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Originally Posted by extrashaky
The proof of how little alike they are goes right back to Initial D. Nobody would ever consider the current 86 as a shop car for tofu delivery. They certainly weren't selling the Corolla as a track car back when I was a teenager.
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The funny part is that I bet the original ae86 was closer in performance to more expensive cars from that time (300zx, Mustang, Camaro). These days the Camaro and Mustang blow our cars out of the water when it comes to track times and acceleration.
You keep making it sound like the gt86 is different because it's a dedicated sports car, yet it would lose an uphill race to a soccer mom's Camry. They are both underdog cars, that cost almost the same price, similar layouts, same driving dynamics, and designed(exterior) by the same company. No, Toyota didn't actually make the car, but Subaru would have never made it either without Toyota's vision for an affordable, tuner friendly daily driver.
I'm not saying the car is a carbon copy of the original ae86, but it's not like Toyota took the fwd CHR and branded it with the 86 badge. They took the idea of a car from the past, and improved on it and made it relevant for today's market. I feel like that's a pretty rare feat these days.
