Return of the HachirokuToyota has resurrected the legendary Corolla AE86, the iconic drift machine of the 80s, immortalized in the infamous touge racing anime, Initial D. Having enjoyed world-wide cult status in the drift scene ~ had every dorif-to boy wannabe yearning the get their hands on one ~ probably still the no.1 among the touge zoku; Japan's late night mountain road racers.
Fun & cheap (poorman's sports car), light & agile, powered by the potent 4-AGE + a handling that is best described as endearingly tossable RWD ~ i WANT 1 TOO!
A coupe chassis that weighs in at less than 1000kg + 1.5L 2NZ-FE engine with 120PS/6500 rpm and torque of 14.8Kgm/3800 rpm does sound yummy.... though the new look has yet to grow on me.Fun & cheap (poorman's sports car), light & agile, powered by the potent 4-AGE + a handling that is best described as endearingly tossable RWD ~ i WANT 1 TOO!
Snapshots of the new 2008 Toyota AE86 (AE08)
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