Toyota unveils retro AE86 in EV and Hydrogen configuration in Tokyo Auto Salon 2023

〈東京オートサロン2023〉トヨタ、AE86をEVと水素エンジンへ換装　MTや4AGを流用して楽しさ追求（日刊自動車新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース

トヨタ自動車は1月13日、東京オートサロン2023で、4代目「カローラレビン/スプリンタートレノ」（AE86）を電気自動車（EV）と水素エンジン車に改造したコンセプトカーを披露した。豊田章男社長は「

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On January 13, at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2023, Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled a concept car that remodeled the 4th generation "Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno" (AE86) into an electric vehicle (EV) and a hydrogen engine vehicle. President Akio Toyoda said, "We cannot achieve carbon neutrality (effectively zero greenhouse gas emissions) by 2050 simply by converting new vehicles to EVs. It is important to leave options for owned vehicles, in other words, someone's 'loved vehicle'. ”, and indicated the possibility of decarbonization by converting old cars. The two AE86s were kept as original as possible and only the powertrains were replaced. By leaving the manual transmission on purpose, the EV was finished so that clutch and shift operations can be enjoyed. The hydrogen engine vehicle uses the 4A-GEU engine installed in the base vehicle. In addition, at the Toyota booth, the "GR Yaris" supervised by a racing driver who participated in the World Rally Championship (WRC) was unveiled for the first time, and the "GR Heritage Parts" that reprinted the discontinued repair parts of the "Land Cruiser". introduced.On January 13, at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 , Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled a concept car that remodeled the 4th generation "Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno" (AE86) into an electric vehicle (EV) and a hydrogen engine vehicle. President Akio Toyoda said, "We cannot achieve carbon neutrality (effectively zero greenhouse gas emissions) by 2050 simply by converting new vehicles to EVs . It is important to leave options for owned vehicles, in other words, someone's 'loved vehicle'. ”, and indicated the possibility of decarbonization by converting old cars. The two AE86s were kept as original as possible and only the powertrains were replaced. By leaving the manual transmission on purpose, the EV was finished so that clutch and shift operations can be enjoyed. The hydrogen engine vehicle uses the 4A-GEU engine installed in the base vehicle. In addition, at the Toyota booth, the "GR Yaris" supervised by a racing driver who participated in the World Rally Championship (WRC) was unveiled for the first time, and the "GR Heritage Parts" that reprinted the discontinued repair parts of the "Land Cruiser". introduced.

This was THE car from the Initial D anime, perhaps it's the secret weapon against Tesla and BYD?!

It's one 4-wheeler that I consider buying just for the design alone (but it's probably gonna cost an arm and a leg), I hope more modern cars take note from this and re-use more of the angular design. It just looks cool.

 

[Rusty2]

oh man... if they can deliver this, I would buy it in a heart beat.
I have and EV now and would never go back to an ICE car. they are just so... barbaric.

Classic cars have pistons
Vacuum cleaners have electric motors

So do bullet trains

 

[hirobo2]

You guys wanna know the funniest thing I seen? In Cuba, many people cannot afford cars, so they ride on carts pulled by horses. Also, many Cubans cannot afford new cars, so most still keep their 70's cars in service. If anyone of you ever want to take a step back in time to the 70's and 18th century, just go visit Cuba today! I was amazed such a place exists in the present world where a simple airplane trip takes you back in time by at least 50 years!

 

[terry5]

oh man... if they can deliver this, I would buy it in a heart beat.
I have and EV now and would never go back to an ICE car. they are just so... barbaric.


So do bullet trains

Ev is a soulless whining inconvenient means of transportation .

Stick shift Manual box 6 cylinder turbo rear wheel drive will do me forever , shame Nissan have stopped exporting their sports cars out from Japan will have to look a grey import

Look at these beauties

I want so bad .

This is my current car

 

[Rusty2]

Ev is a soulless whining inconvenient means of transportation .

Stick shift Manual box 6 cylinder turbo rear wheel drive will do me forever , shame Nissan have stopped exporting their sports cars out from Japan will have to look a grey import

Look at these beauties

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I want so bad .

This is my current car

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Bro, you are talking to a car guy.
I have driven manual sports cars and I LOVE THEM. I used to own a 240sx, still miss that car.
I drive an EV now and I would say that it is better than 99% of the ICE cars out there. Especially modern shit box auto cars. They are complete garbage. My EV is so much more fun to drive, and is such a civilized experience. Also, the cars you have posted are either over 6 figures or impractical sports cars. (Don't get me wrong, love JDM sports cars)

 

[terry5]

Bro, you are talking to a car guy.
I have driven manual sports cars and I LOVE THEM. I used to own a 240sx, still miss that car.
I drive an EV now and I would say that it is better than 99% of the ICE cars out there. Especially modern shit box auto cars. They are complete garbage. My EV is so much more fun to drive, and is such a civilized experience. Also, the cars you have posted are either over 6 figures or impractical sports cars. (Don't get me wrong, love JDM sports cars)

Mate i know what your trying to say but me I love sports cars I also had a Nissan 240sx had a 180sx a 200sx also .
And a Silvia & a fair lady lol I can go on
Had one of these also with same engine as 200sx SR20det but went into Nissan skylines and have stuck with them ever since .

