T oyota would really like to nail down the GR86 coupe's legacy as the spiritual successor to the iconic AE86 sports car, so ...

Initial D stands as the definitive racing anime, having shaped the genre and ... "weight transfer," showing how Takumi's humble Toyota AE86 Trueno could outperform more powerful cars on downhill ...

Nakazato was surprisingly defeated by an old Toyota Trueno AE86 (Corolla in the US) one night, and he searched for the person who defeated him, which lead him to the Speedstars, a local team.