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autospeed.com.au wrote: Perhaps the fact that the car that we pedalled had been mildly modified had something to do with it (it was equipped with a big exhaust, boost controller set to 1.3 Bar and new intake filters) but we've never sat behind a twin turbo engine that's this good. In comparison, the GT-R's six cylinder is a sweet revving but torqueless contraption. The twin turbo Subaru engine? A laughable design with an enormous mid-range torque hole. Even the close relative Toyota 1JZ-GTE found under the nose of the Soarer? Gutless and peaky! For the sequential twin-turbo 2JZ-GTE 3-litre is a massive producer of torque throughout the rev range, from literally a few hundred rpm above idle right though to the 6800 redline.

OK, so the engine's pretty damn good. But what about the rest of the car? Well, it could hardly be anything other than a relative disappointment after that engine... That's not to say that the brakes and suspension and body are poor - but they don't have the shattering impact that comes from being simply the best around. Front discs are ventilated 322mm and are gripped by twin pot calipers while at the back you'll find solids with single potters. The ABS incorporates a G-sensor into its design, but on paper the braking specs are nothing special.

On the 97+ Supras, Throttle response (via the ETCS-i electronic throttle) is immediate and comes backed with a progressive snowball of torque. And, no matter what revs you've got the thing lumbering at, there's never a time when you have to row down through the ratios to find accelerative urgency - certainly a rare enjoyment in a turbo car.

Craig Dean - has driven a Supra to outright third place in the very tough Targa Tasmania road race. The suspension mods of the Targa car? Just the addition of HKS springs!