Googling “stance” may return you an interesting definition for this word from Urban Dictionary, namely “to destroy a car's handling abilities by having it lowered an excessive amount.” This is exactly what’s going on with the Supra in front of you, rendered by Russian programmer and 3D pixel artist Nikita Trotilla.
It’s easy to have a love-hate relationship with the stance scene, but on the other hand, it’s a well-rooted modding trend that won’t go away anytime soon. Not to be confused with low riders as you may find in rap and hip-hop music videos, a stanced car is all about offsets with a lot of camber. The purpose is to show fellow enthusiasts how tight of a fitment you can get from an automobile that can be driven, and as you would expect, the visual-driven modifications make the car handle a lot worse than stock.
As you can tell from the angle at which the tires of the Supra touch the ground, the contact patch isn’t geared toward maximum grip and traction. On the other hand, the black wheels and five-spoke concave design is a killer combo with the white paintwork and black paint on the humongous rear wing. Even a roof scoop can be seen, likely feeding the cabin with fresh air instead of the front-mounted turbocharged engine.
Looking at the car from the rear, it becomes all the more obvious that widebody kits and stancing go together rather nicely if you’re into this kind of thing. The quad-pipe exhaust system may seem too much for a 3.0-liter I6 from BMW, but still, do remember that rendering artists and their digital reinterpretations don’t care about this aspect.
In the real world, the Supra’s engine has been tuned to 1,000 horsepower by at least one owner, namely Stephan Papadakis of Papadakis Racing. As you can tell from the following video at the 10:25 mark, the B58 motor has been built to the tune of 1,033.9 horsepower compared to the stock 335 horsepower for the 2020 model year.
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. Full profile
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