Toyota GT86 / Scion FR-S May Receive a Power Boost via a Bigger 2.5-liter Engine
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Toyota GT86 / Scion FR-S May Receive a Power Boost via a Bigger 2.5-liter Engine



It looks like the prayers of Toyota GT86 fans are about to be answered, as the Japanese carmaker is reportedly preparing a power increase for its popular RWD coupe.

The chief engineer for the GT86 project, Tetsuya Tada, has told Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald that his team is considering ways of increasing the coupe’s performance, one of which will definitely make it to production from 2015, when the GT86 will get its mid-life facelift.

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