I still miss my GTi-R to this day .

Have had hondas toyotas mazdas subarus Mitsubishi’s and loved the charm the Japanese quirkiness the reliability and the speed but most importantly I like to feel the soul of the car connect to mine so much they become more than just a car but my companion my friend my love .

But Evs don’t do it for me yet maybe if this was available I may change my mind

Or the new Mazda electric with the Wankel engine I may get tempted .

 

[REhorror]

Posting a cool Initial D AMV I just listen to last night:

Man, the AE86 really is so fucking cool.

 

[jhungary]

oh man... if they can deliver this, I would buy it in a heart beat.
I have and EV now and would never go back to an ICE car. they are just so... barbaric.


So do bullet trains

My brother own an original AE86, then he f'ed it up by putting a turbofan jet engine at the back and used it at the race track for drag racing and destroyed the car, back then he was working at a local Aircraft repair facility

If they do a R-34 EV I would drop almost anything to just buy that.

 

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[Beast]

Classic cars have pistons
Vacuum cleaners have electric motors

I like electric motor which can do 2s acceleration from 0-100km/h which old , outdated ICE can't beat.

No car racer like to be loser.

Ev is a soulless whining inconvenient means of transportation .

Stick shift Manual box 6 cylinder turbo rear wheel drive will do me forever , shame Nissan have stopped exporting their sports cars out from Japan will have to look a grey import

Look at these beauties

View attachment 911360View attachment 911361

I want so bad .

This is my current car

View attachment 911362

Nobody cares about soul or soulless. Real racer only cares about winning and being first. ICE shitty acceleration and poor torque is not gonna win u anything.

 

[terry5]

I like electric motor which can do 2s acceleration from 0-100km/h which old , outdated ICE can't beat.

No car racer like to be loser.


Nobody cares about soul or soulless. Real racer only cares about winning and being first. ICE shitty acceleration and poor torque is not gonna win u anything.

I love petrol the v8 rumble the heel and toe clutch control the acceleration gear down braking . The thunder of the exhaust the drift going into corners , the handling around corners glued to the ground .chasing & overtaking the heavy EV on the bends .

I drive Nissan GT-R my friend which is :

At our test track, the GT-R launched itself from zero to 60 mph in a mere 2.9 seconds. The GT-R's quick steering, rigid structure, and adjustable suspension can make even amateurs feel positively heroic from behind the wheel.

However mine is modified

I love the smell of race fuel in the morning however Nissan Leaf will be purchased for the mundane boring day to day drive

 

[Beast]

I love petrol the v8 rumble the heel and toe clutch control the acceleration gear down braking . The thunder of the exhaust the drift going into corners , the handling around corners glued to the ground .chasing & overtaking the heavy EV on the bends .

I drive Nissan GT-R my friend which is :

At our test track, the GT-R launched itself from zero to 60 mph in a mere 2.9 seconds. The GT-R's quick steering, rigid structure, and adjustable suspension can make even amateurs feel positively heroic from behind the wheel.

However mine is modified

I love the smell of race fuel in the morning however Nissan Leaf will be purchased for the mundane boring day to day drive

Yes... GTR max is 2.9s and cant break the physics compare to electric motor.

List of fastest production cars by acceleration - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Btw, electric sport car just sounds much pleasant.

 

[_NOBODY_]

Ev is a soulless whining inconvenient means of transportation .

Stick shift Manual box 6 cylinder turbo rear wheel drive will do me forever , shame Nissan have stopped exporting their sports cars out from Japan will have to look a grey import

Look at these beauties

View attachment 911360View attachment 911361

I want so bad .

This is my current car

View attachment 911362

Holyshit! Congrats man, how rich are you that you are able to buy a f**king R34? R34s are more expensive than R35s.

 

[Beast]

Holyshit! Congrats man, how rich are you that you are able to buy a f**king R34? R34s are more expensive than R35s.

Talk is cheap in this forum, dont you know that?

 

[terry5]

Talk is cheap in this forum, dont you know that?

Lol

Holyshit! Congrats man, how rich are you that you are able to buy a f**king R34? R34s are more expensive than R35s.

Thanks bro it’s my dream car .
It’s a vspec ii nur R-tune built by nismo .

 

[HAIDER]

omg .. i once bought this vintage .... monster .. GTS.. spent too much on restoration..