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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 ...

Press articles about this car

Speedhunters.com's report on Yoshioka's Las Vegas win, how the car completely outclassed the best cars in the industry, and additional photos of a completely jubilant Yoshioka at the event can be seen by clicking here

To read our article about Yoshioka's win in Formula D in Las Vegas, click here

Photo Gallery

A gallery of additional photos of the car can be viewed at ...

http://www.tunersgroup.com/lightboxes/yoshioka_ae86/index.html

Specifications

Engine:

• Black top 4AG (20V)
• 82x83 (1750cc)
• Precision built by Prime Garage, Japan
• Dry Twin Shot NOS System

Cylinder Head:

• Combustion Chamber Processing: Machined head to match combustion volume
• Intake & Exhaust port grind
• Intake & Exhaust valves shape modification
• Valve seat cut + set length match
• Valve seat Prime Original
• TODA Valve Springs
• TODA Cam Sprocket
• Camshaft Intake & Exhaust Prime Original
• Valve Lifter chamfer processed
• TRD Head Gasket

Block:

• Inner Block sand blasted
• Conrod clearance processed
• Tomei Crank Cap (Main stud & ladder set)
• Upper Block resurfaced
• Special boring & honing process

Engine Internals:

• Droo-P special Escort Pistons
• JUN Automotive Conrod (I profile)
• HKS 5AG Crank (Balanced, curve correction, wrapping)
• Special Order Toda Racing exhaust manifold

Engine Management:

• HKS F-con V pro ECU

Engine Cooling:

• ARC 3 row radiator
• APP Oil Cooler

Cockpit:

• Recaro Seat
• Takata Harness
• Nardi 330 Steering Wheel
• Works Bell Rapfix II Yoshioka Model Quick Release
• Works Bell Paddle Shifter kit (installed as nitrous oxide switch)
• HKS water temp / oil pressure meter
• Autometer tachometer

Bodyshell and bodywork:

• AE85 bodyshell (see note below)
• Vertex Body Kit
• FRP Engine Hood
• FRP Door
• Lexan windows
• Droo-P Headlight cover (for Trueno)

Drivetrain:

• HKS FC3S 5 Speed Dog mission converted
• ORC Metal Clutch
• ATS Carbon LSD

Footwork / Suspension:

• Kei Office shock absorbers with DG5 processing, Full Tap & full length type, 16 levels of adjustment
• Eastbear Pillow front arm & tension rod
• Pillow lateral bar
• Droo-P Titanium control arm
• Espelir Springs

Wheels & Tyres:

• Rays Engineering CE28N Front 16in / Rear 17in
• Advan Neova Tyres

Note about bodyshell:

The bodyshell of this car started it's life as an AE85 bodyshell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Levin_AE85 reads ...

"The Toyota Levin AE85 was a vehicle produced from 1983 to 1991. AE85 designates the trim-level and generation of the vehicle in question. A=the engine type, E=Corolla body, 8=eighth generation, 5=trim level ... AE85 is the SR5 or SR version of both the Levin/Trueno/Corolla".

The AE85 and AE86 have an identical outward appearance, so it is very common in Japan for racing teams to buy AE85's, then convert them to AE86 spec for racing.

Yoshioka's car has been converted from an AE85 shell to AE86 specs, and WAY beyond the specs of an AE86.

Spares Package

This car will be sold with the following spares included at no extra cost ...

• 1 set 4.3 Final Gear
• 1 set 4.6 Final Gear
• 1 set 4.8 Final Gear
• 1 x ATS made carbon 2 way LSD
• 2 x Rays Engineering Wheels CE28 8J-16inch offset +15
• 6 x Rays Engineering Wheels CE28 8.5J-17inch offset +30
• 4 x new 235-40-17 ADVAN Neova AD07 Tyres
• 2 x new 205-45-16 ADVAN Neova AD07 Tyres
• 2 x used 235-40-17 ADVAN Neova AD07 Tyres
• 1 set 8K front suspension springs (2 pieces / set)
• 1 set 9K front suspension springs (2 pieces / set)
• 1 set 7K rear suspension springs (2 pieces / set)

We have been advised that some of the Rays Engineering wheels in the spares package are usable and some may be unusable due to damage sustained in use. An authorised Rays Engineering repair centre will need to advise you on this point. We will update this page with photos of the wheels as soon as they are available.

Works Bell products fitted to this car & Yoshioka Collaboration products

We ship worldwide !

The Tuners Group is one of only two authorised national distributors for Works Bell worldwide outside of Japan.

