The clock’s been ticking down, but the day is finally upon us. After touring the globe and staking a claim throughout Europe, the Toyota 86 has landed in the Middle East.

Cue a customary video master class, this time from Toyota UAE. It’s all well and good for crankandpiston to wax both lyrical and incessantly on the subject of the 86 – from performance to its styling and on-track punch – but take a look at this video and you’ll probably see why.

Orchestral score and dramatic lighting meets tyre smoke and never-ending drifts through the mountains. Let’s be honest, what more would you want?