Stop complaining about the new A90 Toyota GR Supra having a BMW heart under the bonnet, because Daigo Saito is here to appease the demands of purists around the world.
The Japanese professional drifter recently revealed his latest competition car, which will be used for the upcoming D1GP All Star Shoot-out in Tokyo in late March, and throughout the 2019 D1 Grand Prix series that starts in June.
Under the bonnet of Saito’s machine is the much-praised 2JZ-GTE inline-six, making this drift car likely the first A90 Supra to pack the hallowed engine. With development work from HKS, the engine features an increased capacity of 3.3 litres (from 3.0 litres), while a massive turbocharger brings the final output to around 800 hp.
Significant revisions are made to the rest of the car as well, starting with a Pandem widebody kit, front lip spoiler, a massive rear wing, larger wheels and brakes, as well as an additional rear-mounted radiator for extra cooling capacity. The car is predominantly painted black with Toyota Gazoo Racing livery and sponsors stickered all over its body.
A winner of multiple drifting championships, Saito is no stranger to piloting interesting drift machines, with a Ferrari 599 and Lamborghini Murcielago being some of them.
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Lol! Later it suffers early suspension failures due to it…. being a BMW part.
Wow, what a powerful Toyota engines. Sheer quality and power. Now I know why Malaysians all buy Myvi. It also uses a highly acclaimed Toyota engine.
Malaysians know the reliability and quality of a Toyota engine
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Toyota can’t produce a modern performance engine, have to go back to the 20 years-old 2JZ? Well, in Malaysia we are all too familiar with Toyota using old stuffs. Take the Aruz for example. Using 2004 Avanza chassis and power train, the Aruz just launched in 2019.
When I walk into a Toyota showroom, I thought I went into Jurassic World with so many ancient dinosaurs.
Had to rely on a 21 year old engine design? What were their engine team doing? Sleeping for 21 years ah?
Common supra.. every one still go for the 20 year old engine…
NOW THAT’S A SUPRA!
Yum!
Toyota Supra is not complete without 2JZ.. Not because it’s old engine or whatever, but because it’s one of the best and reliable engine in the world. Easily crack up to 1k horsepower with this engine and still reliable. Haters gonna hate.
Even lotus relies on 2jz