Hero car of 48 bound volumes of manga, more than 80 anime episodes and several related features, 20-plus arcade- and video-game titles, and a live-­action movie, the Initial D Sprinter Trueno is ...

Only, it's not a replica — not really. See, if I were to replicate an Initial D car, I'd pick an iteration of it and work from there. Maybe I'd go with Takumi's near-stock Trueno from First ...

They say big things come in small packages, and that's certainly the case with the Suzuki Cappuccino – a Japanese Kei car that remains affordable today — that is featured on "Initial D." ...