Toyota GAZOO Racing TOYOTA 86 ♯166 '12

The Toyota GAZOO Racing TOYOTA 86 #166 '12 is a race car produced by Toyota. It only appears in Gran Turismo 6, being replaced by the Toyota 86 Gr.4 in Gran Turismo Sport.
The car appears to be the #166, driven by Takaki Minoru, Ishiura Hiroaki, Oshima Kazuya, and Iguchi Takuto, which participated in the SP3 class of the 2012 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The car finished the race in 46th place overall, achieving the 1st place in its class, with GAZOO Racing becoming the first all-Japanese team to win the SP3 class in the race's history.
==In-game description==
"A commemorative car that won its class in the Nürburgring 24-hour race."
The Toyota Motor Corporation announced their compact FR sportscar, the "86" in February of 2012. In the racing world the car had already made its debut appearance in the German VLN endurance series, as the prototype "FT-86" in October 2011.
In the 2011 participation the car was driven by Masahiko Kageyama, who is a racing driver known for his high car development skills, together with Toyota test drivers Minoru Takagi and Yoshinobu Katsumata. You could tell from the selection of the drivers that this was a part of their testing process for the car, and that it was kept very close to stock condition. Finishing the 4 hours with no trouble and achieving 3rd in the SP3 class, it showed its high potential from the start.
In the following year of 2012, Toyota entered two 86s in the second and third round of the VLN, as Gazoo Racing. This then lead up to their Nürburgring 24-hour challenge. Completing this race would prove without doubt the durability of the car under high stress conditions.
The car participating was basically identical to the street car, with a roll cage, four-point seat belt and racing fuel tank installed to meet regulations, together with a slightly tuned suspension. That was the extent of the modifications on the car. Car #165 was driven by the 3 from the previous year plus Hisami Sato, who is also a journalist. Car #166 was driven by Toyota GT drivers including Hiroaki Ishiura, Kazuya Oshima, and Takuto Iguchi, while Minoru Takagi held the steering of both cars in a double entry.
The two 86s maximised on their fast cornering speed, and the #165 achieved 65th place overall and 6th in the SP3, while the #166 attained 46th overall and an SP3 class victory.
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