I just purchased one and it's fucking amazing to drive. Hitting 30 mph curves at 65-70 and powering out of them is just fun. It handles great and makes you want to enjoy the road. After finally getting one, I'm really confused by all the negative comments on this car.

My friends punk me because I have the slowest car out of all but guess who hasn’t lost control or crashed 🙋🏻‍♂️😂

People keep saying "more power, more power" but they don't realize that more power is going to drive the price of the car way up. It's meant to be an affordable, tuner-friendly car so you can add the power when you want it. It's not like this car can't handle more power. I've seen these cars with over 350 horsepower, which is absolutely insane for a car of this weight. If you had more power out of the factory, it would make it inaccessible to many people who this car markets itself to. It would easily go up to +34k. It's not a WRX. The WRX has more power, but it doesn't drive anything like the 86/BRZ. Even the base WRX costs more than the 86.

There's just something soooooo right about seeing a sports car with a Toyota badge. Bring back Toyota performance cars ! Bring on the new Supra !

This car isnt fast, this car is FUN . Made for people who enjoy driving and dont need no loud useless fuel greedy V8 engines on roads limited to 40 miles per hour. Only those who are well car educated passionate and mature will u understand what am saying

he put together a great dialog that covered several talking points that were specifically important to the type of people who are interested in this car. So many other reviews cover generic trade talking points that miss the entire point of the experience a unique car is trying to create. This guy nails a dialog with all the right content that align with what the car is meant to be and some people cant see past the way he speaks.

This car really indeed is either you love it or hate it.

I think the idea of the car was to push driving experience which it does. Also as a bare-bones platform for tuning and customizing it's great. Because they made it affordable, certain things were sacrificed but I'm perfectly happy with that as they put their focus in the right places. The vehicle handles so well; what a chassy.

I got a 2017 model with only 9,000 miles on it , a great car for me ,a more conservative driver.. I’m very pleased and my friends and I like the suede accents in the interior. It’s shiny and black and not so easy to keep clean, but this is a dream to finally own a sports car..

I take my brz on the back roads everyday to work! I love it! such an adrenalin rush!

I recently just got my 86. took it out for a 600km ride and it flew like a beast

Picking up a used BRZ/86 and swapping an LS motor in it would make this the perfect budget super car

god damn it shouldve let Craig do this review.. hell he should do all the reviews

I have the '13 FRS and it's still a joy to drive. As a daily that +6 second 0-60 doesn't really matter because speed limit in Portland is like 55 mph and drivers are slow in front of you lol. In stop and go traffic people who see my car just look in awe and wonder what it is.

this is a car for the tuners

This car is great for what it is. It is FUN to drive without the need of Gazillions of horsepower (if that's your cup of tea? Get yourself a Hellcat and shut up) do you really need a luxurious interior to make yourself feel special?this is a drivers car and thank God not another computer on wheels.

A concise, well done review. Your analogies are very accurate, although I would call the interior sparse not necessarily cheap. Ignore the haters. You are among the best reviewers on this channel.

Assad, you are lisp king. No hate, your lisp makes the vid super smooth

The cheap interior of the 86 really doesn't bug me at all. I've noticed that plenty of newer vehicles with soft-touch plastics on the dash tend not to age well and last in hot weather climates. I'm not saying hard plastic IS the way to, but some surfaces including some harder plastic will help the car to last longer, ESPECIALLY if said plastic is grained well and built well. And the suede? What's wrong with suede on the dash? Isn't that something most sports cars have had in the past and STILL have today? I'll take a little cost-cutting on the inside considering where the majority of the money was put on this car: the way it drives.

I bought this one, with a manual transmission, every time I go out, my face smiles and when I get home, I don't want to get out of the car.

I like this guy leave him alone hes knows his info

Yall need to shut the hell up about his voice and stop being jealous of his super cool job. Dude really knows his shit about this car

Finally you guys did a review! Thank you!

What's up with all the hate comments about sami

I loved this car whenever I see it on the road

Heard manuals will get discontinued after a few years I think Toyota making good moves. Plan to get a 86 soon

A snake review lol

This guy sounds like Sylvester the Cat . . . . . . SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH ! ! !

Goddamn I love my 86 - finally got me one paid in full after saving & catching public transport for YEARS. I hate when I get burned by Vespas at the lights in the city where I live but finding backroads every weekend makes up for that. My only other dislike is that the seatbelt isn't tailored for shorter drivers & is mounted a bit too high for my liking.

👍Every time I see this car on the road in white it catches my eye. Although it seems like a good price for what you get & I like the way it looks on the outside it’s not something I’d buy.

easier to understand now, but this time it felt like you had a cold with a stucked nose. I'm ok with the way it was presented, just the way it sounds. Everytime. :) Keep it up.

I Spend more time trying to figure out where you guys film in southern Ontario than anything else.

Nothing that a large turbo that puts 500 of whp can't fix. Sure everything else will break but...

He is a good car reviewer

SUPER, AND THANKS FOR ASKING!!!!

was hoping craig did this review

Dude,this car is a mini supercar

Sami, great job/great review!!! Love this car!

