Wheels UAE – July 26, 2019

The3.0-litre straight-sixsends335bhpand500Nmof

torquetotherearwheelsviaaneight-speedautomatic

gearbox (sorry, nomanualshere),withtheresulta

0-100kphtimeof4.3 secondsanda limited250kphtop

speed.

Thepowertrain’s reputationasa crispandsmoothunit

isagainproven here,withconsistentpower delivery

acrosstherev range, andthere’s barelya hintofturbolag

here.Thatsaid,theZFgearbox canbea littlebithesitant

atlower speeds, andthere’s fartoomuchintheway of

artificialenginenoise.

ToyotahasclaimedthisSupra boastsa ‘GoldenRatio’in

termsoflengthtowidth,andthathavingalmost box-like

proportionsallowsthecartobeonethebest-handing

onthemarket.Thankfully, thisproves true. Itskipsand

prancesalongbackroadswiththepoiseandbalanceof

a balletdancer, feedingsensationsfromtheroadtothe

driver’s backsideandfingertipsina way veryfewmodern

mainstreamcarscanmanage. Its steeringissublimely

well-judged,andthecardoesa greatjobofhidingits

relativelyhigh1,815kg kerbweight.Betterstill,it proves

“thepowertrain’s

reputationas a crispand

smoothunitis again proven

here, withconsistent

power delivery across the

rev range.”