Toyota Subaru 086A ‘Toyobaru’ Sports Compact Still in the Works

At the recent Nostalgic Car Show in Tokyo’s Odaiba, 7Tune got busy talking with a few people in the know about a certain two door coupe.  Read more

Jesse Streeter Bonus Pics

My very good friend and sometime coworker Jeremy Booth was at Meihan Sports Land with me when we went and I had no idea but he was busy clicking off photos with his mobile phone the whole time we were out on the track. The photos aren’t the best quality by a long shot but there are a few in there which add another perspective to the events of the day. Read more

Meihan Sports Land Video

Here’s a short video from when we went to Meihan Sports Land a few weeks ago. As it says in the notes at the beginning of the video, we weren’t expecting to take any video that day and everything was very rushed so a slightly dodgy “handheld” movie is all we could get. I promise we’ll be more prepared for video next time, hopefully I might have someone come and help me out too because at the moment I’m doing everything myself!

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Damage Control

Long time readers may remember Jesse Streeter from our Industrial Strength Domestic article we ran back in July 2007. Well he’s back and the car is still around albeit in slightly more abused condition! Actually it’s pretty surprising the car is only slightly worse for wear even after its most recent crash at Meihan Sports Land a little over a week ago. Read more

086A Spotted Testing Two Different Body Styles

Although there have been a few reports about the 086A Toyota/Subaru jointly developed compact sports car recently, there’s been only a few new pieces of information to come out. This time around we’ve got something that should keep us guessing right up until late 2011. Read more

086A To Use New Legacy Base..

The Second Coming..

With rumors of cancellations and postponements abound for the new Toyota/Subaru sports car, new rumors have sprung up showing that Toyota are still in fact keeping to plan and not letting the global financial crisis get in the way of development.
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Toyota/Subaru Compact Sports Car, Code: 086A

The next President of Toyota Motor Co. Akio Toyoda gives us a little more insight into the Toyota/Subaru compact FR sports car. Read more

Motor Sports Japan Festival 2008

Earlier this fall, I was lucky enough to get out on a beautiful fall day and check out the Motorsports Japan Festival held in Tokyo’s bay area Odaiba. Read more

2011 Toyota Compact FR Sports

Cost cutting is proving to be a problem for Toyota’s compact FR sports car. Read more

2010 Nissan FR Sports Car

A 220 – 250ps 1.6L turbo inline 4 cylinder engine gives Nissan’s new compact FR sports car a slight power edge over Toyota… let the battle begin! Read more