The fact that Tsuchiya was only 2 seconds slower than 2 cars with almost 20 years worth of newer tech and design shows how well he knows that car and his skill to really push it

That ABS malfunction that ended up in him loosing the race was totally an Initial D moment

The way Tsuchiya-san makes the AE86 dance on the touge with the accompaniment of its high rpm 4 cylinder song will forever be one of the most beautiful things in the world that we'd ever witness. Thank you Car Prime!

So happy DK is still going at 66. It gives me pure joy to watch these battles. Reminds me of my friends in racing sims but just irl and with good drivers lol

You have to admit, Tsuchiya and the Super Mame are like soulmates. They know each other's limits and then its a dance of the throttle and steering. Marvellous, sad to see what happened to the Z. ABS is scary in these parts but.... that S2k is just stupidly fast.

Wow, respect for Ooyu as he does most of the battle with the one hand driving. At such speeds, it is crazy. Apart the ABS, this Z is incredible, Tsugio-san didn't seem to drive fast, but more to cruise, but he got the best time.

It's amazing that Tsuchiya-San is now driving with people 3x younger than him! He's fostered 3 or 4 generations of drivers! He's going to go down as one of, if not THE, most influential racing driver of all time. Tsuchiya, Ferrari, Shelby. @29:04 Loved how the younger guys were truly in awe of this @29:25 That's what EVERYBODY says 🤣🤣

I think I realized why I liked Initial D (and early Drift videos) so much. It wasn't the drifting, it was the forest/mountain speed. I've always loved rally and this reminds me of it so much now.

Tsugio-san is almost spooky how quiet and fast that Z is. the other cars are being thrown around and you hear road noise and the weight savings to get the most outta the engine. the Z doesnt need to leave 3rd gear hardly and has the torque to move its frame around. and how smooth the steering wheel inputs. We really made fun of Nissan for using an old chassis for so long but it really is good isnt it?

I would sell my kidney just to do 1 run with Mr.Tsuchiya.. I love this guy! Legendary driving as always.

DK is on another level. It’s crazy to him pushing harder than the younger racers. That 86 and him are perfect together.

So now we need that legendary MR-S which Orido drove back in the day >) Also, I rewatched some of DK runs at Gunsai in 90's and I thought it was around 3min, but I didn't know it was insane 2'51 (2'51 with 170hp, as someone mentioned here in comments). But we should all admit that his reactions back there was absolutely mindblowing back then, his sharp & precise steering, his gear-shifting time and pedal work was almost inhuman like. AND it is INCREDIBLE that he is still capable of pushing under 3 mins over 20 years later, at his age! I have no words.. and his AE86 IS complete continuation of DK himself. And it was extremely joyful to watch full course touge race at Gunsai ! AGAIN! This is what I always wanted to see in HotVersion since first full-course run by DK in 90's.. sectors time-attack fights was fun but nothing could compare against full course touge runs! More of that, it is incredible to see real grip touge runs nowadays, with all these cockpit camera views, so nostalgic, I really miss those 90's vibes nowadays.. this is what we missing today. p.s. the source of these 2 seconds for Tsuchiya-san and his MameAe86 is.. a NEW tires set! Top-end tires are extremely expensive today, so no wonder that he had his previous used set. But what IF Carprime could sponsored for a new set for this touge, huh? ;)

I love how these guys kept most of the interior stock. They didn't go crazy and changed everything into a total race car. The gear knob is still standard. The handbrake lever is still standard. I think there is still a functioning a/c, too. These cars are truly normal everyday road cars.

One of the rare instances were the car was the limit and not the drivers skills, always very impressive to see tsuchiya-san driving skills with the older cars

Holy crap that kid is insane he's literally racing down the pass with one hand on the shifter in an S2000 he's the younger version of God hand

The most impressive drive was by the driver of the S2000. The suspension on that car was absolutely terrible for the course, jumping and bumping over even the smallest indents on the road. Huge props to the driver for sending it regardless.

