Scion Exec Writes Off Toyota 86 Turbo, Convertible Models

Reports persist of secret plans for a hotted-up and turbocharged hero version of Toyota’s 86 Coupe, but, no surprise, the carmaker is keeping quiet on the topic.

Back in September, Japan’s Best Car mag claimed that a flagship 86 model was in the works, packing Subaru’s turbocharged 2.5 litre boxer and all-wheel-drive system.

But if new comments this week are to be believed, the magazine may be doing little more than selling headlines.

Speaking with US website Ward’s Auto this week, Doug Murtha, a senior vice president with Toyota’s youth-oriented Scion brand in North America, shot down rumours of any turbocharging plans.

Murtha would offer no specific details, confirming only that on the matter of a turbocharged 86, “that’s not something that’s coming.”

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