GR 86 is a track tested and pro-driver-approved sports car, allowing the 2022 GR 86 to earn Toyota’s Gazoo Racing badge. The 2.4-liter flat-four boxer engine is tuned to hit peak torque at lower RPMs, giving the feel of more linear acceleration. The boxer engine pumps out power through four horizontally-opposed cylinder. For the 2022 model year the displacement sees a modest bump from its 2.0L predecessor, and the power goes up accordingly. The output notches up from 205 horsepower to 228 at 7,000 rpm, and the torque is upped from 156 pound-feet to 184. The 86 is still available with both manual transmission (MT) or paddle-shifted automatic (AT). Thanks to this power upgrade, the time for sprinting 0 to 60 mph has dropped from 7 to 6.1 seconds for MT and from 8 to 6.6 seconds for AT. Recently I had the opportunity to take to the track at …