Let's not forget the fact that the AE86 has a solid rear axle, which is an extreme handicap on these roads since the whole rear end is literally bouncing everywhere nonstop. It's not that Tsuchiya can't "drive smooth", but rather the limitations of old suspension tech requiring constant corrections when close to the limit on windy roads with uneven surfaces. DK does tend to like to overdrive at times to put on a show(aka drifting), but in this case he's obviously going for time. IMHO, skills aside, the actual advantages he has here is mainly just his superior familiarity with the track and vehicle, as even with a perfect setup the AE86 is just vastly outmatched platform wise.

Amazing that the AE86 can match up to the SK2 and Z, considering the age of the platform. Though the driver behind to the wheel has a lot to credit for this! Yes it's not remotely stock AE86, but neither are the other cars! In car footage really captured the difference in each cars energy levels and set up. Looks like Z has good suspension settings for this course, pretty good when considering the weight difference between the Z-car to the SK2 and 86. Engine torque shows through here!

Extremely fun video! Thanks for keeping the spirit of these tuning battle videos.

Thank you DK for still bring us content after all these years. It’s great to see you still making touge content and car testing on your personal channel.

19:13 spring rate, suspension travel and tire traction. Discussion as combined dynamic

OMG, this was a full course challenge?! Wished CARPRIME went to Gunsai more often for Full course challenges!

if Tsuchiya was 40 years younger he would feel invincible coming up to those corners and those two cars wouldn't stand a chance on the downhill, age definitely plays a huge factor in the mitigation of risk

I've crashed my 370z Nismo twice because of frequent stock ABS malfunctions. Unfortunately it's a thing for this car. I was very close to selling my 370z because I couldn't figure how to fix the ABS, until I've found a solution in bespoke race flashed ABS (Teves MK60E1). I did full ABS swap and now everything is working beautifull. Additionally to Teves being faultless, stopping power and trail breaking capabilities are on the different level. I think this and much more expensive Bosch, are the only ways to really deal with that problem. I hope the issue is dealt with in the new Z, but to be honest I really doubt it, since it shares so many parts with the old one, including the brakes.

It was fun seeing an Initial D style race with different cars, and damn did Tsuchiya push Mame pretty hard, it was fun! 86s all the way, new and old! 🚘🤍

What an awesome video !! Loved every Second of it !

I love how their race suits match the colors of the cars they are going to drive

Love the raw footage! Keep it up!

I would had let Tsuciya drive all 3 cars for a lap because he knows better the course. Only then we could knew what car was faster

Fantastic video, thank you from the Netherlands!

best KZfaq channel ever, can’t me prove me wrong

Amazing content! Thank you!!!

Quality content, thank you for the subtitles

Thank you for English sub titles.

I got to see this beautiful s2k in person and it lives up to expectation!

Thank you!!! I watched the Japanese version 2 weeks ago lol. Amazing as always. I remember back in the 90s, DK ran a 2'51 lap with a weaker AE86. Great to see the full gun sai course. In hot version, they only use sectors, and I find that very annoying. Thank you again!! It was cool to see Oyu drive with God Arm's technique like in the comic books LOL

DK with that 3.5 gear: super lethal

This video was amazing! Z was very fast, I did not expect that!

Amazing, subscribed & can't wait for more action...

love this thank you!

遅くなってすみません。今から見ますね！めちゃくちゃ楽しみです。

el mejor canal... amo este formato de videos

Man, this is scary fascinating. Great race!

Such a good video, congratz

I love this content I have to subscribe ❤

I'm so glad to see tsuchiya still using the 3.5 gear

Blasting around Gunsai at these speeds looks terrifying.

thank you carprime

Good times. Thanks for the English sub!

This is so good

definitely more fun driving the 86. That thing is a scream party 🥳 excellent racing, men ✌️🤝

That was a good battle!

Tsuchiya san when man and machine become one, I love that 3.5 gear mod he done it’s very useful.

TOUGE BATTLE ⚔️

one of the best episodes

My dream is to run touge with Tsuchiya san in my S2000 🥺

13:27 I like this moment so much! The moment when Drift King realizes that there's a new generation on the block now

What a Wonderful Battle!!

