Toyota AE86

The AE86 series of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno are small, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive compact cars within the mostly front-wheel-drive fifth generation Corolla (E80) range, marketed and manufactured by Toyota from 1983 to 1987. It was the last production Corolla to have rear-wheel drive. The cars were light, affordable and easily modifiable. Models marketed between 1983 and 1985 are called zenki, meaning early period, and those from 1986 to 1987 are called kouki. The Levin had fixed headlights and the Trueno retractable headlights, both available as a hatchback or a coupe, and in 1986 Toyota marketed a Black Limited edition. In early 1987 a soft-top convertible version of the Sprinter Trueno GT APEX was sold by a Toyota Auto Store dealer in Tama, Tokyo.