Specs and Features: 2027 Toyota GR86

Introducing the 2027 Toyota GR86 at Headquarter Toyota

The 2027 Toyota GR86 is a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive sports car built for drivers who want an engaging commute without giving up everyday technology, active safety features, or a usable cabin. Its naturally aspirated 2.4-liter boxer-four produces 228 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque, while buyers can choose a six-speed manual or available six-speed automatic transmission. For 2027, Toyota also refined throttle response and manual-transmission shift feel, expanded driver-assistance capability, introduced new interior treatments, and added the new Thunder exterior color.

Available in GR86 and GR86 Premium trims, the 2027 GR86 gives Hialeah drivers a focused alternative among 2027 Toyota sports cars. Below, we’ll cover its interior space and cargo capacity, exterior details, performance hardware, technology, safety systems, and available equipment so you can decide whether the 2027 GR86 in Hialeah belongs in your driveway. Visit us at Headquarter Toyota for more information about this 2027 model.

Interior: A Driver-Focused Sports Car Cabin

The 2027 Toyota GR86 seats four and puts the driver at the center of the cabin with a low seating position, a GR leather-trimmed manual tilt-and-telescoping three-spoke sport steering wheel, contrast stitching, and a GR engine start/stop button.

Base models have:

• Six-way-adjustable GR-embossed fabric driver’s seat
• Sport fabric side bolsters
• Four-way-adjustable passenger seat

Premium models add two-stage heated sport seats with leather-trimmed bolsters and Ultrasuede® inserts. A Cockpit Red treatment with red leather-trimmed bolsters is available, while a black Premium interior uses black Ultrasuede® and leather-trimmed upholstery.

Interior highlights include:

• Dual-zone automatic climate control: Individual driver and passenger settings with dual LCD toggle displays
• Center console: Covered storage, two front cup holders, USB charging ports, and an auxiliary port
• Sport details: Available aluminum sport pedals and footrest, plus cast-iron interior ornamentation
• Rear seating: One-piece folding rear seatback with fabric or Premium Ultrasuede® trim
• Child safety: LATCH lower anchors and tether anchors for the outboard rear seating positions
• Cargo capacity: 6.26 cubic feet of trunk volume

Additional cabin equipment includes power windows with one-touch auto up/down for the driver and passenger, a manual-dimming rearview mirror, dual sun visors with vanity mirrors or Premium illuminated vanity mirrors, remote keyless entry, GR Push Button Start, a leather-trimmed parking-brake handle, and leather-trimmed manual or automatic shift hardware. The GR86 Premium also adds seatback pockets to both front seats.

Exterior: Compact Dimensions With Functional Details

Functional exterior elements of the 2027 GR86 include a black G-mesh grille with a GR badge and air inlet ducts, front-wheel-arch air outlets, dual chrome-tipped exhaust outlets, and a double-bubble roof.

Exterior measurements:

• 167.9 inches long
• 69.9 inches wide
• 51.6 inches tall
• 101.4-inch wheelbase
• 5.1-inch minimum ground clearance

The GR86 also includes LED daytime running lights, LED side markers, LED rear combination lamps, a rear deck lid-mounted LED stop light, a backup light, a black rear bumper lower valance, heated black power mirrors, variable intermittent windshield wipers, a shark-fin antenna, and rear-window defogger. Base models use auto-leveling projector LED headlights with Automatic High Beams, while Premium models add an Adaptive Front-Lighting System and a color-keyed duckbill rear spoiler.

Wheel and tire equipment varies by trim:

• GR86: 17-inch machined-finish alloy wheels
• GR86 tires: Michelin® Primacy HP 215/45R17 summer tires
• GR86 Premium: 18-inch matte-black-painted alloy wheels
• Premium tires: Michelin® Pilot® Sport 4 215/40R18 summer tires
• Tire equipment: Tire repair kit
• Available GR Aero Kit: Front splitter, side skirts, and rear diffuser

Toyota introduces Thunder, a solid gray exterior color that changes in appearance depending on lighting, for 2027.

Exterior color options include:

• Steel
• Trueno Blue
• Track bRED
• Raven
• Halo
• Thunder

Performance: Lightweight, Rear-Wheel-Drive Fun

For buyers comparing sports cars for commuters, the GR86 combines genuine sports-car hardware with dimensions and features suited to regular driving.

