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Toyota AE86

Toyota · 1986

The AE86 is a small, front-engine/rear-wheel-drive compact car derived from the fifth-generation Corolla (E80) range. It was the final Corolla model produced with rear-wheel drive. Its light weight, affordability, modifiability, and balanced front-engine/rear-drive layout made it distinctive amid an industry shift away from RWD. It featured a high-revving (7800 rpm) twin-cam engine in some markets, optionally elsewhere. It achieved early and enduring international prominence in drifting due to its inherent qualities. It was central to the manga and anime series Initial D (1995–2013) as the protagonist's drift and tofu delivery car. In 2015, Road & Track described it as 'a cult icon, inextricably interwoven with the earliest days of drifting.' It inspired the Toyota 86 (2012–present), a 2+2 sports car co-developed with Subaru.

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Toyota Celica GT-Four

Toyota · 1989

The Celica GT-Four is a rally-homologated liftback with full-time AWD and a turbocharged 3S-GTE engine. Built at Tahara. Prepared for rally in Cologne. Three generations shared the same foundational drivetrain. It is Toyota’s first performance AWD system.

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Toyota Supra

Toyota Design · 1978

The 1978 Toyota Supra is a purpose-built response to dealer demand: a longer, six-cylinder Celica liftback engineered to match the Datsun 280Z. It is neither radical nor revolutionary—just a calibrated evolution of existing parts, packaging, and powertrain. Its value lies in continuity, not disruption.

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Toyota 86

Tetsuya Tada · 2012

The Toyota 86 is a driver’s car defined by restraint: low weight, natural aspiration, precise weight distribution, and mechanical transparency. It trades speed for fidelity — and in doing so, redefined what an entry-level sports car could be.

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Toyota MR2

Seiichi Yamauchi · 1984

The Toyota MR2 (1984) was Toyota’s first rear-mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive production car. Developed under Seiichi Yamauchi, it used a transverse straight-four mounted ahead of the rear axle. Its suspension and handling were co-developed with Lotus engineer Roger Becker. All three generations complied with Japanese exterior dimension and engine displacement regulations. It debuted as the SV-3 concept at the 25th Tokyo Motor Show in October 1983. In French-speaking markets, it was renamed Toyota MR to avoid phonetic resemblance to 'merde'.