Widely popular for Showroom Stock, Group A, and Group N, Rally and Club racing, the cars' inherent qualities also earned the AE86 an early and enduring international prominence in the motorsport discipline of drifting.

steel monocoque AE86 chassis with roll-cage. 2 of 3 door coupe steel bodyshell with steel doors, steel front/rear bonnets, and plastic front/rear bumpers: Front suspension: macpherson strut with lower arm, coil spring, telescopic gas shock absorber and 16 …

Toyota Corolla GT rallycars in Finland.

Mar 18, 2024 · The Press Rally marked the AE86's first significant return to competitive racing, but the outcomes were mixed, finishing 4th out of 10 in their category, primarily due to challenges with these two systems.

Sep 30, 2022 · Soon, they developed the Corolla AE86, or the Hachi-Roku (this literally means eight six in the Japanese language). It succeeded in winning at the domestic Japanese rally, which proved that it was an amazing machine on and off the track. The car remained popular as the go-to car for rally, drifting and touring car racing.

Jan 30, 2015 · When the Celica Twin-Cam Turbo took its position as Toyota’s high-performance rally flagship, the new AE86 Corolla GT Coupe became the manufacturer’s giant-killer in the production-based 1.6-litre class it had proved so successful in …

Apr 30, 2024 · The AE86 quickly found its place in various motorsport disciplines, including Showroom Stock, Group A, Group N, Rally, and Club racing. Its balanced performance and rear-wheel-drive layout made it a competitive choice on the …

Aug 21, 2009 · Since Toyota first started the AE86 production in May 1983, these brand new hachis must still have smelled like a typical 1983-era Japanese Toyota showroom when they rolled up to compete in this rally!

Nov 14, 2016 · Hannu Mikkola drove a Corolla Levin packed with a 1.6-liter 151E, while having 16 valves and nearly 200 horsepower. It was a fight between the Levin and rivals like Ford and Saab. Mikkola finally broke away from the pack toward the end …

Nov 21, 2024 · Middlehurst Road Race & Classic present this original 'Group A' race specification Toyota Corolla 1600 GT Twin Cam 2dr Touring Car, which competed in the European Touring Car Championship from 1986-1988 by Czech racing driver Antonín (Tony) Charouz; including various World Touring Car Championship meetings.