Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '85

Toyota Sprinter GT-APEX
Production Info
	Toyota 1985 Road Car Japan
Engine and Power
Engine Code	4A-GEU
Aspiration	Naturally-Aspirated
Displacement	1.6 L
Engine Type	I4
Power	125 BHP (93 kW)
Torque	109.9 lb-ft (149 Nm)
Gearbox	5-speed
Drivetrain and Weight
Layout	Front-Engined
Drivetrain	Rear-Wheel Drive
Weight	2039 lbs (925 kg)
PWR	16.31 lbs / HP
Dimensions
Length	4180 mm (164.6 in)
Width	1625 mm (64 in)
Height	1335 mm (52.6 in)

The Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '85 is a sporty, top-of-the-line model of the fifth-generation Sprinter, once produced by Toyota. It appears in Gran Turismo and Gran Turismo 2. In consecutive games, the vehicle was replaced with the Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '83, although in Gran Turismo 2, both the 1983 and 1985 variants are featured.

Colors

There are three (four in GT1) colors available for this vehicle:

•   High-Tech Two-Tone
•   High Metal Two-Tone
•   High Flash Two-Tone
• High Sonic Toning (GT1 only)

The following colors are available from the Hard-Tuned Car Speed Contest in GT1 (none of them are named):

•   High-Tech Two-Tone
• Pink/Black Two-Tone
• Cyan/Black Two-Tone

In-game Description

This description is taken from the PAL version of Gran Turismo 2:

In May 1983, as other cars followed the trends and adopted the FF format, the Corolla/Sprinter, Toyota's mainstay model, also adopted the FF format in its full model change. But the sports model within the Corolla/Sprinter line-up was the sole exception, keeping the FR. This was the Corolla Levin and the Sprinter Trueno. You are familiar with the model name as AE86. This model gained popularity at the time as the final lightweight FR. The two body types offered were a 3-door hatchback coupe and a 2-door notchback coupe. The difference between the two is the front mask, with the Levin using a combination of an orthodox grille and square headlights, and the Trueno using no grille and retractable lights. The loaded engine was a newly developed 1.6 litre 4A-GEU model inline 4-cylinder DOHC. The airflow meter was eliminated to enhance the benefits of the DOHC. Using an EFI-D (which calculates fuel using a pressure sensor), and a T-VIS (Toyota Variable Induction System) on the intake port resulted in producing 130ps/15.2kgm. The suspension uses MacPherson struts in the front and a lateral rod 4-link/coil rigid axle in the rear. Actually, the engine does not have very much power or torque, and the motor performance is not tremendous, but the smooth acceleration and snappy response add up to an extraordinary drive. The steering and stability limits are not particularly high, but that allows plenty of freedom in position control. The comfortable ride is definitely exclusively an FR experience. The specs would indicate this car to be an ordinary machine, but the sheer fun and exuberance of the drive cannot be described with numbers. That is what makes it such a great car.

Acquisition

GT1

This car can be bought at the Toyota Used Cars Dealership for around 7,000 Credits. A special colored variant of this car is the prize for winning the Hard-Tuned Car Speed Contest. The special colored variant has a chance of 1/2 (50% of probability) to come as a prize car. In addition, this car is available from the start in Arcade Mode, where is classified as a C-Class Car, but only in the NTSC-J version of the game.

GT2

This car can be bought at the Toyota Used Cars Dealership for around 6,000 Credits.

Trivia

• In the Simulation Mode disc of the international versions of Gran Turismo 2, there are some instances where the name of this car appears to be swapped with the Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '83, such as when the player is viewing this car on the Used section of the Toyota Dealership or in the Garage. However, the car's replay nameplate and the car's name in Arcade Mode are not affected by this error.
• This and the Corolla Levin counterpart are the oldest playable vehicles in the Japanese version of the original Gran Turismo, and the oldest vehicles useable in the Gran Turismo Mode of every version of the game.
• The car as won from Hard-Tuned Car Speed Contest features wheels resembling the RS Watanabe 8-Spoke wheel. As High-Tech Two-Tone is one of the available colors that can be won there, this might be a reference to Takumi Fujiwara's car from Initial D, which began manga serialization two years prior the game's release.
  • This makes it the only other car in GT1 whose one of the special colors is also available from the normal model (albeit with different wheels), the other being Honda CR-X SiR '90 from that game's FF Challenge.
  • Originally, the car's special color variant (as featured in the Japanese GT1 Trial Version demo) was to be a single-tone pink, green, or cyan, as well featuring a unique front grille.

Pictures

A Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '85 with racing modifications applied. It is available in two color schemes, Yellow and Red. The Red color scheme also has a white hood.

The special color variant of the Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '85 in the original Gran Turismo. Note the wheels resembling RS Watanabe 8-Spoke wheels.

The special color variant of the Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '85 in the Japanese demo of the original Gran Turismo. Note the single-tone paint scheme.

The special color variant of the Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '85 in the original Gran Turismo, with racing modifications applied. Instead of being available in the same two color schemes of its regular counterpart, it is available in two completely different color schemes, Pink and Green. Both the two colors have the white hood.

The vehicle banner as it appears in Gran Turismo 1

The vehicle banner as it appears in Gran Turismo 2