Is a member of Sidewinder, and the final opponent of Project D's Takumi Fujiwara. Shinji is a young man, even younger than Takumi, and seems very intelligent. He drives a Toyota Sprinter Trueno 2door which belonged to his late father.
Is one of the last vehicles introduced in the Initial D series, being used in the final battle of the series. Whilst the car is owned by his mother, Shinji is incredibly skilled with the Eight-Six, having driven his mother through the Tsubaki Line for several years. The car may have been owned by Shinji's father, a rally driver who used a notchback Eight-Six. The AE86 is fitted with a first generation 1.6 litre, 16 valve "Blue top" (1st Generation) 4A-GE, a naturally aspirated engine. The cars actual output is unknown, but a stock model could produce 130PS.
