Blame the Initial D anime series or the JDM scene, but one thing is certain – a pristine condition AE86 Trueno is tough to find. This one isn't pristine, but it's cheap and cool.

Today, collectors replicate this car into a carbon copy of the AE86 from Initial D , with panda colourway and Japanese tofu shop decals. This article was first published in Motorist.

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 ...

When Toyota designers and engineers were toiling away on the fifth generation Corolla coupe, it’s unlikely that they would have guessed that their humble car would become the cultural phenomenon that ...

BAIT has tapped legendary manga Initial D for a Toyota Trueno AE-86 -inspired take on the adidas Nizza Hi. The Trueno AE86 is a cult favorite Toyota model from the late ’80s that’s driven by ...

We all know the 11,000 rpm meme from Initial D, but this AE86 built by Formula Drift OG Taka Aono is the real deal. It was recently shown off at the 2023 SEMA, and while a select few builds, like ...

Bricks, Blocks and MOCs ‘ latest creation highlight is a custom LEGO model that takes after the iconic Toyota AE86 from Initial D. In a nine-minute YouTube video, MOC enthusiast David details the ...

The look itself is pretty clean with a primarily white and black colorway, but there’s a handful of design choices that pay homage to the classic Initial D manga and anime series by Shuichi Shigeno.

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 ...

Toyota UK’s special projects department has rolled out a modern, GT86 take on the Fujiwara-spec Toyota AE86 Sprinter from the Initial D manga comic series about drifting. If you haven’t heard ...