1994 Toyota Supra A80: The Bulletproof 2JZ-GTE Icon
Ryo Tanaka
· 6 min read
The fourth-generation Toyota Supra (A80) debuted in 1993 with a singular objective: destroy European sports cars on track while delivering Toyota's legendary reliability. Chief engineer Isao Tsuzuki placed the Supra on an aggressive diet, utilizing aluminum hood, targa roof, and hollow-carpet fibers to shave over 100 kg.
At its core was the legendary 3.0-liter 2JZ-GTE sequential twin-turbo inline-six, featuring a bombproof cast-iron cylinder block that tuners soon discovered could withstand over 1,000 horsepower on factory crankshaft and rods.
90s Cockpit & Supercar Braking
The cockpit was angled dramatically toward the driver like a fighter jet. Equipped with the world's first Formula 1-style lateral-accelerometer-sensing 4-channel ABS system, the A80 set a braking record from 70-0 mph (149 feet) that remained unbroken by *Car and Driver* for over a decade.
Immortalized forever in *The Fast and the Furious*, clean original Mk4 Supra Twin-Turbos are now six-figure collector assets worldwide.