While the new 86 and Z hogged most of the limelight at this year’s event, there was still quite a lot of attention paid to Toyota’s Supra. And why not? With Toyota still actively developing and tweaking the car throughout its production cycle, we’ve yet to see the true potential of this new platform, and with the introduction of a manual gearbox, naysayers who have been sitting on the sidelines moaning about its lack of a stick shift can now either put-up or shut-up.
That said, getting into a brand new Supra does require a fair bit more commitment as the choice ones to have with the 3-litre B58 will set you back about S$75,000 in Japan, almost double that of an 86. Don’t even ask about how much it cost in Singapore! (Alright alright, S$280,000 – welp!)
That said, special mention has to go to one particular A91 sitting at the Advan booth. This was one of my highlights of the event because I absolutely love those wheels. If I had the means, I’d run them on the Mark II!
To quote its full name, these are “ADVAN Racing Oni2 PROGRESSIVE” wheels. Quite a mouthful I know, but don’t they look cool? I can’t imagine how much they’d cost though.
Fun fact, this Supra was put together by the folks over at Studie, yup, the famous BMW guys. Pretty apt project to take on considering this Supra runs plenty of (gasp!) BMW components.
For something a little wilder, here’s Daigo Saito’s D1 winning drift machine.
You can almost hear the scream of its engine even with it standing still.
And once again, some builds were wilder than others. Like this widebodied one from BN Sports.
While outrageous widebodies work rather well on the show floor, I doubt I’d go so far-out on a street-driven vehicle. But then again, that’s just me.
Over at Rohan, they showcased a Supra built up with a totally different vision in mind with an intricately painted car that surely must have taken up a tremendously painstaking amount of time and artistry to achieve.
Photos do little justice to its full effect.
With so many V8 swaps, it almost seems as if Toyota designed the bodywork to accommodate much larger engines from the get-go!
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