Toyota Racing Development has released the first details and the teaser image for the 86 TRD Griffon Concept. which will be officially unveiled at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Show later this month.
the Griffon was recently tested at the Tsukuba Circuit where it posted an astonishing lap time of 1:01:872. According to Fastestlaps.com, a Ferrari 458 Italia in comparison will take 1:02.24 for the same task.
Amongst the few details that we have revealed is that the TRD went to task of lowering the GT 86’s overall weight, subsequently tweaked at least the suspension and exhaust. The official details of the Toyota 86 TRD will not be announced until its official debut on January 11th but as per Toyota, the car has been endowed with a stiffer and lighter body as well as a track-oriented suspension and exhaust system.
Press Release
"86 TRD Griffon Concept" has completed the shakedown at the Tsukuba circuit best lap record of 1 minute 872 seconds
RD (Corporation, Toyota Techno Craft) is a planning and development "86 TRD Griffon Concept", the engine to carry out the shakedown test circuit course Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture on December 20, 2012, be equipped with Normal body but recorded a best lap of the "872 1 minute 1 second."
And the vehicle based on the Toyota 86, in a vehicle that was produced by the TRD, taking advantage of the potential that Toyota 86 has, lightweight body, enhanced body stiffness, "86 TRD Griffon Concept (Hachiroku tea ares Dee Griffon concept)" The absorption applying and optimizing circuits for exhaust and suspension, feedback to the product development of future vehicle development test data obtained by the high-speed driving on the track is the goal.
Future, we plan to test run on the track by the end of 2013 in the TRD, we also carried out test plan development of the horizontally opposed engine parts for the type of goods and FA20-oriented products for 86 circuits and circuit evaluation.
In addition, "86 TRD Griffon Concept" will, "TOKYO AUTO SALON 2013 with NAPAC celebration of the world's largest custom car, which will be held at Makuhari Messe (Chiba) - 13 to 11 January 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon ( in 2013) ", will be on display in the TOYOTA / GAZOO Racing booth.
announced plans at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2013
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