Peter Johnston
02-22-2005, 07:24 PM
Does any one remember the year Toyota made their 300HP AWD Supra?
I remember reading a review in Road and Track (1996??) about this vehicle.
Built in very limited numbers. Very few came to Canada/USA. In-line six,
twin-turbos (?), manual tranny and large rear spoiler.
It was a sleeper. The spoiler was smallish, but the car had a 'presence'
that was undeniable. Very understated. Punch the throttle though, and the
car simply transformed itself from an expectedly stodgy Supra into a
monster - bone-crushing accelreation that pushed your eyes into the back of
their sockets.
Think about it: twin-turbos to eliminate the typical turbo-lag: AWD with a
viscous diff: torque variable torque splitting between the front and rear.
All these things are touted as leading edge technology. Toyota had it
first.
Cool.
Wish Toyota would do something understated and violently powerful like that
again.
I remember reading a review in Road and Track (1996??) about this vehicle.
Built in very limited numbers. Very few came to Canada/USA. In-line six,
twin-turbos (?), manual tranny and large rear spoiler.
It was a sleeper. The spoiler was smallish, but the car had a 'presence'
that was undeniable. Very understated. Punch the throttle though, and the
car simply transformed itself from an expectedly stodgy Supra into a
monster - bone-crushing accelreation that pushed your eyes into the back of
their sockets.
Think about it: twin-turbos to eliminate the typical turbo-lag: AWD with a
viscous diff: torque variable torque splitting between the front and rear.
All these things are touted as leading edge technology. Toyota had it
first.
Cool.
Wish Toyota would do something understated and violently powerful like that
again.