$27k without options is kinda expensive for this. For what it has, I'd pay $20k with options

This guy is great 👍 you do a great review!!

🤔I don’t understand why so many ppl are hating on this guys. 🤔

I dont care of the speed, power..and all that crap, I want this car because its has modding and tuning potential, which is the reason why its not as good as people think.

Beautiful car like it so much

i really like the alcantara dash, and the new radio system looks better than the old one, of course its not bmw good, but you're also not paying a bmw 420i pricetag

My old "77 Porsche 2.7 with 165 hp, was fast, truly fast, it would accelerate like a motorcycle going up hills. 200 hp in this car that weighs 2700 lbs. should be similar at least up to 130 mph or so. My '77 S coupe would top 150 mph easily.

the alcantara center interior piece is actually nice. they use them on race seats

I'd much rather have a mustang v6 manual. apart from the chasis, the mustang is all around better than the gt86 for the price

Great job Haji sab

I know it as the Subaru BRZ

I wonder if this has improved in reliability since it debuted? I remember when the FRS/BRZ came out people criticized its reliability considering its reliable parent companies.

Why do people think this is underpowered but the Civiv Si power is appropriate? It doesn’t make sense

Why the hell did they put suede on the dashboard?

Sufferin Succotash...... Toyota has 1000's of engineers and they still can't figure out how to put in the turbocharged WRX motor in this car. All it needs is 280 hp and turbo torque to be a winner and sell more cars then they are now

Best color

I'm gonna buy this car soon

All you dudes asking for Craig and I'm just trying to get more Jodi on here. 😔

Is 27K really that cheap? the WRX is 26.6K and the Miata starts at 24.9K If we're just going by price both offer interesting alternatives.

just buy a lightly used 370z or an even older S2000, just two options I would take over this 200hp thing any day of the week.

🤣He said “mini vans and Camry’s” 😳 will pass you if you’re driving this car 😔

Have driven the car on a test drive and its good, not great. Unless you have a winding road around, you really won't appreciate this car's abilities. Honestly, for how most people drive and commute, a car like the Ford Fiesta ST, also around 200 HP, but much more torque, will be more fun to drive in most situations. And its $5k less to start

Little to aggressive front for my liking Still a great car

Honest review - miss my FR-S and never found it lacking on power, just have to use the go pedal and gears, was a hoot.

Difference between Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ ????

IMO, mega horsepower cars are like trucks with 40 inch tires. It's just for bragging. Nothing better than aprox 200 HP on a light chassis.

i like his reviews

wait they removed heated seats in cruse control for the newer models? WOW. if that's the case, that's sad, even tho the price remains the same or higher.

Nice car both the brz and this car-BUT all the upgrades are in the BRZ and that includes a modern key fob and push start-TOYOTA please step up............there does not seem to be a 2019 model coming--------so sad..atleast no total refresh !

Nice!! I love it I like the Subaru

Oh the hate...

wear black gloves next time it looks nicer....

Am I the only one who wanted Sami to review this? I mean I like Sami lol

imagine a convertible gt86 omg id run out tomorrow to get one.

Now is 2018, but still got nothing upgraded:(

what you gonna do with this car is *DRIFTING ON EVERY CORNER*

I like this car.

This car needs a V6 period! Then I’d buy it.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the way this guy reviews cars. my only complaint is that it was an automatic being reviewed.

I thought he was going to drive with the woolen mittens! ACD Triggered!

What the hell does eng8ne size have to do with the size of the brakes? If you are going 100mph into a corner, it will stop faster because it has a weaker engine? Yeah great review sas salways

Mantap Jiwa guys, it's my dream

I'd rather have a Golf GTI with 107 extra ft lbs of torque for the same price. Oh no it's not RWD! Who cares? FWD is fun too, especially when it has way more power. It actually has a great interior as a bonus and a ton of cargo space to boot.

Scion FRS is a cousin, right.

I wish the rear seat can be more useful.

Can you convert the rack on this thing to manual by ripping off some components? Electric steering meh

sure, it's lightweight? Like that's a bad thing?! Dude.

Couldn't care less FFS

funny people are bitching about the performance of this car when it is slightly faster than my Tiburon GT. My Tiburon walked a Buick Verano in a 1/4 mile. This car has a top speed of 147mph from the factory which is also slightly higher than my Tiburon. This car is exactly what I want. If I get bored with it.....there's a turbo for that.

You tested a classically designed small sports car with an automatic tranmission? 🙄 And way, way too much double-finger pointing and body swivels.

Great Car..

205 hp? ha not in Germany :( no fun in germany

i owned an frs for four years. it was a fun car, but i got sick of it. the last year i had it, it pretty much just sat in the garage.

Oh please....God....why don't they just add an AWD system and stretch it out with 4 doors and call it an 86 sportback....

I would love to modified it

Put a turbo on it. 300hp would transform this car.

you sound like Napolean Dynamite's brother.

According to Toyota... this car is not for everyone...only for 8,600 of ricers out there.

anyone know why Toyota refuses to give this car more power?

Nice pants!

whats up with this guys voice?

How's this car on gas?