When Toyota introduced the 86 (or Scion FR-S back then), it was billed as a spiritual successor to the AE86-generation Corolla. Thanks largely to its appearance in Suichi Shigeno's popular manga ...

It takes a certain kind of mindset to properly appreciate Japanese art, especially the one that comes in the form of manga. It’s not for everyone, but those who get hooked on it find themselves ...

Over in Hollywood, the most successful franchise centered on cars and illegal racing is the love-it-or-hate-it Fast & Furious that has twice surpassed the $1 billion mark at the international box ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

When it teamed up with Subaru to create the GT86, Toyota hoped it would act as a spiritual successor to the AE86 Corolla GT. This connection to a legendary past has now been made even stronger by a ...

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 ...

Some fictional cars are so entrenched in the public imagination that their iconography transcends make and model. A bright-orange Dodge Neon with “01” painted on its door is obviously cosplaying as ...

Toyota is one of the biggest car manufacturers out there, and some of its models are considered classics if you know who to ask. In the anime fandom, one of its older models is a favorite thanks to ...

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 ...

Initial D: Fifth Stage is an animated, action-packed racing series centering on Takumi Fujiwara, a member of Project D’s racing crew. He competes against rivals and engages in fierce competitions with ...

Toyota is finally paying homage to the AE86 Sprinter Trueno in the best way possible, by taking a cue from the popular automotive racing manga and anime series Initial D. Toyota has spruced up a GT86 ...