"Its fun because driving together and drive diffrent machine thought" ... sportsmanship👍👍 .. real man not hate each other

Pretty interesting they were trying to recreate the "God Hand" from the Anime, on the terrifying downhill, impressive.

Man those 44 minutes were gone in a flash. That was a very fun and enjoyable watch.

These guys have a lot of fun!

I came here for the race and car content. I never knew i'll be falling for Mr. Ooyu (S2000 guy) HAHAHA

Excelente batalla Initial D, muy buena carrera y actitud de pasarlo un buen rato junto a buenos pilotos, saludos desde Santiasko de Chile 👏👃👏👃👏👃👍

It really goes to show how far technology has come, he was driving that 86 for damn near everything it was worth. Super fun video.

Racing should always be as fun as this showing each other love and respect also supporting each other racers all over the world should be like these guys one love 😊

Z's suspension must have a nice setup. It's totally not shaking as much as the others.

As a Z34 owner.. this makes me happy 😊🎉🎉

as long as everyone is safe and sound, all is well =) good race!

WHAT IS THIS NEW AMAZINGNESS 🤯🤯🤯 I saw the thumbnail and at first through someone was just ripping off a Hot Version video and making their own subs or something. Tsuchiya started a whole new project??? OMG YES. I'm only 4 minutes in making this comment. A 44 MINUTE VIDEO??? YES. OMG I did not expect this 🔥🔥🔥

love the mutual respect

Tsuchiya is such a legend.

More battle pls 😊

The roar of that 86 is so beautiful 😍

25:35 listen to those Heel-and-toe, man that was perfect

I think they should make an anime about a AE86 racing other cool Japanese cars and drifting down a mountain 😉

i love how they all match their cars LOL you can tell what colors they like

2/3 of my favorite cars in one video. Change the nissan for a 91 nsx and this would be my all time favorite video. The S2K and the AE86 look absolutely gorgeous.

lost just 2 second with car where almost 20 years damn now i know why people called keichii san drift king 😮😮 he can make old car dancing like a brand new car with high tech 👏👏👏

DK is pure old school legend skills

love how Ooyu is steering with one hand just like God-Hand

Awesome

Sir I think literally everyone watching, those two drivers and anyone into cars looks up to you and would kill to spend a day driving with you.

Nice video! As z34 nismo owner I would really like to know the setup of this Z!!

Also.. after few days of overthinking about this battle I wonder.. if there any of Lancia 037 in Japan? I've seen long time ago a documentary with even more rarest Delta S4 (❤‍🔥) in Japan (I still have no idea how it ended up in Japan). So, what I dreamed about all this time is.. I wonder if there any Lancia 037 in Japan, because it could be most astonishing occasion of Gunsai and Carprime - bring an absolute and legendary tarmac rally monster to its natural habitat to set an ultimate record by the golden hands of DK or NOB. 037 have mindblowing mechanical grip for 2wd with modern tyres (being in hands of skillful pilot). Damn.. I could not even imagine a more glorious event at Gunsai. Well, we were witnesses already of legendary Spirit's MR-S there :3

I just wonder how fast DK can go using his GT86 if fully modified

36:51 just realized the first car driver was doing a one hand steering technique 😃

Doriking still has passion for driving,amazing person

I didn't realize how old is that car untill he open the Window Amazing

I think Best Motoring have a greater camera view/angles specially when they start racing at the touge

Nothing beats the spirit of the 86.

that's so fun to watch! super mame still the best

I brought my Z here to Japan to one day be able to compete, I look forward to showing my skills behind the wheel. (Representing America) in the land of the rising sun!

Falto eurobeat en esas carreras pero estuvieron muy entretenidas....mucha adrenalina saludos maestro keiichi tsuchiya desde mexico

What do you guys think is the best sound? It's decided, isn't it?

New subs here

Z34 when tuned right and deep pockets can be track beast or highway roll monster

WE WANT MORE OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

engagement. thank you

2 and 1 second behind cars that make at least 50% more power with way newer engineering is insane.