Toyota 86

Build instructions

What you'll need: 200-250 gsm paper or cardstock, scissors or a craft knife, a ruler and glue stick.

• Print the PDF at actual size (100%, do not scale to fit page) on 200-250 gsm paper.
• Cut out each piece along the solid lines.
• Score the dashed lines with a ruler for precise folds.
• Glue the pieces in the numbered order on each sheet, working from the body outward to the details.
• Let each joint dry before moving on to the next piece.

About the Toyota 86

Launched in 2012, the 86 revived the philosophy of a light, affordable, rear-wheel-drive sports car, quickly becoming a favorite for drifting and amateur track days.

History and trivia

The Toyota 86 was co-developed with Subaru, which contributed its flat-four boxer engine, in a project explicitly aimed at reviving the light, affordable, rear-wheel-drive sports car formula Toyota had built decades earlier with cars like the 1980s AE86 Corolla, from which the new model borrowed its name as a direct tribute. Because of that inter-brand agreement, the same basic car was sold simultaneously under three different badges depending on the market and period: Toyota 86 (GT86 in Europe), Scion FR-S in the United States, and Subaru BRZ, with only minor tuning differences between versions.

The "86" name itself is a direct nod to the chassis code of the Corolla AE86, which became an icon of street driving and drifting culture in large part thanks to its starring role in the manga and anime "Initial D." That heritage helped the new 86 get adopted almost immediately by the drifting community and amateur track scene, where its low weight, balanced weight distribution and willingness to break traction at the rear made it a hugely popular platform for modification and budget-friendly motorsport.