Toyota last introduced a Hakone Edition of its entry-level sports coupe in 2020.
Bronze wheels, green paint and all, the 2025 Toyota GR86 Hakone Edition is back, and promising an even better driving experience this time around. The automaker first introduced the “Hakone” as a tribute to a turnpike in Japan, not far from Tokyo. Apart from just having the cool-sounding name, this limited-run version of the GR86 adds in a range of special elements on top of your typical GR86 Premium trim.
At its core, the Hakone still packs the same rear-wheel drive layout and 2.4-liter flat-four boxer engine putting out 228 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. The 6-speed manual transmission comes by default and is the lighter option (by 40 pounds), weighing in at 2,811 pounds. Some other tweaks from the standard model include the performance package with Brembo brakes and Sachs shock absorbers that were also included in this year’s Trueno Edition.
That package is available as an option on other models, it’s worth noting, while each 2025 Toyota GR86 model gets some tweaks for the new year, with engineers retuning both the shock absorbers and the electric power steering. They also revamped the throttle mapping and engine torque control to improve responsiveness and rev-matching with the manual option.
Specific items to the 2025 Toyota GR86 Hakone Edition include the Ridge Green paint, as well as 18-inch satin bronze wheels and a ducktail spoiler at the back. Inside, each of the relatively few examples of this special-run car gets tan leather upholstery, a special shift knob and some bronze accents throughout the cabin.
While pricing isn’t available yet, Toyota did mention that it will only build 860 Hakone Editions for the U.S. market. We should have more information on that in the coming months, but expect it to run at least somewhere around $36,000 — about the same or a bit higher than the outgoing Trueno Edition.
