Model Review: 2027 Toyota GR86

Meet the 2027 Toyota GR86 at Butler Toyota Jacksonville

The 2027 Toyota GR86 gives Jacksonville drivers a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive sports car built around responsive handling, everyday usability, and direct driver involvement. Its naturally aspirated 2.4-liter boxer-four produces 228 horsepower, while buyers can choose a six-speed manual or available six-speed automatic transmission. For 2027, Toyota also adds smoother throttle calibration, revised manual-transmission shift feel, expanded active-safety technology, new interior treatments, and the new Thunder exterior color.

Below, we’ll cover the GR86’s cabin and cargo space, exterior dimensions, performance hardware, technology, safety systems, available packages, and differences between its two trims. For shoppers looking for sports cars for commuters, the GR86 combines track-inspired engineering with features designed for everyday driving.

The 2027 Toyota GR86 is available in two trims: GR86 and GR86 Premium. Visit Butler Toyota Jacksonville for more information on this 2027 model.

Interior Features

The 2027 GR86 seats four across two rows and keeps the driver at the center of the experience. The GR86 trim has sport front bucket seats with black side bolsters, G-embossed fabric inserts, a six-way adjustable driver’s seat, and a four-way adjustable passenger seat. Premium models add two-stage heated sport seats with leather-trimmed bolsters and Ultrasuede® inserts, plus seatback pockets. Buyers can select a black treatment or available Cockpit Red upholstery with red leather accents, red floor mats, and red door accents.

Interior highlights include:

• Dual-zone automatic climate control
• GR leather-trimmed tilt-and-telescopic three-spoke sport steering wheel
• Multi-function remote keyless entry and GR Push Button Start
• Leather-trimmed parking-brake handle and gearshift boot with contrast stitching
• Power windows with one-touch auto up/down
• Center-console storage with cup holders

Cargo capacity measures 6.26 cubic feet, while the folding rear seatback provides additional flexibility when you need space for longer items. Child-safety equipment includes LATCH lower anchors and tether anchors on the outboard rear seats.

Premium models add:

• Cast-iron interior ornamentation
• Illuminated vanity mirrors
• Aluminum sport pedals
• Aluminum footrest

Manual models receive a leather-trimmed six-speed manual shift lever, while automatic models add a leather-trimmed shift lever, steering-wheel paddle shifters, and Adaptive Cruise Control controls on the steering wheel.

Exterior Features

At 167.9 inches long, 69.9 inches wide, and 51.6 inches tall, the 2027 GR86 stays compact and low to the pavement. It has a 101.4-inch wheelbase, a minimum ground clearance of 5.1 inches, a 35.4-foot turning circle, and a 0.276 coefficient of drag. Aluminum is used for the hood, front fenders, and roof panel to help manage weight.

Standard exterior equipment includes:

• Dual chrome-tipped exhaust outlets
• LED daytime running lights
• LED side markers
• LED rear combination lights
• Black lower rear valance
• Heated power outside mirrors

This 2027 sports car also comes with a shark-fin antenna, variable intermittent windshield wipers, and a functional black matrix grille with G-mesh insert and air-inlet ducts.

Other exterior highlights include:

• Auto-leveling projector-type LED headlights with Automatic High Beams
• Functional black front-wheel-arch air outlet vents
• Color-keyed double-bubble roof
• Rear-window defogger with timer
• Premium-exclusive color-keyed duckbill rear spoiler
• Premium-exclusive Adaptive Front-Lighting System

The GR86 rides on 17-inch machined-finish alloy wheels with 215/45R17 Michelin® Primacy HP summer tires, while the Premium gets 18-inch matte-black wheels with 215/40R18 Michelin® Pilot® Sport 4 summer tires. A tire repair kit is standard.

Exterior colors include:

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

An available GR Aero Kit adds a front splitter, side skirts, and rear diffuser.

Performance Power

Every 2027 Toyota GR86 uses a naturally aspirated 2.4-liter FA24 horizontally opposed 4-cylinder boxer engine with D-4S direct injection. Output is 228 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 184 lb-ft of torque at 3,700 rpm. The engine has a 12.5:1 compression ratio, DOHC 16-valve design, and requires 93-octane or higher gasoline.

