Trying out the 2025 Toyota GR86 Changes

Me patiently waiting for a turbo version....

Reviews of the 2022 and newer have claimed that the steering is worse than the original car ..what do you think.
In photos this green is not great...too gray looking. My local dealer to get a Hakone within days they state.
(I am still driving a 2015 FRS and it's the best car of my life of 60 or more cars I've owned. Age 78 and it's a stick of course). Do I actually NEED a new one ?

They need a yellow one. Its a sports car.

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I kind of wish they kept the original Hakone green pearl

Does anybody know if they changed the turn signal mechanism? It was weird with the 2024 that I test-drove...

Does this have the GR Performance Dual Exhaust

It was too small for me. Looking at the 2025 GR Corolla….

Absolutely do not want auto rev matching. Car is not targeted towards anyone who would use auto rev matching

Way more elegant than the Trueno edition. Gorgeous Green.

Do you know if the Dealerships are willing/able to return your 2O24 edition to the 2O25 specs?

is it true they fixed/changed the turn signal stock click?

Leaning how to drive manual properly is part of the fun. Thanks for the video. Interior looks great.

THE " HAWK TUAH" EDITION

I’d love to buy one but I’m not a boxer fan, come on Toyota bring out your own engine with a turbo please

I love this colour ❤

Nice review! I agree, I drove this car on track and I couldn’t tell much difference between my 2023 GR86 (which I also drive on track). I absolutely love the Hakone color combo!

i have one GR86 hakone edition incoming in December and hopefully i can also get the oak green metallic GT3 touring then my garage is set!

I think they just switched the GR to the BRZ throttle mapping which is more linear. Now they're both the same. The GR one was too aggressive, making half the pedal useless, but it made people think the GR was faster. The knob is just the optional knob from before.

Im 6’0 tall is it comfortable?

you gotta floor the gas on this car to drive it smooth imo love my 2024 still

I would have seriously considered this as a replacement for my GT86 (FRS). Sadly the GR86 is no more in UK due to Euro emission rules, and that's after UK left the EU! 😠

Bring back Green Sports Cars

I love your reviews. You’re very positive and honest. ….THANK YOU BROTHER 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Changing the GLUE WOULD BE A GREAT START ❤❤❤❤❤

I just ordered my trueno blue 2025 premium a couple of days ago 🙌

I owned a BRZ when they first came out but I wouldn't be caught dead in one now - too many dumbass kids driving them.

Really glad they brought back the Hakone colorway for the new GR. I remember having an Accord V6 6 MT that I could never get to be fully smooth after years of ownership. Amazing engine, frustrating transmission (at times) for sure. Great review!

Thanks for the 2025 update Matt. So the throttle and steering changes are minimal. But that does still leave the base suspension changes to be evaluated. And the suspension changes in the base BRZ's. I'm guessing the Sachs dampers of the performance models/Hakone have not been changed for '25.

Dude is getting a little chunky recently

Why is auto rev matching such a popular necessary feature? Get some skills.

+100 Points for 6 M/T.
+100 Points for a car that isn't gray.
+200 Points for a real car and not a crossover or suv.

did they fix the rev hang?

Matt looking a little rounder hehe I love the dad bod lowkey

Can you review the auto ? I heard they changed the gearing so that you're able to downshift from 4th to 2nd (50-57mph) like the previous gen. Currently it wont let you downshift to 7000rpm.

really pretty. I like the BRZ versions more though. the toyota versions seem to get more focus and models.

Lol they took the metallic out of the green paint. 2020 was much nicer.

Toyota did the color Mazda could not.....😅

great video again not many sports cars out there

Cool review! Thanks for sharing! Interesting to see this Hakone Edition, and that acceleration with wheel chirp looked fun! 😃

Save the money and get a $10k second car.

Was hoping they'd improve the steering feel, the 2nd gen is a massive downgrade from the first

This isn't a review of the 2025 GR86 , This is a review of the HAKONE EDITION GR86.
The special editions all get added features the Standard and Premium get.

is there still oil starvation issues?

It's about the most sporting Subaru bodystyle available...

50 more hp would make a huge difference

have they fixed the rtv issues