Learn how the world’s most bizarre hatchback came about.
For car enthusiasts, the current state of motorsport is quite frustrating. There are more types of cars than ever before, and almost every type of car is used in some form of competition.
Regulators tend to suppress the creativity and wild ideas that motorsport once offered us.
We have drifting. Ferraris are the only motorsport that allows affordable Japanese cars to compete against fire-spitting muscle cars. Sideways sports are as close as you can get to “no rules”.
Papdakis Racing’s Toyota Corolla drift vehicle is one of the most impressive. The 1000-bhp hatchback has been covered before. But now, the Californian team behind the incredible machine has released a new video.
The car was created in close collaboration between Toyota racing Development and automotive artist and designer Jon Sibal. The original steel body has been replaced by carbon and kevlar panels. The custom-built four-cylinder engine four-cylinder engine includes a Borg Warner EFR turbo, AEM Infinity-8 fuel injector and an AEM Infinity-8 fuel pump. Papadakis Racing claims it is their most powerful engine to date, surpassing previous Toyota Racing Development NASCAR engines.
Fredric Aasbo is currently the driver of the rear wheel-drive drift Corolla and sits second in the Formula Drift standings, with three rounds remaining.