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Forza Virtual ’86 Club

July 2, 2009 in Random by

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The allure of the ’86 runs deep for a lot of us – even those who don’t own physical AE86s of their own!!

The Forza Motorsport forums (for the XBOX360 game of the same name) have a dedicated tribe of users who meet up ‘in-game’ in their customised hachi rokus to compare mods, talk shop and race their creations – not all that much different to us ‘real lifers’ i guess?

If you’re a HR follower and want to get in on the action check out their official thread and while you’re at it leave your gamer id in our blog comments and get some HR friends to join in with you!

AE86 found in Grand Theft Auto 4!

May 1, 2008 in Random by

UPDATE 2 MAY 2008: We have managed to find the elusive little car and have some better shots of the FUTO after the jump. It handles like a dream and is quite zippy in comparison to the other smaller cars in the game. We found it in the ‘Meadow Hills’ area of ‘Dukes’ for those who are yet to drive it.

It only took a day but an AE86 has been discovered in GTA4! Called a Karin FUTO (tofu reference?) in game, the car is obviously modelled on an AE86, a Levin coupe to be exact, and has the kouki clear fog-light grill and what looks like some 8-spoke RS Watanabe rims.

Even the engine bay got the perks as it sports a quad-throttle equipped 4A-GE and the interior is almost identical to a USDM AE86! Apparently it even has a sticker saying “Inline 20v Twin Cam” on the side! Looks like someone on the team was an AE86 fan! Thanks to you Mr mystery modeller!

Still, there has been no word on how it handles in-game yet or where it commonly turns up. We will let you know as soon as someone can tear themselves away for long enough to tell us!

Some pics after the jump!

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