A six-speed manual is standard, while a six-speed electronically controlled automatic with paddle shifters is available. Manual models reach 60 mph in a Toyota-estimated 6.1 seconds, and Toyota lists a 140-mph maximum speed. For 2027, revised accelerator-to-torque calibration provides more linear response, while Toyota widened the shifter interlock chamfer between fourth and fifth gears by approximately 0.02 inches to improve shift feel.

Performance hardware includes:

• Rear-wheel drive with Torsen® limited-slip differential
• GR circuit-tuned electric power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering
• MacPherson-strut front and multi-link rear suspension
• GR circuit-tuned coil springs, shock absorbers, and stabilizer bars
• Vehicle Stability Control Track Mode
• Center hand brake

Automatic models provide Normal, Sport, and Snow modes. Sport mode evaluates braking, accelerator input, and vehicle behavior to select an appropriate gear.

The available Performance Package adds:

• SACHS® dampers
• Brembo® brakes
• Red-painted four-piston front calipers
• 12.8-inch ventilated rotors
• Two-piston rear calipers with 12.4-inch rotors

The package can also include 18-inch matte-black alloy wheels. Standard brakes use two-piston front calipers with 11.6-inch ventilated rotors and one-piston rear calipers with 11.4-inch solid rotors.

At just 2,811 pounds for the manual GR86 and 2,833 pounds for the manual Premium, the car maintains the low weight that supports its responsive character. EPA-estimated fuel economy for the manual models is 20 mpg city, 26 mpg highway, and 22 mpg combined, with a 13.2-gallon fuel tank.

Technology Setup

Technology in the 2027 GR86 supports both commuting and performance driving. A 7-inch TFT GR digital gauge cluster includes a central tachometer, Sport and Track displays, GR86 Active Safety information, odometer, twin tripmeters, outside temperature, coolant and oil temperatures, average speed, driving time, fuel-consumption data, stopwatch/lap timer, rpm and horsepower/torque curves, and instantaneous and historical G-force information.

Top technology features include:

• 8-inch touchscreen
• Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ compatibility
• SiriusXM® three-month trial subscription
• Six-speaker GR86 audio system
• Available eight-speaker audio system with amplifier
• Safety Connect® and Remote Connect connected services

The Toyota specifications list five-year trial subscriptions for Safety Connect® and Remote Connect.

Depending on equipment, Remote Connect can support:

• Door locking and unlocking
• Remote start and stop
• Parked-vehicle location
• Vehicle-status checks
• Guest-driver monitoring through the Toyota app and a compatible device

Safety Systems

Toyota expands the GR86’s driver-assistance technology for 2027. The stereo camera’s recognition range has been nearly doubled to improve preceding-vehicle detection during cruise-control operation, while an added monocular camera helps identify nearby objects at intersections.

Standard GR86 Active Safety Suite features include:

• Pre-Collision Braking System
• Pre-Collision Throttle Management
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Lead Vehicle Start Alert
• Lane Departure Alert with Sway Warning
• Automatic High Beams

Every GR86 also includes seven airbags, a backup camera with projected path, three-point seat belts, Hill Start Assist Control, Tire Pressure Monitor System, an anti-theft alarm and engine immobilizer, and Toyota’s Star Safety System™.

Star Safety System includes:

• Vehicle Stability Control
• Traction Control
• Anti-lock Brake System
• Electronic Brake-force Distribution
• Brake Assist
• Smart Stop Technology®

Premium models add Blind Spot Detection and Rear Parking Sonar with Reverse Automatic Braking.

Test-Drive the 2027 GR86 in Jacksonville

If your search for sports cars for commuters includes something that can make an ordinary drive in Jacksonville more engaging, put the 2027 GR86 on your test-drive list. Visit Butler Toyota Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL, to compare the GR86 and GR86 Premium, explore manual and automatic models, ask about the Performance Package, and find the configuration that best matches how you want to drive.

Disclaimer: This content was drafted with AI assistance for initial drafting, reviewed by a subject-matter expert for accuracy, and edited by our team of writers and editors.

* All fuel economy mpg listings in the content above are EPA estimates. Actual mileage will vary.