2021 Toyota Supra Drag Race: New 2-Liter Turbo Takes on Revised 6-Cylinder

As many of you Supra fans already know, the automaker introduced a couple of changes with the 2021 model year. Another BMW engine has been added, namely the 2-liter turbo that also powers the Z4 sDrive30i.

Everybody thinks the Supra needs to have an inline-6 engine, but if you think about it, the 2-liter BMW engine makes more power than the older base Supra that did not have a turbocharger. This one makes 255 horsepower and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque.

So, it's not quite up to Civic Type R level, though we're sure you can add a couple of decent mods to boost the output beyond 300 ponies. BMW specialist tuners, are you listening?

The GR Supra also needs another introduction because it is not the same as the model from last year. It is still powered by a 3-liter turbo (inline-6), but the output has been increased substantially to 382 horsepower and 368 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque.

In a drag race, the more powerful car with the bigger engine is obviously going to win. But it's still worth pointing out that the smaller engine makes the base Supra 200 pounds lighter and you do have to pay extra for the performance. The gap may be bigger than $15,000.

Now, when we're looking at the drag race alone, the GR Supra is obviously going to smash hard. You can't hide a difference of 127 horsepower. And in terms of lap times, it was ahead of 2 seconds.

But we'd like to point out that it's still about as fast as Mustang 2.3-liter and outpaces the Camaro 2.0 and the Toyota 86. It's a shame that nobody actually asked for these downsized sports cars.