AE86

FR light weight sport AE86 Levin and Trueno, called "Hachiroku", were introduced in 1983 for those who enjoy sporty driving . The AE86 is powered by a 1.6-liter DOHC 4A-GEU engine which is approximately 23kg lighter than a 2T-G engine. Two body styles of the AE86 were offered, a 2-door coupe and a 3-door hatch back coupe. Also the Trueno adopted pop-up headlamps. In 1985, there was a mild facelift for the AE86 with a new front design face, tail lights and bumpers. Also a AT model was introduced.

Similarly for the AE92, the introduction of Supercharged 4A-GZE engine added another grade, the GT-Z, which naturally is a GT-APEX model equipped with a supercharged engine. The GT-Z was available from teh AE92 - AE101 models and was replaced with a BZ-G grade in the AE111 with the 2nd generation "black head" 20 Valve naturally aspirated 4A-GE, a return of the NA flagship Corolla.

What makes a drifting car?

Most importantly it has to be RWD! (rear-wheel-drive)

It's not that 4WD, AWD or FWD vehicle cannot drift, it's just that drifting other drivetrain layouts is quite a different ballgame. It's best to stick to RWD, because you need to balance the rear with the throttle.

But that's not all when it comes to choosing your car. Besides personal taste also the price, power-to-weight ratio, upgrade possibilities, parts availability and fuel consumption are all very important details.

In essence any RWD car can drift. It is up to the drivers skills whether it can get it to drift. Some cars will drift easier than others but you as the driver are the decisive factor. However the easiest way to go by is to simply buy a popular drifting car; it's not for nothing that it's popular for drifting!