Someone's Built A 1000bhp Drift Toyota Corolla And Put It In An Initial D Tribute Video

Papadakis Racing has put together an incredible car for the Rockstar D Formula Drift team, and its creation has been celebrated with an awesome Initial D homage
Someone's Built A 1000bhp Drift Toyota Corolla And Put It In An Initial D Tribute Video

The Toyota Corolla is not a particularly exciting car. The days of the quick T Sport versions are long gone, and along with the Avensis, it’s a side of Toyota us enthusiasts just aren’t interested in. But as you’ve probably gathered, this is no or ordinary Corolla.

Built by Papadakis Racing, it’s - unlike the standard Corolla - rear-wheel drive, and powered by a massively modified Toyota 2AR inline-four putting out an outrageous 1000bhp. It’s now displacing 2.7 litres, and is force fed by a huge twin-scroll Borg Warner turbocharger.

This Formula D entrant isn’t the first unconventional car Papadakis has put together: a few years ago it created an incredible 900bhp, V8-powered VW Passat for Tanner Foust. This latest creation will be piloted by Fredric Aasbø, making its debut at the Formula Drift Long Beach event this weekend.

As a rear-wheel drive Corolla, it seems the the Rockstar D team that’ll be fielding this monster couldn’t resist pointing out the AE86 connection. So, to coincide with the car’s arrival, an amazing Initial D homage video was put together, which you can see above.

The Eurobeat intensifies…

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Comments

Anonymous

Around the world intensifies

03/29/2017 - 16:05 |
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Anonymous

RUNNING IN THE 10’S

03/29/2017 - 16:10 |
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Sniff Petrol

Still slower than a rental car…

03/29/2017 - 16:33 |
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Tuna

ummmm, thats an Auris….

03/29/2017 - 16:52 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Tuna

It’s a Corolla where I am

03/29/2017 - 18:39 |
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The Volvo Guy (Ikea Meatballs)

When your Corolla has an energy drink…

03/29/2017 - 17:22 |
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Jeff Sine
03/29/2017 - 17:58 |
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1,000hp makes for a LOT of Eurobeat

03/29/2017 - 18:38 |
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HDose

Haha, i had the same feeling when Scion still exists and introduced the iM to replace the xD.

03/29/2017 - 18:36 |
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Anonymous

Ja, tha, huh, how??? How did they get 1,000hp out of a 2AR???

03/29/2017 - 18:38 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

mad boost i suppose

03/29/2017 - 19:12 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Stroked, built internals, boost, and NOS

03/29/2017 - 21:32 |
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Ben Ireland

I was going to say EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES! but then the video AND the article beat me to it!

03/29/2017 - 20:04 |
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Papa pressé

What if it’s Itsuki new Corolla with some mods ?

03/29/2017 - 20:17 |
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