Toyota AE 86 Trueno (Hachi Roku)

The Toyota AE 86 Trueno, also know as Hachi Roku in Japan. It mean 86. It comes in 2 different forms, a hatchback and a sedan. They are called Trueno or a Levin, depending on the parts of the car. This might sound pretty confusing, but it'll get easier after I explain it. The difference between the Trueno and Levin is that the Trueno has a popup headlight and Levin has a fixed headlight, now they both come in hatchback and Levin form. It comes in couple combinations, Levin Hatchback/sedan, Trueno Hatchback/sedan. The pictures below shows the 4 different combos.

Trueno hatchback

Trueno sedan

Levin hatchback

Levin sedan

The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe or hatchback introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" depicts the 1600 cc RWD model from the range. In classic Toyota code, the "A" represents the engine that came in the car (4A series), "E" represents the Corolla, "8" represents the fifth generation (E80 series) and "6" represents the variation within this generation.

The Levin has fixed-headlights, and the Trueno has retractable headlights, both could be hatchback or coupe. The export model name Corolla covers both variations. The AE86 (along with the lower spec 1,452 cubic centimetres (1.452 L) AE85 and 1587 cc SR5 versions) was rear wheel drive (unlike the front wheel drive CE80, EE80 and AE82 models), and is among the last rear-drive cars of its type, at a time when most passenger cars were being switched to front-drive. In 1987, there was a limited edition model of the AE86 called "Black Limited" that served as a send-off model before the AE86 chassis was replaced later that year by the front wheel drive AE92 Corolla/Sprinter range.

In Japan, the AE86 was also known as the Hachi-Roku (ハチロク?), Japanese for "eight-six". In Japan, the Sprinter Trueno was exclusive to Toyota Japan dealerships called Toyota Vista Store, while the Corolla Levin was exclusive to Toyota Corolla Store. The word "trueno" is Spanish for thunder, and "levin" is Middle English for "lightning".

The AE86 later inspired the Toyota 86 (also badged as the GT86, FT86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ).

The Toyota AE86 is a very popular car in Japan mainly because its for racing. It is also very popular in a anime called Initial D, where the main character drives a Trueno AE86 hatchback (Very top picture or the 3rd picture).