Toyota Altezza Fan Car – Genting Hill Climb / 20 Yrs Old, but Still Strong and Fun/ YS Khong Driving

I got this call from one of our fans, Syahmey, who asked me if I would like to drive his lovely Toyota Altezza, and I said I would love to. So that is how we ended up on our favorite mountain road a few days ago, and here is the video.

The Altezza is quite rare, but it is a great car, and also a bit under-rated – and so it is still one of the few cars you can get at relatively low prices, unlike the other popular JDMs that are sky-rocketing in price.

With a 6-speed manual (auto is also available), and a base of 200 horses, the Altezza was supposed to replace the AE86, but somehow it never quite took off – perhaps they should have continued using the name AE86, but then the engine moved to the 3S-GE, so the name plate could not be used. Perhaps they could have called it the SG86 or something like that, to continue the tradition. ABUDEN, the 86 was not so popular either, until the toufoo story, so this is all water under the bridge.

Anyway, do enjoy the video – and let us know your comments below. Hope you like the foot cam too. Missed a gear too, hahaha.

Thanks all of you guys for your support, and thanks very much to Syahmey for the loan of his car, and also Rahmat, who tailed us. He did have a camera on his car shooting from the front screen – hmmm, maybe we ca do a video on that too?