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2021 Toyota Supra Regrets Drag Racing a Tuned Jeep SRT and a Tuned BMW E92

If someone had offered me a penny for every single time I’ve heard the fifth-generation Supra isn’t a real Supra, I would probably sip from a very expensive coffee right now. But contrary to what naysayers claim about the Japanese coupe built in Austria with Bavarian underpinnings, the MKV is a fine sports car that’s pretty quick over the quarter-mile sprint.
Toyota Supra vs Jeep SRT and vs BMW - drag racing 6 photos
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Toyota unleashed the high-output B58 engine for the 2021 model year, the same inline-six turbo BMW utilizes in the Z4 M40i roadster. This lump is much obliged to deliver 382 horsepower and 369 pound-feet (500 Nm) on paper, but in the real world, it’s even more pokey. Lest we forget, the German brand is known for underrating its so-called M Performance engines.

Case in point: Car & Driver has dyno’d a 2021 model with 388 rear-wheel horsepower, a figure that exceeds the crankshaft output by six horsepower. This explains the magazine’s quarter-mile time of 12.1 seconds at 117 miles per hour or 188 kph, a tenth quicker than the less potent 2020 model year.

The Supra in the following clip dips into the 12.0-second range at 118.93 miles per hour or 191 kph, figures that would make a previous-generation Chevrolet Corvette Stingray blush with embarrassment. Be that as it may, the stock-looking sports car is no match for the Jeep SRT and E92.

Both rivals are tuned according to the video’s uploader, although it’s hard to tell what kind of modifications they’re running. The Grand Cherokee definitely isn’t naturally aspirated for it crosses the quarter-mile finish line in 11.3 seconds. To whom it may concern, the Hellcat supercharged HEMI V8-engined Grand Cherokee Trackhawk needs 11.6 seconds over the same distance.

As for the black-painted 3 Series Coupe from the E92 generation, the boosted straight-six engine and super-sticky drag radials out back translate to a blistering run of 11.1 seconds at 131.43 miles per hour or 212 kph.

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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