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First, the AE86:
AE86 Corolla Levin
AE86 Sprinter Trueno
Known as either the Toyota Sprinter Trueno, Toyota Corolla Levin, or Toyota Corolla GT-S, depending on the market, this was the last car on the rear-wheel drive AE86 platform. Availible only as a hatchback, the light and nimble AE86 is a very tunable racing/drift machine with a mild 4-AG engine pumping roughly 130 hp. It's well known with the kids and is a farily quick machine for its size, although to be honest I think a comic artist by the name of Shuichi Shigeno exaggerated the car's abilities.
Now, the '60s
MA60 Celica Supra
RA60 Celica 3-Door
TA60 Celica Coupe
The Corolla/Sprinter's stablemate for the 1985 model year, the MA/RA/TA60 Celica enjoyed a nice four-year life span as a solid alternative to the AE86. The look was updated from fixed to fold-up headlamps in 1984 and would continue on for two more generations. Roughly in the same price neighborhood and with slightly dimished performance compared to the 86. The 60 was also, the last Celica 2-door Coupe and last rwd Celica. The 22R-E engine in the TA/RA has less horsepower (about 105) but more torque (about 135) and a wider power band compared to the 4-AG. The MA60's 5M-GE trounced both the TA60/RA60 and AE86, offering between 145 and 160 hp, depending on model year. However the added weight of the larger (3.0L I6) engine and other parts not found on the RA/TA offset the weight balance and made the MA a slightly sloppier handling car than the RA/TA.
edit: Okay, guys, I kinda screwed up the model code. I found a list of model codes of 1982-85 Celicas and Supras; The TA60 is Celica hatchback, the RA60 is the coupe, and MA60 is the Supra version of the Celica. Sorry for the screw-up
AE86 Corolla Levin
AE86 Sprinter Trueno
Known as either the Toyota Sprinter Trueno, Toyota Corolla Levin, or Toyota Corolla GT-S, depending on the market, this was the last car on the rear-wheel drive AE86 platform. Availible only as a hatchback, the light and nimble AE86 is a very tunable racing/drift machine with a mild 4-AG engine pumping roughly 130 hp. It's well known with the kids and is a farily quick machine for its size, although to be honest I think a comic artist by the name of Shuichi Shigeno exaggerated the car's abilities.
Now, the '60s
MA60 Celica Supra
RA60 Celica 3-Door
TA60 Celica Coupe
The Corolla/Sprinter's stablemate for the 1985 model year, the MA/RA/TA60 Celica enjoyed a nice four-year life span as a solid alternative to the AE86. The look was updated from fixed to fold-up headlamps in 1984 and would continue on for two more generations. Roughly in the same price neighborhood and with slightly dimished performance compared to the 86. The 60 was also, the last Celica 2-door Coupe and last rwd Celica. The 22R-E engine in the TA/RA has less horsepower (about 105) but more torque (about 135) and a wider power band compared to the 4-AG. The MA60's 5M-GE trounced both the TA60/RA60 and AE86, offering between 145 and 160 hp, depending on model year. However the added weight of the larger (3.0L I6) engine and other parts not found on the RA/TA offset the weight balance and made the MA a slightly sloppier handling car than the RA/TA.
edit: Okay, guys, I kinda screwed up the model code. I found a list of model codes of 1982-85 Celicas and Supras; The TA60 is Celica hatchback, the RA60 is the coupe, and MA60 is the Supra version of the Celica. Sorry for the screw-up
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