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Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 at press release on May 12th 1983

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023 banpeiLeave a Comment

Happy 40th birthday Levin and Trueno AE86!

Two days ago the Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno AE86 celebrated their 40th birthday! On May 12th 1983 the fifth generation (E80) of the Corolla and Sprinter were presented to the press. This presentation was a major event as Toyota decided to move its main platform to front-wheel drive. At the same time, Toyota decided […] Read More

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 banpeiLeave a Comment

Toyota Gazoo Racing starts with AE86 reproduction parts!

Are we dreaming? Genuine Toyota AE86 reproduction parts becoming available?Parts for the AE86 have become really scarce over the past years. The supply of parts that were cheaply available for years, both new and used, has dried up. In the past Toyota Gazoo Racing already started selling reproduction parts for the Toyota 2000GT, Toyota Supra […] Read More

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 banpeiLeave a Comment

One owner UK Corolla AE86 sells for over 46K!

Earlier this week a one owner UK Toyota Corolla GT Twin Cam 16 AE86 was auctioned off via Car & Classic auctions for £46,500. That’s more than a Trueno Black Limited AE86 sold for last year! The car isn’t in immaculate state, but the history is why it’s interesting… This Corolla AE86 was almost written […] Read More

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 banpeiLeave a Comment

What is the Toyota AE86 Sports Package?

There was an optional factory AE86 Sports Package available for both the Corolla Levin AE86 and Sprinter Trueno AE86. This package changed over the years many times, but mainly consisted of a set of spoilers and side skirts. What is this AE86 Sports Package all about? So what was this package? When did it become […] Read More

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 banpeiLeave a Comment

Ode to High Sonic Toning 2X1

The first time I laid eyes on the AE86 High Sonic Toning paint scheme must have been somewhere late 2006. Miguel from Newera Imports joined our small community and posted photos of his own project: a late type Toyota Corolla Levin GT Apex in black over grey paint. I was blown away by the paint […] Read More

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 banpeiLeave a Comment

Initial D AE86 meeting at Tsukuruma Circuit

Tsukuruma Circuit (Nasu Motor Sports Land) has become quite famous and was hosting an Initial D AE86 meeting past weekend. Nori Yaro, who keeps his Beans-can AE86 parked there, visited the Tsukuruma Circuit to cover this event. He uncovers a few nice detail about the last minute event: The city of Shibukawa (known as Akina […] Read More

Toyota Corrolla GT AE86 winning the BTCC in 1987

July 29, 2017 banpeiLeave a Comment

The Toyota Corolla AE86 winning the 1987 BTCC driven by 2017 BTCC winner Tom Ingram!

30 years ago the number 66 Toyota Corolla AE86 won the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). It also won the title in 1986, competing in the predecessor of the BTCC: the British Saloon Car Championship (BSCC). In the 1986 championship the car competed in class C (1300cc to 1600cc) and was part of Team Toyota […] Read More

February 14, 2017February 27, 2017 banpeiLeave a Comment

Valentines day 2017: love for the hachi-roku!

Petrolicios decided to celebrate Valentine’s day a bit special this year: Ron Ng’s declaration of his love for the hachi-roku! He claims to have owned a total of eleven AE86s and his white Toyota 86 complements his latest white AE86 build! His latest build is a Toyota Corolla GT-S, but brought into JDM spec with […] Read More

January 20, 2017February 27, 2017 banpeiLeave a Comment

50 years Corolla: Keiichi Tsuchiya’s AE86 experience

Toyota is celebrating that the first Corolla’s ran of the production lines 50 years ago. A lot has happened since, and today they remember in a 5 minute video a Corolla Levin AE86 and Keiichi Tsuchiya. Tsuchiya explains how the AE86 came into his life, what role it played and how he missed the car […] Read More

December 2, 2016February 27, 2017 banpeiLeave a Comment

Nori Yaro returns to Mount Haruna with an AE86 and white FC

Check out this latest video by Nori Yaro, where he returns to Mount Haruna (mount Akina in Initial D) with a panda white Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 and a white Mazda RX7 FC: First he checks out the course up the mountain, the starting line and the rental swan-boats. Then downhill again with a visit […] Read More