Rating 4.5
ENGINE 2998cc inline-6, DOHC, 24v, turbo
POWER 285kW @ 5800-6500rpm
TORQUE 500Nm @ 1800-5000rpm 0-100KM/H 4.1sec (claimed)
WEIGHT 1495kg
PRICE $97,126
LIKE: Accessible performance, prodigious chassis, head-turning looks
DISLIKE: Clunky downshifts, tiresome road noise, persistent rattles
APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE for being anti-climactic, but the Toyota Supra is a damn good sports car. If you are in the market for a driver’s car that gets your adrenal glands pumping, can be driven regularly, and stands out from the crowd, the reborn MkV Supra is one of the best options available today.
At PCOTY 2019 the Supra finished a worthy third, beating the likes of the Camaro ZL1, Renault Megane RS Trophy R, and Lotus Exige Sport 410. Stiff competition.
It is interesting then that Toyota has felt the need to update its flagship sports car just over a year since it was launched locally. What’s changed, then?
Thanks to some fiddling from BMW, the German-sourced 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six engine now makes an extra 35kW (for a total of 285kW), and there have been tweaks to the chassis to add some extra rigidity.
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