Yes, This Toyota GT86 Shooting Brake Is Actually Real
Many years ago, when Car Throttle was a pokey blog staffed by a handful of people, we thought it would be a great idea to imagine a GT86 shooting brake. The resulting render was stupidly popular, and over the years ended up being one of many digital creations of the Toyota coupe with an enlarged booty. Well, there’s now a real one, created by Toyota Australia.
The project started in 2014 when Tetsuya Tada - global engineer for the Toyota 86 - saw a clay model of a shooting brake 86 in Australia, and liked what he saw so much a real version was commissioned.
The car you see here was taken off the production line mid-way through completion, after which the body was heavily altered by hand to create the shooting brake style look. The wheelbase remains the same, and mechanically it’s identical to a regular 86.
Before you get excited about such a car hitting showrooms though, it’s worth pointing out that there are no plans to make a production version. Boo.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
I don’t really like it but if I was going to buy a GT86 I would still get this if it was in production because it reminds me of one of my favourite cars, the BMW Z3M Coupe
Tbh I think the CT one from years back was much prettier.
Honda CR-Z vibe..
Love it!
MaRk
So, Toyota copied the Hyundai Veloster? Interesting.
Why does someone make some really good looking car, THIS BAD?? :’(
The real GT86 looks really good, but this ‘Shooting Brake’ is a desaster in my opinion..
From rear it feels like April Fools joke, but it’s not. It’s nice though.
Wrong way! We wanted a roadster and turbo version, not this Hyundai copycat!