Tag: Carina AA63 (Page 17 of 18)

Imports: Corolla Levin AE86 versus Carina GT-R E-AA63

January 15, 2009 / banpei / 2 Comments

I was just wondering since I was browsing http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp for Carina E-AA63 parts and I came across two very nice Carinas for sale. A coupe for 198000 yen (1650 euro):

Toyota Carina GT-R E-AA63 Coupe on auctions.yahoo.co.jp

Interior of the Toyota Carina GT-R E-AA63 Coupe on auctions.yahoo.co.jp
This car drove 165000km and looks like new!

And a sedan for 200000 yen (1700 euro):

Front Toyota Carina GT-R E-AA63 Sedan on auctions.yahoo.co.jp

Rear Toyota Carina GT-R E-AA63 Sedan on auctions.yahoo.co.jp

Interior of the Toyota Carina GT-R E-AA63 Sedan on auctions.yahoo.co.jp
This car drove 235000km but still looks like new. As admin of AEU86.org I’ve already seen hachis with more kilometers (350000 was the highest!) on the odo meter than this car without a rebuild so that should not be a problem. ;)

Now if I compare that with the average Corolla Levin AE86 in the same state you will pay about twice as much. Most Corolla Levins are already modified and trashed by boy-racers and in much worse state! I did find this trashed Corolla Levin AE86 for 150000 yen (1250 euro):
Trashed Toyota Corolla AE86 on auctions.yahoo.co.jp
Trashed Toyota Levin E-AE86 hatchback on auctions.yahoo.co.jp

Trashed Toyota Levin E-AE86 on auctions.yahoo.co.jp

As you can see the hood, lights and grille are bent, an ugly bodykit has been installed, the sidelights, seats and taillights are all kouki so I suspect the car has seen a lot of action in its life!

So, then the big questioin arises: why import an AE86 over an AA63? Is it the weight? The Carina AA63 sedan only weights 115kg more than the Levin hatchback and there is more to save weight upon with the Carina… Is it the weight distribution? Should be almost the same as with the Carina Coupe… Is it the handling? Carina should have better handling with the independent rear suspension… Is it the aftermarket parts? Carina should have a large aftermarket parts shared with the Celica… Is it the ease of modifications you can do on the hachi? Carina should even have more space for big engines than the AE86…

Only good reason I can come up with is that the AE86 is a notorious and famous car which earned its credits in the past while the Carina is the unknown raw gem you can find…

Carina Sightings: V-Factory Carina AA63 on Meihan Sportsland

December 24, 2008 / banpei / 3 Comments

Found this video on Youtube and it features, according to the info posted by the author, a Carina GT-R AA63 tuned by V-Factory. I tried to find info about V-Factory but I did not success so far… I did find this site, but it only mentions V-Factory to be in the Hyogo Prefecture.

This is the video featuring the AA63:

Anyone familiar with V-Factory or knows what their website is?

Carina Sightings: Carina GT-R AA63 on Speedhunters

November 26, 2008 / banpei / 1 Comment

Some of you may already have read it, but Mike Garrett wrote about the HPI Tsukuba meeting on Speedhunters and wrote about a black Carina GT-R

Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit in the paddock

Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit drifting

As you can see the Carina is pretty bashed up and misses its front airdam, grille, side indicator lights, and a foglight and one normal light on the left side. The driver must really use the car extensively. :)

It is also very nice to see something different than the mainstream white color.

And what I like most about the report is the following comment by Mike Garrett:
This AA63 Toyota Carina was part of the drifting group. These cars are fairly unknown as far vintage rear-drive Japanese cars go. I’d love to own one someday.
I hope that as well! :)

Images are courtesy of Speedhunters.com and were posted here earlier:
HPI TSUKUBA MEETING PT.1 on Speedhunters.com
HPI TSUKUBA MEETING PT.2 on Speedhunters.com

Carina Sightings: Carina AA63 in New Zealand

November 5, 2008 / banpei / 0 Comments

Found this Carina GT-R AA63 on Youtube:

Looks like this New Zealand driver has a lot of fun! :)

This is the follow up:

As you can see: nicely streched tires on those SSR Longchamps! :)

Carina Sightings: 2 Carina AA63s on NCML

November 1, 2008 / banpei / 2 Comments

I found these two videos on Youtube. In the first two Toyota Carina GT-R AA63 sedans are chasing a Nissan Silvia S15:

While in the second (third of the video set ;) they get chased by a different Nissan Silvia S15 and a Nissan 180sx:

I have no idea what NCML is, but I suspect that NCML is an abbreviation for one of the circuits in Japan and this event was held on 15th of september 2008. Anyone knows what NCML is??

Carina Sightings: Toyota Carina AA63 vs Volkswagen Polo (Gol) in Peru

October 1, 2008 / banpei / 6 Comments

I found this recent video of a dragrace on 24th of august 2008 with a final between a Volkswagen Polo (called Gol here) and a Toyota Carina AA63 in Peru.

17 seconds Final Round August 24 2008 CADEPOR
Spoiler: unfortunately the Carina AA63 does not win this race (0.6 seconds) but I think it is very nice to see that the AA63 actually made it to other countries than Japan!

As you can see in the picture below it is a LHD car, so it is not imported from Japan:
Toyota Carina AA63 dragracer in Peru

The side of the car has the “Twincam 16” writings on it, it has 15 inch Celica Supra rims and the rear lights look kouki to me. In other words: this a genuine left hand drive AA63 outside Japan. :)