---
title: "Watch Fredric Aasbo Shred Tires With His Toyota Corolla IM at Hoonigan Garage"
description: "With nearly 1000 horsepower at the crank, this Corolla IM is ready to smoke up the neighborhood."
date: "2017-04-26"
modified: "2017-04-26"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/9720/watch-fredric-aasbo-shred-tires-with-his-toyota-corolla-im-at-hoonigan-garage"
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  - "compact"
  - "corolla"
  - "Drift Cars"
  - "Drifting"
  - "Formula Drift"
  - "sedan"
  - "Toyota"
---

# Watch Fredric Aasbo Shred Tires With His Toyota Corolla IM at Hoonigan Garage

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This past week, Pro Formula Drift master Fredric Aasbo brought his [2017 Toyota Corolla IM](<https://www.toyota.com/corollaim/>) to the Hoonigan garage for an in-depth tour on the complex build. Completely rebuilt from the original Toyota Corolla IM, Aasbo has a true demon on his hands.

First off, the Corolla IM underwent an engine swap as well as a rear-wheel drive conversion to get it drift-ready. Aasbo uses a heavily modified [Toyota 2AR-based](<https://mywikimotors.com/toyota-2ar/>) engine with a [BorgWarner EFR 9174 twin-scroll turbocharger](<https://www.full-race.com/store/efr-series/turbos-efr-series/borgwarner-efr-9174-turbo-1.html/>) that runs on 35 PSI. Combine the massive turbo with NOS and the compact car cranks out 1000 horsepower and 850 lb-ft of torque through a [G-Force GSR 4-speed dog box transmission](<https://www.gforcetransmissions.com/productoverview.asp>). When you pair power like that to a gutted Corolla IM with a 350 pound engine, you are left with a truly beautiful drift machine.

A few extra goodies are custom fabricated engine mounts, hood exhaust, floor-mounted rear radiator intake and more. After an in-depth tour of [Aasbo's ride](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/8736/how-fredric-aasbos-1000-hp-corolla-im-formula-d-drift-car-was-built>), a typical Hoonigan departure takes place. They hop into the Corolla IM and and shred a pair or tires in the loudest, most smoke-filled way possible.

If any of you were wondering, Aasbo's Corolla IM gets around 6 mpg on 90 percent ethanol.

https://youtube.com/embed/mmCKqnCjGBs

If you want to see a video from the debut of Fredric Aasbo's Formula Drift Toyota Corolla IM, click below.

https://youtube.com/embed/PH6Qf-yDtTU

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

### Author social links  
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