the law takes them into retirement

the law takes them into retirement


The Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ stand out leave Europe completely. The (sad) news is due to a new safety regulation called GRS2, which this year will mandate early retirement for athletes. Toyobaru in the ancient continent.

In December 2021 Toyota announced the second generation of the GR86 saying it will only be available in Europe for two years. In order to make the car comply with the new safety law, the company will have to completely redesign it, which is however not possible from an economic point of view. Imagine the collaboration of Toyota and Subaru, for the purpose of reducing costs, to understand how difficult it is to create business case for a sports car.

If Toyota wanted to invest money and modify the GR86, this still wouldn’t be the same car and the updates would. adversely affect the dynamic behavior of the vehicle; it will no longer be the unique car that everyone appreciates today, so the Japanese company does not intend to use this change.

This new regulation will not only prevent car manufacturers from accepting new orders, but also from selling cars that are part of the current inventory. Despite the athletes’ farewell Toyobaruenthusiasts will still be able to buy a Mazda MX-5, a car that has just celebrated 35 years of life. Even if it cannot be fully compared to Toyobaru sports cars (actually not at all…), the car still enjoys great success among participants and has even received two important updates in 2018 and 2023; moreover, according to what was said by the MX-5 program director, the best is yet to come (The 2024 Mazda MX-5 has already arrived in the US).

The GRS2 regulation will also have an impact on the production of other vehicles: this is Alpine A110, a car that, like Toyota and Subaru cars, is recommended not to modify to conform to regulations to avoid distorting its true essence. It should be noted, however, that the special exemption will allow Alpine to sell 1,500 examples of the A110 per year.

Another goodbye worth mentioning in Europe is Porsche Macanit has been reported that the combustion model of the car, which will no longer be available for an indefinite period, does not show new principles, only allowing the sale of the Full Electric version presented only.