The Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept Is An Awesome Car-Based Manga Celebration

Toyota UK has created an homage to the famous Initial D AE86, and featured it in a set of incredible manga-style drawings
The Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept Is An Awesome Car-Based Manga Celebration

Arguably, the old Toyota AE86 is most famous for one thing: its starring role in Japanese manga series Initial D, in which main character Takumi Fujiwara belted around mountain roads on tofu delivery duties. Unsurprisingly, the original car’s famous black and white livery has been used on numerous examples of the GT86 - the AE86’s spiritual successor - worldwide, and now even Toyota itself has gotten in on the action.

The Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept Is An Awesome Car-Based Manga Celebration

The Japanese manufacturer’s UK arm has created this brilliant one-off ‘Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept’, and the attention to detail is extraordinary. Yes, the livery is spot on, but all the little details are correct too, thanks to modern versions of the Initial D AE86’s components being added.

The Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept Is An Awesome Car-Based Manga Celebration

There are custom-made RS Watanabe rims, Sportivo suspension from TRD, a Fujitsubo exhaust, Cusco strut brace and a caronfibre bonnet. Look carefully, and you’ll see fog lights with a yellow tint in a nod to the Cibié spotlights on Takumi’s AE86, and Toyota GB has even painted the engine cover silver to make it look a little more like the old 4A-GE.

The Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept Is An Awesome Car-Based Manga Celebration

The GT86’s standard boot spoiler has been ditched, mudflaps have been added, and the rear light clusters tinted.

The Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept Is An Awesome Car-Based Manga Celebration

Best of all though, Toyota commissioned UK-based manga artist Sonia Leong - who previously worked with the company on the Aygo Manga project - to create a set of magnificent drawings featuring the car and Takumi’s AE86.

The Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept Is An Awesome Car-Based Manga Celebration

Since they look so spectacular, we’ve added them all here with the optional of a wallpaper-friendly high-res download for each.

Want to see the car in the metal? It’ll be shown at various car shows throughout the UK this summer.

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Comments

MikeTheMiata (MiataSquad) (MarinerSquad)

Thats so cool!

06/29/2016 - 14:43 |
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Eric Mark X

I like what they’ve done with the rear clusters. Makes the back look a little less complicated.

06/29/2016 - 14:47 |
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Anonymous

bunta would be proud!

06/29/2016 - 14:48 |
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The Toyota GT86 Initial D Concept Is An Awesome Car-Based Manga Celebration
Toyota GB

Thanks for sharing guys. We’re glad you like it :D

06/29/2016 - 14:49 |
522 | 4

Where is the engine picture/photo?

06/29/2016 - 15:27 |
56 | 0

If I want to buy a GT86 can I ask for a panda trueno colours or will initials D version GT86 will be for sale?? It’s amazing!!

06/29/2016 - 18:04 |
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Its awesome!

06/29/2016 - 21:47 |
0 | 0

Right now I’m making engine noises in my head like “room, room, beep, beep”.

06/29/2016 - 22:14 |
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Martin Burns

I’ve wanted this car for so long, and now this?! THIS IS AWESOME!

Hey Toyota GB can you hook a guy up??

06/29/2016 - 14:53 |
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wrench

Real question is
Will it rev to 11k?

06/29/2016 - 14:55 |
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Tiago Gomes

In reply to by wrench

Just put a Synergy V8 in it.

06/29/2016 - 15:00 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by wrench

Don’t rev it to 12.5-13k…
If that happened, just depress the clutch pedal and finish rear first…

06/29/2016 - 15:20 |
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Duellym

Is it bad i still have not seen this show once?

06/29/2016 - 15:00 |
0 | 0

WATCH IT…you’re not gonna be disappointed ;)

06/29/2016 - 15:06 |
2 | 0

I’ve recently started watching it, any car guy will get a kick out of it

06/29/2016 - 16:18 |
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HfromB

Looks more like initial TRD

06/29/2016 - 15:01 |
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Anonymous

Hope Toyota PH would do the same…

Imagine going down Kennon Road at Baguio City with this, or tackling the “Bitukang Manok” or Eme Road at Atimonan, Quezon province with this car…

Now then, where’s the obligatory AC vent-mounted cup holder?

06/29/2016 - 15:01 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

oh hell yeah!!

07/09/2016 - 10:02 |
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Anonymous

INIISHIIAARRUUU DEEEEEEEE

06/29/2016 - 15:03 |
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