---
title: "Barebones 2022 Toyota GR 86 Comes With Steelies and Two-Speaker Audio"
description: "Toyota's new GR 86 sports car will be sold in a cheap, racing-ready trim with no frills."
date: "2021-10-29"
modified: "2021-10-29"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/42935/barebones-2022-toyota-gr-86-comes-with-steelies-and-two-speaker-audio"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Toyota News"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "Coupe"
  - "GR86"
  - "sports car"
  - "Toyota"
---

# Barebones 2022 Toyota GR 86 Comes With Steelies and Two-Speaker Audio

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Some people will look at [the smoking deal that is the 2022 Toyota GR 86](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/42902/2022-toyota-gr-86-starts-at-28725-includes-free-track-coaching>) and think it should still somehow be cheaper. They're about to find themselves pining for Japan's base model, the GR 86 RC—the cheapest, most stripped-out version of [Toyota's better-than-ever entry-level sports car](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/41940/2022-toyota-gr-86-first-drive-review-same-cheap-rwd-shenanigans-only-better>).

Detailed on [Toyota Japan's website](<https://toyota.jp/gr86/grade/>), the 86 RC comes in below our base model by going light on stylistic touches, starting first and foremost with 16-inch steel wheels as opposed to the 17-inchers standard on the American model. They're wrapped in 205/55 tires—10 millimeters narrower than what we get—that probably aren't the Michelin Primacy HP rubber we take for granted.

![message-editor%2F1635534850255-20211028\_01\_36.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1635534850255-20211028_01_36.jpg>)
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According to a Facebook [post](<https://www.facebook.com/driftshopfr/posts/4616492431752017>) from DriftShop, the 86 RC lacks trunk carpet or chrome exhaust tips, and has a shift knob and parking brake made from urethane. At least this one *has* a handbrake; [the first-gen 86 RC](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/41166/why-the-2022-toyota-gr-86-needs-a-cheap-no-frills-trim>) didn't have such a luxury, nor did it have painted bumpers, or comforts like climate control, or a touchscreen stereo. In this case, though, it's reportedly only hooked up to two speakers, making it kind of like having a pair of headphones with much more wattage.

Despite being better-equipped than last decade's 86 RC, 2022's is—like the higher trims—surprisingly cheaper than the last one. The Japanese-market 2022 Toyota GR 86 RC starts at the equivalent of $24,560 before delivery, versus an approximate $24,930 for the original. We're not *quite* as lucky in the States, where our base model only undercuts the old one by $50, but still, it leaves us a tidy little pile to put toward an aftermarket exhaust or wheels. Or, for that matter, one of those pricey TRD radiator caps, whatever those are supposed to do.

![message-editor%2F1635534865863-20211028\_01\_37.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1635534865863-20211028_01_37.jpg>)
*Toyota*

![message-editor%2F1635534873694-20211028\_01\_38.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1635534873694-20211028_01_38.jpg>)
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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

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