Without realizing it, Takumi hones his skills until he becomes one of the best drivers in the prefecture, and other street racers come out of the woodwork to challenge the "downhill specialist." See ...

The Japanese street racing manga series “Initial D” probably is for the JDM enthusiasts an equivalent of Hollywood’s “Back to the Future” series to Americana fans. So, are we surprised that both ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The AE86 - it's that one car from Initial D that everybody knows. The budget 1980s sedan is already an icon that inspired new generations of Toyota and drifting fans. However, we've never seen it as a ...

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 ...