AE86 H2 and BEV Concepts Photo by Noriaki Mitsuhashi/N-RAK Photo Agency / Toyota Japanese auto giant Toyota has taken heavy fire over the last few years for being against the rush to go all-electric.

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 ...

The legendary Toyota AE86 has been reimagined with a modern design for 2025. While not an official model, the newly released digital rendering pays tribute to the original Hachiroku and evokes ...

The Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno is one of the most desirable Japanese classic cars from the ’80s, further popularized by its appearance in the “Initial D” street racing manga and anime ...

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.

Like the Toyota Corolla that the AE86 Sprinter Trueno and Levin are based on, it was also a ubiquitous car in Poland for the better part of the 1990s to the early 2000s. That said, it is becoming ...