It was named the GT86 in the European market ... It was built with the same spirit as the iconic Corolla AE86, a 1980s coupe ...

The manual GR86 had no auto-blip function on downshifts, which was surprising as the manual GR Yaris did have that facility.

Within the hallowed bodywork of the iconic Corolla AE86, Toyota’s engineers have fitted a battery pack and electric motor complete with a six-speed manual transmission. The Toyota AE86 BEV ...

and that’s certainly what most GT86/BRZ owners would tell you if you asked them how they’d been enjoying life in their ‘designed for fun’ two-door lightweight coupés inspired by the AE86 ...