This peppy yet practical variant rose to pop-culture stardom when it became the hero car of the TV series 'Initial D.' In stock form, the Toyota AE86's tiny 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine produced ...

This actually isn’t the first time Toyota has commemorated Initial D and its AE86 hero car before, as back in 2016 they released a GT86 show car dressed up in the same black and white tofu ...

It’s also why Toyota tapped Initial D ‘s original animator, Shuichi Shigeno, to produce a new series of video shorts advertising said GT86, along with real-life “Drift King” Keiichi Tsuchiya.

Initial D, the Japanese manga that made an oversteering hero out of the Toyota AE86 is getting a big-screen adaptation. Speaking to the South China Morning Post last month, Sung Kang, the actor ...

From GR-modernized Toyota Corolla AE86s with vintage Hachi-Roku attire to slammed, widebody, and winged GR86s with Initial D night shift intentions. We have seen a lot of interpretations, for sure.

The connection between the Initial D AE86 hero car and Toyota's modern interpretation of the front-engine, rear wheel drive coupe makes perfect sense, especially with Tsuchiya's editorial ...

Visitors who pay for a taxi ride that is 1,000 yen (about $7.32) will get driven to their destination in a vehicle inspired by the Takumi's AE86 Toyota Corolla, or a Mazda FD3S RX-7-inspired taxi.

In order to hype the GR86, Toyota has released a new set of promos starring the iconic AE86 from Initial D. And yes, the clips are just as nostalgic as you’d expect.

Watch the Toyota Gazoo Racing’s new Initial D GR86 commercial above. In case you missed it, Netflix cancels its live-action Resident Evil series.