Japanese slang for the Toyota AE86. Means "eight-six" in Japanese. The car made famous by Initial D and the modern GR86 / BRZ revival.
Hachi-roku (literally "eight-six" in Japanese) is the JDM slang term for the Toyota AE86, the rear-wheel-drive Corolla GT-S sold from 1983 to 1987. The car has gained legendary status in Japanese drift culture and globally, primarily due to its starring role in the Initial D manga and anime series. Takumi Fujiwara, the protagonist of Initial D, drove a black-and-white panda AE86 Trueno coupe.
The AE86 was Toyota last rear-wheel-drive Corolla and the last lightweight RWD platform Toyota produced before the 1986 generation Corolla switched to front-wheel drive. The AE86 weighed around 2,300 pounds, used a 4A-GE 1.6 liter naturally aspirated engine making 128 horsepower, and had a five-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential. The chassis is balanced and forgiving, ideal for learning car control and drifting.
The Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S of 2012 was Toyota deliberate revival of the AE86 spirit. The model name (Toyota 86) directly references the AE86. The current GR86 continues the lineage. Hachi-roku culture remains vibrant; AE86 prices have appreciated significantly as the original cars age into collector status, with clean low-mile Trueno and Levin examples now selling for $40,000 to $80,000.