Every model uses:

• Naturally aspirated FA24 2.4-liter horizontally opposed 4-cylinder boxer engine
• Toyota’s D-4S direct-injection system
• 228 horsepower at 7,000 rpm
• 184 lb-ft of torque at 3,700 rpm
• Rear-wheel drive
• Torsen® limited-slip differential

Choose the six-speed manual for maximum involvement or the available six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters. Toyota refined accelerator input and torque delivery for smoother, more linear response for 2027. Manual-transmission models also receive a revised shifter interlock between fourth and fifth gears for improved shift feel.

Performance highlights include:

• Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds with the six-speed manual
• Top speed: Toyota lists a 140-mph maximum for manual-equipped GR86 models
• Differential: Standard Torsen® limited-slip rear differential with a 4.100 ratio
• Steering: GR circuit-tuned electric power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering
• Suspension: MacPherson-strut front and multi-link rear designs
• Performance Package: Available Brembo® brakes and SACHS® dampers

The available Brembo® system uses four-piston front calipers with 12.8-inch ventilated rotors and two-piston rear calipers with 12.4-inch rotors. SACHS® dampers are engineered to manage vibration while maintaining road contact, steering stability, and feedback. Toyota also equips the GR86 with GR circuit-tuned coil springs, an 18-mm front stabilizer bar, a 15-mm rear stabilizer bar, and a center hand brake.

Technology Features: Information Where You Need It

The 2027 GR86 keeps its technology easy to reach from the driver’s seat. A 7-inch Thin-Film Transistor GR digital gauge cluster includes an LCD Multi-Information Display and GR-specific startup graphics. Depending on configuration, it can display extensive driving information, including a central tachometer, Sport and Track modes, trip data, engine coolant and oil temperatures, fuel consumption, horsepower and torque curves, a stopwatch/lap timer, and current and historical G-force information.

Top technology features include:

• 8-inch touchscreen: Central interface for GR86 multimedia functions
• Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™: Smartphone integration comes standard
• Audio: Six speakers on GR86 or eight speakers with an amplifier on GR86 Premium
• SiriusXM®: Three-month trial subscription
• Safety Connect®: Five-year trial listed in Toyota’s 2027 specifications
• Remote Connect: Five-year trial with compatible Toyota app and smartwatch functionality

Remote Connect can support compatible functions such as locking and unlocking the doors, starting or stopping appropriately equipped vehicles, locating the last parked position, checking vehicle status, and monitoring guest drivers. Connected Services require applicable subscriptions after their trial periods and depend on 4G network availability.

Safety Features: More Driver Assistance for 2027

Toyota expands the GR86’s active safety capability for 2027, including nearly doubling the stereo camera’s recognition range for improved detection of preceding vehicles during cruise-control operation. A monocular camera was also added to improve detection of nearby objects at intersections.

Key standard and available safety features include:

• GR86 Active Safety Suite: Pre-Collision Braking, Pre-Collision Throttle Management, and Adaptive Cruise Control
• Driver alerts: Lead Vehicle Start Alert and Lane Departure Alert with Sway Warning
• Visibility: Automatic High Beams and a backup camera with projected path
• Vehicle control: Vehicle Stability Control, TRAC, ABS, Electronic Brake Force Distribution, Brake Assist, and Hill Start Assist Control
• Occupant protection: Seven airbags and three-point seatbelts for every seating position
• Premium assistance: Blind Spot Detection and Rear Parking Sonar with Reverse Automatic Braking

A Tire Pressure Monitor System, anti-theft alarm and engine immobilizer, Vehicle Stability Control Track Mode, and child-seat LATCH hardware are also included. The seven-airbag system covers the driver and front passenger, front-seat-mounted side airbags, front and rear side-curtain airbags, and a driver knee airbag.

Test Drive the 2027 Toyota GR86 at Headquarter Toyota in Hialeah

If you want sharp rear-wheel-drive handling for your commute and the hardware for more spirited weekend drives, put the 2027 Toyota GR86 on your shopping list. Visit Headquarter Toyota in Hialeah, FL, to compare the GR86 and GR86 Premium, explore manual and automatic configurations, review available Performance Package equipment, and find the GR86 that fits your driving style. Schedule your test drive and experience this Toyota sports car from behind the wheel.

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