in a 25-30K range. Sharing a platform with Mazda and Fiat makes more sense for that price point. Perhaps even raiding the engine parts bin from the Camry or Rav 4 could be a viable option with proper tuning.