An All-Electric Toyota AE86 Exists, And We're Not Even Mad
If you thought LS-swapping a Toyota AE86 was sacrilegious, you may wish to look away now, as you ain’t seen nothing yet. This AE86 is surely one of the weirdest in existence, as in place of the screaming, stock ‘4A-G’ is a purpose-built DC motor intended for drag racing. And the boot is full of batteries.
Despite the load in the trunk, weight distribution isn’t quite as skewed toward the back as you’d expect, and the weight’s been kept down to a modest figure too.
It makes 330lb ft of torque instantly, meaning the electric powertrain will happily overcome the 205-section rear boots. Make sure you watch through to the donuts at the end - with no engine noise accompanying the tyre-shredding session, it’s all just a bit odd…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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The advancement in everything electric is rather exciting. But the deafness thereof a bit less.
So long braaapppp tsu tsu tsu
When your a environmentalist but delivering tofu is life
It’s actually a fantastic little thing! If EV can be fun and green, it’s brilliant!!
As an 86 fanboy this hurts me a bit. The 4A-GE is such a good sounding engine!
but i want braap braap tsu shuuu braaaapbrap
How about a 4A-GE + electric? Prius-like efficency + rapid accleration.
I’m not a fan of JDM cars, but even seeing this makes me angry as after all it had a combustion engine hearth swapped for a washing machine motor….
Okay I do think electric cars are cool, but I wouldnt give up the 4age
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