We can supply all of the Works Bell products featured on Yoshioka's AE86 direct to retail customers, and we ship worldwide, so you can fit these same products to your car.

Our prices on these products are equivalent to Japanese domestic market pricing, so we can offer true JDM pricing, without the cost of an airfare to Tokyo.

Click on the links below to purchase the same Works Bell products used by Yoshioka on his AE86 (and Works Bell Yoshioka Collaboration products) for your own car ...

• Works Bell Rapfix II Quick Release - Yoshioka Collaboration Version


• Works Bell Paddle Shifter


• Works Bell Special Edition Toshiki Yoshioka ToshiKing Shift Knob


• Works Bell Special Edition Toshiki Yoshioka ToshiKing Steering Wheel

Comments from Adam Richardson, Managing Director of The Tuners Group

Adam Richardson, Managing Director of The Tuners Group said about The Tuners Group's appointment by Works Bell to find a buyer for Yoshioka's AE86 ...

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"We are immensely pleased to have been chosen by Works Bell to find a new home for Yoshioka's AE86.

The Tuners Group has earned a rock solid reputation for the very finest parts available, outstanding customer service, and a unique understanding of the kinds of parts and service that hard core racing customers need and want.

There's only way to earn the kind of reputation we have - by meeting and then exceeding our customers' expectations on service, quality and price - day after day.

The fact that Works Bell has chosen The Tuners Group to find a new home for this unique vehicle further cements our reputation in the drifting and racing communities.

The car is undoubtedly one of the finest competition examples of the AE86 on the planet, and the level of development that has been done on it is mindblowing.

For any team anywhere in the world with the right driver looking to make a huge impact in their local drift series, Yoshioka's AE86 is potentially the perfect package to do that in.

It is an extremely exciting car that has generated enormous interest both from spectators and the racing media ... and everyone knows the effect that having a proven winning car that generates spectator and media attention can potentially have in helping attract sponsors.

Yoshioka's AE86 has already proven it's capabilities in both D1 GP and by winning the Las Vegas round of Formula D, so it is a proven, truly world class winning vehicle."

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Want to own Yoshioka's AE86 ?

The sale of Yoshioka's AE86 is an extremely rare opportunity to purchase a proven winning car which destroyed the competion at the 2008 Las Vegas round of Formula D.

It is an opportunity to purchase a highly developed competition car, built from the very finest parts from companies like Prime Garage, HKS, Toda, TRD, Tomei, JUN Automotive, Advan, ARC, Nardi, ORC, Eastbear, Rays Engineering, ATS, Droo-P, Vertex, Recaro, Takata, Kei Office and Works Bell ... and developed by some of the very best engineers in the business.

Obviously it fast-tracks years of development which you would otherwise have to do if you tried to build an equivalent car from scratch.

Most importantly, it is an opportunity to purchase a car which you can roll onto the grid of any drift series in the world and potentially be immediately competitive, if not a potential championship winner.

No expense has been spared in building this car.

We are advised that Team Droo-P spent roughly Japanese Yen 8,000,000 on building this car.

The amounts above are what it cost to build, not the asking price for the sale of the car. The asking price for the sale of the car is WAY below the build cost.

Yoshioka's AE86 including the spare parts package is for sale at a price of Japanese Yen 3,500,000.

This sale price is approximately US$36,263 / Australian$45,477 / Euro 26,155 / English Sterling £22,106 / UAE Dirhams 133,155 on the exchange rate as at 16 June 2009.

The sale price of the car is less than half of what it cost Team Droo-P to build this incredible vehicle. The asking price is approximately 56 % less than the build cost. So you can own Yoshioka's AE86 for a fraction of what Team Droo-P spent to build the car.

The asking price represent outstanding value, and is WAY below what it would cost to try to build a car with equivalent specs from scratch.

The car and spares package is currently located in Japan and shipping can be arranged to any country worldwide. The asking price does not include delivery or local taxes.

As it says above in the comments by Adam Richardson, Managing Director of The Tuners Group ...

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"For any team anywhere in the world with the right driver looking to make a huge impact in their local drift series, Yoshioka's AE86 is potentially the perfect package to do that in.

It is an extremely exciting car that has generated enormous interest both from spectators and the racing media ... and everyone knows the effect that having a proven winning car that generates spectator and media attention can potentially have in helping attract sponsors.

Yoshioka's AE86 has already proven it's capabilities in both D1 GP and by winning the Las Vegas round of Formula D, so it is a proven, truly world class winning vehicle."

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If you are a serious prospective purchaser, please contact us via the email address on our contact us page.

created on 2009-02-02 08:26:15 by adamr