Toyota bringing back AE86 as FT-86
The iconic Toyota Corolla GT-S, known as the Sprinter Trueno in Japan, was a 2-door hatchback that was first introduced in 1983. It had a 1.6L 4-cylinder U.S. engine with 112 hp and, more importantly, a balanced rear-wheel-drive chassis. It became more commonly known as the AE86, nicknamed after its chassis designation, and is popular on the Japanese drift scene till today, even though production ended in 1986. It achieved worldwide popularity only during this past decade, as the hero car in the Japanese animated series Initial D. And now, Toyota is readying a successor in the form of the FT-86 concept at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Show. Continue reading »
Posted: October 6th, 2009
at 10:03pm by The Editor
Tagged with concept, Tokyo Auto Show, Toyota Corolla, Toyota FT-86, Toyota Trueno AE86
Categories: Asian Cars, Future Cars
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