Let's just imagine that Toyota continued designing new RWD 'AE86' every few years instead of stopping continued production back in 87. Would the current design resemble the mid 80s design? I would say not. Other than being a small sized RWD 'sports' car, not much would be similar.
Take the FWD Corollas for instance... does a mid 80s corolla (AE82) resemble the current model Corollas? No.