Toyota Corolla GT-S AE86

The **AE86** series of the **Toyota Corolla Levin** and **Toyota Sprinter Trueno** are small, front-engine/rear-drive models within the fifth generation Corolla range — marketed by Toyota from 1983 to 1987 in coupe and hatchback configurations.

Lending themselves to racing, the cars were light, affordable, easily modifiable and combined a five-speed manual transmission, optional limited slip differential, MacPherson strut front suspension, high revving (7800 rpm), twin-cam engine with oil cooler (e.g., in the US), near 50/50 front/rear weight balance, and importantly, a front-engine/rear-drive layout — at a time when this configuration was waning industry-wide.

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. The AE86 was featured centrally in the popular, long-running Japanese manga and anime series titled *Initial D* (1995-2013) — as the main character's drift and tofu delivery car. In 2015, Road & Track called the AE86 "a cult icon, inextricably interwoven with the earliest days of drifting."

The AE86 would go on to inspire the Toyota 86 (2012–present), a 2+2 sports car jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured by Subaru — and marketed also as the Toyota GT86, Toyota FT86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ.

## Editions

### White (**150K IGC**)

The "White" edition was released on July 27th, 2010, and is the Cash version of the Corolla. It comes completely stock and features no performance parts.

### C-Spec (**750K IGC**)

The "C-Spec" edition was released on December 21st, 2012, and was made available as a Top-Up gift. It comes pre-equipped with a mixed set-up of performance parts, 3-star Skill Mods and aftermarket parts. The car entered the Car Dealer for the first time on July 21st, 2013, where it was put for sale for a limited time only, and later became permanently available on January 27th, 2015. The car is part of the Best In Class-series.

## Overall Perfomance

### Before Retune

The Toyota Corolla AE86 has a stock top speed of 206 km/h (128 mph) which is below average compared to other cars in Class D. The Corolla lacks acceleration and features a very weak nitrous output when it's stock but that can be compensated by putting higher level performance parts on. Due to its low curb weight and grip the car can turn very well.

After the introduction of Elite parts in the "Elite Community Goal" on May 28, It is possible to upgrade the Corolla to barely break the A Class if the Corolla has solely high tier Elite Parts.

In races, it's advisable not to take it into highway-based tracks, due to its low top speed. It however fares well in most technical tracks, due to its quick acceleration and handling when its performance has been tuned.

Using the Corolla in Pursuit Outruns and Team Escapes is not recommended. It may swiftly dodge Rhinos and other police units well with its handling but due to its light weight, the Corolla can get pushed around by the cops very easily. Head-on collisions with an oncoming Rhino will easily launch it backwards.

### After Retune

The Toyota Corolla AE86 has been downgraded to E class and is now one of the top cars for E and D class.

The AE86 is a viable car in E - C class, but is not very good in B class. It performs well on tracks like Diamond & Union, and is able to beat the Eclipse Elite on Lucky Towers in D class. It is also a good car for Silk Road.