Is A Supercharged GT86 All That It's Cracked Up To Be?

The GT86 proves you don't need big power to have big fun, but what if you had a little more poke? HKS's supercharged version gave us the answer

Matt Robinson

18 May 2015

Our GT86 longtermer parked up next to HKS Europe's supercharged demonstrator

Our GT86 longtermer parked up next to HKS's supercharged demonstrator

With the big debate about the Toyota GT86's limited power output still raging, and with the news that we're unlikely to get a 250bhp+ version any time soon, we decided to get behind the wheel of a supercharged GT86 to see how much difference a bit more power could actually make.

HKS Toyota GT86_3

We're fresh out of the driver's seat of HKS Europe's supercharged GT86, but before we bring you our full review and verdict of that car (coming this week) we thought we'd whet your appetite with two stats: 270bhp and 0-60mph in under 6.0sec.

Now while this sounds like exactly the car that we've been craving all along, make sure you stay tuned to find out if it lives up to our expectations. (Spoiler alert: it blew us away!)