Masataka Ikeda started tuning the moment he was legally allowed behind the wheel, which in Japan means he had to wait 18 long years. Attracted to the classic lines and sheer simplicity of inexpensive, ...

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For the generation who grew up reading Initial D manga and idolizing Keiichi Tsuchiya, Toyota’s humble AE86 is nothing short of legendary, yet it’s hard to believe the original Hachiroku is now ...

The fabled little Corolla that changed the world of drifting It didn’t exactly take the fan furore of the new Toyota 86 to reignite the spark for the model’s spiritual predecessor. The venerable ...

Crazy details make this a must have collectible. From the collection of Fahim-uz-Zaman. That's an original factory spec AE86 Trueno with a silvertop 4AGE. If we had taken the photo outside with proper ...

If you're familiar with Keiichi Tsuchiya, you'll know the guy as the original "Drift King" or DK. But despite his celebrity status and casual invitations to hoon around modern performance machines, ...

There are only a few cars that transcended pop culture like the Toyota AE86 did – all thanks to Initial D. The Japanese anime show catapulted the AE86 – also known as the Corolla Levin and Sprinter ...