Keiichi Tsuchiya has been the Drift King since Jeremy Clarkson had a Jheri curl. The people at Toyota UK put him in a GT 86 and had him do some old-school Gymkhana against a couple of autojournos.

So how does the Drift King, the host of Best Motoring, get on with the supposed successor to his legendary Hachi Roku when it comes to pre-Ken Block gymkhana? He handles the handbrake spins pretty well, even though Ollie Marriage of Top Gear Magazine gets a faster time.

If you want to see how a GT 86 stacks up side-by-side with a real old AE86, watch this epic road trip video by Nino Karotta.