AE86 is Expensive (from thetunersgroup)

For Sale: Toshiki Yoshioka Team Droo-P AE86 Drift Car

NOTE: Price now lower in some currencies due to changes in Japanese Yen exchange rate !

When Yoshioka's AE86 and the extensive spares package was put on the market, the Japanese Yen was very strong, particularly against a number of other currencies.
The price in Japanese Yen of JPY 3,500,000 is still the same, but due to recent changes in the Japanese Yen exchange rate, the price of the car in a number of other currencies is now much lower ...
Due to the changes in exchange rates of various currencies compared to the Japanese Yen, as at exchange rates on 16 June 2009, the Japanese price equivalent in:

• Australian Dollars has dropped from AU$59,500 to AU$45,477 (a saving of approx AU$14,000 or approx 23.5%)
• US Dollars has dropped from US$38,000 to US$36,263 (a saving of approx US$1,737)
• Euro has dropped from Euro 30,150 to Euro 26,155 (a saving of approx Euro 3,995)
• English Sterling £ has dropped from English Sterling £26,700 to English Sterling £22,106 (a saving of approx £ 4,594)
• UAE Dirhams has dropped from UAE Dirhams 139,885 to UAE Dirhams 133,155 (a saving of approx UAE Dirhams 6,730).

We are advised that Team Droo-P spent roughly Japanese Yen 8,000,000 (approx US$89,000) to build this car. The asking price of Japanese Yen 3,500,000 is less than half this amount.

About the car

The Tuners Group is very proud to announce that we have been appointed by Works Bell in Japan to find a new home and owner for Toshiki Yoshioka's legendary AE86 drift car.
For sale is Yoshioka's car, which he has campaigned with enormous success and with which he won the Las Vegas round of Formula D in 2008 - where he stunned the US drifting community with the mindblowing speed of his AE86 at a circuit which many have described as the fastest track on the entire Formula D calendar.
This car is without doubt one of the most developed, most advanced, and most successful AE86's on the planet.
Image Credit: Original Made It features a black top 4AG, 1750cc, 20 valve motor built by Prime Garage in Japan. Full engine specs can be found below.
A Works Bell Paddleshifter fitted with alloy paddles is used to control the nitrous oxide system in Toshiki Yoshioka's Team Droo-P drift car, one of the top drift cars in the world The car has a dry twin shot nitrous system, which is activated via a Works Bell Paddle Shifter mounted behind the steering wheel.
The transmission is an HKS FC3S H-pattern dogmission with a custom bellhousing.
Image Credit: Original Made The exhaust headers are a custom made special order set made by Toda Racing.

Videos of the car

There are three online videos of this car available.
The first is an incredible display of the speed of Toshiki Yoshioka's AE86 vs the 520 hp JZX100 of Kuniaki Takahashi in D1GP in Japan.
This video is a perfect example of the ability of Yoshioka's AE86 to outclass high horsepower competitors. As you can see in the video, the 520 hp JZX100 ends up in the dirt trying to keep up with Yoshioka's AE86. Click on the video below to play it ...
The second video includes details of the car itself and an interview with Yoshioka after his win in Las Vegas. Click on the video below to play it ...
The third video is a warm up sequence of the car, so you can hear just how highly tuned and developed the Prime Garage engine is. Click on the video below to play it ...