Don't see the point of buying a Toyota Supra because it's too much like a BMW? Obviously, it and the Z4 are very closely related, but the Bavarian car is a mushy roadster. If you want a butch coupe to kick rivals between the turbos, just get the M2 Competition.
Sure, it's a little old and doesn't look as bold or brash. But the M2 has a certain timeless quality about it. You just look at it and know BMW are probably not going to make anything this good for the money ever again.
And it has power, lots of power. New emissions regulations came online a few years ago. German engineers didn't see the point of reworking the 370 HP engine and said: "screw it, we'll just use the one in the M3." The outcome: while the Supra has one turbo, the M2 Competition boasts two, plus a lot more power.
How much? Well, that depends on what you read and who you trust. The M2 is supposed to have 410 HP and 550 Nm while the Supra is officially rated at 340 HP and 500 Nm, though both have been shown to make more in dyno tests. But as we saw when the Supra raced a Golf R, you should never count your chickens before they're hatched.
The drag race you're about to watch comes from Cars.co.za and was filmed at the Killarney race track in South Africa. Getting straight to the point, the Supra gets off the line in a way that's borderline cheating, but the BMW puts its superior firepower to good use and quickly closes the gap to finish ahead by over a car's length.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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