Car and Driver - USA (2020-01)

42 10BEST FOR 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARC URBANO ~ JANUARY 2020 ~ CAR AND DRIVER

Quick Study

The Toyota Sup ra is as

much about teaching

car control as it is about

pure speed.

Learning to drive a car to its limit

is about learning to dance with

physics. Unlike real dancing,

though, the price you pay for a mis-

take is far costlier than stepping

on your partner’s toes. Which is

why you need a learning tool like

the all-new Toyota Supra.

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is that it’s one of the world’s best

teaching aids for learning to go

fast—because it’s also one of the

best cars to drive fast, period. It’s

both quick and sticky: It roars to

60 mph in just 3.7 seconds and

glues itself to the pavement with

1.07 g’s of lateral grip. Plus, it

turned an impressive 3:01. 4 lap at

Virginia International Raceway

during Lightning Lap. But there’s

more to its abilities than even

those accomplishments.

Driving a car quickly, con-

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requires clear communication

between car and driver [He y, that’s

our name—Ed.]. The Supra broad-

casts what it’s doing in reaction to

With its easily tamed

rear-wheel-drive

handling, the Supra

is a great teacher

of car control.