Forza Horizon 6 being set in Japan already had anime racing fans locked in, but now we know one very important thing: yes, you can get the Toyota AE86, and no, it is not some painful endgame grind.
The 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex — better known to most fans as the AE86 from Initial D — is available directly from the Autoshow in Forza Horizon 6. It costs just 28,500 credits, which is basically loose change once you have played for a short while. Its Performance Index sits at 276, putting it in D-class.
So, the good news: you can start building your Takumi Fujiwara fantasy very early. The less glamorous news: the stock car is not secretly a monster. It is light, fun, and agile enough, but the brakes are weak, so that should probably be one of the first things you upgrade unless you enjoy flying into barriers.
The AE86 also comes in that familiar white-and-black panda look, which is already 80 percent of the vibe. The catch is that the stock version does not include the Fujiwara Tofu Shop door text. Thankfully, fan-made liveries are already expected to fill that gap, so players should be able to make it look properly Initial D even during early access.
Forza Horizon 6 also includes a Forza Edition version of the AE86, plus a few other cars that anime and manga fans will instantly recognise. The official list includes the 2013 Toyota 86 and the 1969 Nissan Fairlady Z 432, which means the game is not just doing Initial D cosplay — it is quietly opening the door for MF Ghost and Wangan Midnight builds too.
That matters especially for SEA players because these shows have always had a strong second life here. Whether you discovered Initial D through old DVDs, YouTube clips, arcade racing machines, or that one friend who would not stop talking about downhill lines, the AE86 is more than just an old Toyota. It is a whole mood. In Malaysia, where car culture, touge fantasies, and anime fandom overlap hard, Forza Horizon 6 is basically giving players a safe, legal way to pretend the hill road is calling — no saman, no toll drama, no actual danger.
If you want the modern successor, the 2013 Toyota 86 is even cheaper. It costs 14,250 credits at the Autoshow and comes with a higher Performance Index of 460, plus more top speed than the AE86. MF Ghost fans will know this as the kind of car driven by Kanata Katagiri, where the fun comes from watching an underpowered Toyota fight machines that should be way out of its league.
Thematically, that makes both Toyotas perfect for Forza Horizon 6. Japan gives players mountain roads, technical corners, and scenic routes that suit these cars better than a giant hypercar ever could. You are not buying them because they are the fastest. You are buying them because style points are real, bro.
Then there is the Nissan Fairlady Z 432. Wangan Midnight fans will naturally think of the Devil Z, the brutally tuned S30 that represents a totally different kind of racing fantasy: highway speed instead of downhill precision. The Fairlady Z 432 in Forza Horizon 6 is not technically the same exact Devil Z, but it is close enough as a base if you are planning to tune and roleplay. Just be ready to spend more, because it costs 237,500 credits.
The only slightly disappointing bit for AE86 purists is that Forza Horizon 6 does not include the Group A 20V Silvertop 4A-GE engine swap linked to Takumi’s upgraded car. Still, the game offers enough parts and customisation to let players build something that feels close.
For anime car fans, this is exactly the kind of crossover energy that makes Forza Horizon 6 exciting. With Japan as the playground, mountain passes for the Toyotas, and highways for the Nissan crowd, this might be the closest the series has come to letting players live out the full anime racing dream.
Source: Dot Esports