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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Initial D, Seiko has teamed up with Kodansha and series creator Shuichi Shigeno to ...
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Gear Patrol on MSNSeiko’s New Chronograph Is Modeled After a Cult-Classic Toyota
Although Seiko doesn’t have an official Toyota collab on the horizon (that I know of), we are getting the next best thing.
Takumi, the hero of the story, develops his racing skills to be one of the fastest drivers in the Kanto prefecture while driving his dad's old Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86.
Takumi Fujiwara, the 18-year-old tofu delivery driver from Initial D fame might well see his dad’s Sprinter Trueno as a better long-term asset than his pay packet because prices have skyrocketed.
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.
And beyond fandom for characters like Takumi Fujiwara, the real stars of the show were the cars, specifically the 1984-1987 Corolla Sport GT-S liftback, or Sprinter Trueno as it was known in Japan.
However, for whatever reason, the videos are curiously unlisted on Toyota USA’s YouTube channel, though they can also be viewed in Toyota’s webpage for the GR86 FasterClass campaign.
Be it the Lancer EVO, Impreza WRX, and RX-7 FD, the black-and-white Toyota AE86 and Fujiwara always find a way ahead of the competition. Hachi Roku production numbers are in the 360,000s. Or more.
According to the Camshop listing that was discovered by Top Gear Philippines, the AE86 Sprinter Trueno tissue box will set you back ¥7,700 (around $50) in Japan, and it’s expected to hit the ...
On display at the Tokyo Auto Salon, the Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno are Japan-market variants of the sporty yet economical U.S.-market Corolla GT-S of the era.
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