TOYOTA SPRINTER

Who would have thought that a car that looked so happy being hoicked sideways on narrow, slippery rally roads would 35 years later find fame while being held sideways on smooth and grippy race circuits. In the brave new sport of ‘drifting’ the AE86 Sprinter (aka Levin) won’t often be found in stock mechanical condition. However the chunky shape and tiny wheelbase make for pin-sharp accuracy and control, even when a 300kW turbo transplant engine is tearing shreds off the back tyres. Something stock like the ad car can now cost $20,000, fully kitted drift weapons double that number.