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From 1995 through 2013, Japanese publication Weekly Young Magazine ran one of the most famous manga series of all time, a manga so successful that is also spawned an anime series in 1998. Of course, I ...
When it teamed up with Subaru to create the GT86, Toyota hoped it would act as a spiritual successor to the AE86 Corolla GT. This connection to a legendary past has now been made even stronger by a ...
Toyota is finally paying homage to the AE86 Sprinter Trueno in the best way possible, by taking a cue from the popular automotive racing manga and anime series Initial D. Toyota has spruced up a GT86 ...
If you're not fully up on your Japanese drifting or manga culture the full press release from Toyota explaining the roots of this car can be found below. Even with just a passing knowledge of such ...
When it comes to the JDM hall of fame, nothing makes the blood boil more than two letters followed by two digits: AE-freaking-86. Blame the Initial D anime series or the JDM scene, but one thing is ...
A fresh block and heads will be available to pre-order through the GR Heritage Parts division this weekend at an 'Initial D' ...
If the Toyota AE86 Corolla paved the way for the GT86 we have today, Initial D contributed greatly in making the original an icon. Now Toyota is celebrating those origins with this latest concept car.
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...
Much like how the Mk4 Toyota Supra became famous from the original Fast and Furious movie, the original AE86 Toyota Corolla gained a lot of its popularity from the manga comic Initial D and its ...
If you're not fully up on your Japanese drifting or manga culture the full press release from Toyota explaining the roots of this car can be found below. Even with just a passing knowledge of such ...
If you aren't familiar with Initial D, here is a bit of a rundown. Initial D started as a manga comic series in Japan and was later turned into an anime. The main character, Takumi Fujiwara, drove a ...
Toyota is paying homage to the AE86 that was made famous in the classic Japanese manga comic Initial D. The brand has put together a new GT86 to look like the famous AE86 used in Initial D, matching ...