Best Initial D cars

6880 duels later, the Toyota Sprinter GT-APEX Trueno AE86 (Takumi) is still #1 in the Initial D ranking, with the Mazda Enfini RX-7 Type-R FD3S (Keisuke) close behind.

The Toyota Sprinter GT-APEX Trueno AE86 (Takumi) wins 69% of its duels and scores 1393 ELO points, edging out the Mazda Enfini RX-7 Type-R FD3S (Keisuke) by just 14 points at the top. The third-placed Toyota Supra RZ JZA80 (Hideo) follows with 1367 ELO after 88 duels. The sharpest drop in the ranking appears between rank 4 and rank 5, where 46 ELO points separate the Mazda Savanna RX-7 FC3S (Ryosuke) from the Honda S2000 Type-V (Toshiya). This gap marks a clear divide between the top tier and the rest of the field. At the bottom, the Mazda Roadster 1.8 RS NB8C (Satoshi) sits at rank 31 with 1043 ELO points, suggesting the community reserves its lowest scores for lighter, less powerful machines despite their tactical advantages on downhill runs.

This ranking draws from 6880 duels submitted by 71 players across 31 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Each duel pits two cars against each other, and every choice reshapes the standings. Cast your vote now to shift the hierarchy or cement the dominance of Takumi's legendary hachi-roku.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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