I'd hardly call the Supra a ricer.

Take a look back at Supras, 3000GT VR-4, RX7.

All of those were back when it was still the C4....and they blew the C4 (sans ZR1) out of the water in every way.

Supra's are sweet cars, but they definitely demand a serious premium now a days. Im happy with my C5Z even though it will be a lot slower in a straight line than most modded supras. If I want to be faster i'll just build a lsx for boost and turbo it.....when I get pockets as deep as most of those high hp supra guys haha


I should have read more of this mess before I replied.

This thread gives a lot of corvette owner's a bad name.

I knew a woman... yes a WOMAN!!!! with a nasty twin turbo supra while I lived in japan. SOO FAST! She could drive the heck out of it too!

They own and drive fast ones here in America. Is low 8's fast enough? LOL

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dWLKzJcGH0...on+Supra+2.jpg

everything about that picture is beautiful.. hahah

Not a fan of Jessica's fake watermelons, either. However, I have never found her to be stuck up. In fact, she is pretty cool in person. First met her back in 2002 or so, when I was working for one of the original TX2K sponsors.

great thread - shows who are the true car guys and those who are just fans of what they drive...:lol:

I agree. :yesnod:

Supra's are sweet rides and i'd love to have one next to my Z in my garage !

Toque

you hit the nail on the head with this 1...:yesnod:
I dont know if they're "the most" sought after, but they are certainly up there. They were bad right out of the box and if my memory serves me correctly, Motortrend called them "flawless".
Some of what I read here reminds me of the way the Cobra (03/04's) and the new ones get bashed over in the C6 section - or does that go on over here too????:lol:

:iagree::iagree: I'll have one someday next to my FRC. :rock:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...Cars/supra.jpg

wouldnt mind 1 myself....:thumbs:

Lol you can definitely tell who the true car guys are in this thread...supra's are no joke in a straight line with the correct mods, I would like to add one to the stable some day

They are also extremely capable around turns. I have no idea why people think they aren't. Fully independent IRS, awesome transmission and diff gearing, and some of the best brakes offered in a production car back then.

agree completely - the car entirely was simply b4 its time, its just sad that theres so many "car enthusiasts" that refuse to ack this...:crazy2:

Simple--speed costs money; how fast do you want to go? Stock Supra turbos had 320 bhp. Making 1000 bhp is easy today in any car--if you spend enough.

I can make a Vega outrun a Supra if I spend enough.

Racing modded cars is silly. That is why in real, sanctioned racing every car must meet a spec so you do not end up with a golf cart racing an F-16....

Arghhhh not again.

I had to sit through this Supra fan boy crap on the Lexus forums for years.

They look like a dogs behind and they are the most overpriced , ricer boy car, in history.

Welcome back to 2012:rofl:! Everything you said is true. But can you make that 1000bhp on the stock unopened block like the 2jz can?

Calling a Supra ugly is just rediculous! They are over priced though. If I were going to do it Id take the 2jz and put it in an S2000. The Supra is too heavy. But the sound and the power potential of the car bone stock cant be ignored!

The 2J is a good , proven engine, the thing is it can be found (N/A) in a few other, much better vehicles.

The Lexus SC300 and the Lexus IS300.

It can also be found in the TT version in a few other Toyotas from Japan.

If it wasn't for the fast and the furious the supra would of never gained the hype that it did.

To me it looks no better then a Hyundai Tiburon or a Celica.

Mediocre at best.

Your opinion will no longer ever be listened to by anyone in the automotive industry. Sc300 better than a supra? How? By being heavier and not factory turbo? I love the is300, it looks like a corolla with a nicer interior and rear wheel drive platform.

Gotta be kidding me man, theres no comparison between the sc300 and the supra.

The SC is a luxury platform, MUCH better looking, better interior, more comfortable and its a Lexus.

Here are a few stock examples(minus wheels), when modified these cars are still up their with the best of them.

For some people speed seems to be the only thing they care about.

As for me the overall package is what matters most, exterior styling, interior styling, comfort, power and reliability.

Forgive me if I don't understand, but you're on a corvette website. No corvette ever mad has ever been, or ever will be, a luxury platform. It's as far from a luxury platform as can be in fact. The supra is a sports car platform, just like the corvette. The SC is a big heavy lumbering slow car that handles poorly and doesn't make any notable power. The inside isn't particularly nice and it's as exciting as a smart car. I love them, but that's the truth of it. Anyone who thinks the supra sucks clearly had a supra owner bully him in school or something. You're acting like honda guys who talk down on corvettes.