Let's Watch A 1980s Toyota Supra Do 196 MPH

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Raphael Orlove
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The third-generation Toyota Supra is not a particularly beloved car, especially with an automatic transmission. Anyway, here’s one doing 196 mph.

Normally you’d expect a hot Supra to have a 1JZ or 2JZ engine, coupled to some ultra-beefy manual transmission. Those engines are legendary, and they came stock in Supras. That’s a big reason why Supras have such a following.

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How this thing got up to 317 kp/h at the Yatabe high speed track back in 1989, I do not know, but I’m suddenly feeling like a Supra could be in my future.