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  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.worldEnglish
    63·
    8 months ago

    It’s a drifting car. Definitely not “famous” in rally circles, it’s virtually unheard of

    • andresil@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      The fuck are you on about? Easily one of the most popular rally cars and belongs in a class of popular classics: eg. Mk2 escorts, evos, classic minis, etc. This is in Ireland at least… don’t know about rest of the world

    • espentan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      I don’t know about famous, but I remember seeing a lot of them in racing back in the 80s.

      While in production, the AE86 was a popular choice for showroom stock, Group A, and Group N racing, especially in rallying and circuit races. After production ended, many private teams continued to race the AE86, and it remains a popular choice for rallying and club races today.

      Source

    • phamanhvu01@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      Lol no, AE86s are both fixed and pop up and these designation are used for different engine/chassis. The AE86 gets 1.6L 4A-GE, meanwhile AE85 gets the weaker 1.5L 3S-GE.

    • Mike D.@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      No idea but I will blame the differences on this being an article from the UK.

    • snowadv@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Nah, difference between 85 and 86 is in its spec

      The difference between pop-up and not pop-up variants is in model: Corolla levin 85/86 doesn’t have pop up headlights and Sprinter trueno 85/86 has them