AE86 versus FR-S on Twisty Mountain Roads
The AE86 is one of the most beloved cars of all time. It’s not only a fine entry point into the world of drifting, but the basic dynamics of this car are basically everything any enthusiast would ever want. It’s simple, lightweight, RWD, and it’s got a manual. It’s the perfect beginner enthusiast car.
The AE86 is so important to the legacy of Toyota that when the new FR-S came out, Toyota mentioned implicitly that the AE86 was the benchmark for this new car. But how does the new FR-S stack up to the original? Is the lineage still intact? Or was the entire iconic, heritage-speak that Toyota used in the press release just a load of crap?
Well, the folks over at the GT Channel decided to pit the two cars against each other, with the help of a drifter, on the roads that made the AE86 famous. Watch to see how the new FR-S stacks up.
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via [GT Channel]