The automotive sport of drifting has become quite a hit since coming from the streets of Japan.  Drifting, the art of balancing a car on the ragged edge of disaster and control, has been seen everywhere from Hollywood to comic books, and Americans are eating it up.  At any given drift event, there is one car that you are sure to find.  The 1980s Toyota Corolla GTS, or AE86, due to its light weight and rear wheel drive, makes a perfect car for drifting.  The Corolla is to drifters what the Fox Body Mustang is to drag racers.  Cheap, fast, and indestructible.  With the drifting scene taking off like it is, Toyota is looking to capitalize on this by bringing back the AE86 in the near future.

While it is still just a rumor, it makes perfect sense that Toyota would do this.  The current generation of car-buyers seems to be in love with small, reliable, and easily modified sport compact cars.  Toyota has already had much success with its highly customizable Scion brand, and Honda is selling the Civic and Fit like hotcakes.  It makes perfect sense to cater to this market in every way possible, and we could be seeing the next great sport compact in the very near future.  Stay tuned to RPM Planets for more news on the possible return of the AE86.