17 Feb 2014, 17:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Since matte black and cool rims is a fashion that will never wear out, here’s this awesome-looking first generation Lexus IS 300, which is actually a Supra in disguise.
Yep, it has the good...
11 Feb 2014, 13:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Everyone knows about how powerful a 2JZ engine gets if you fit it the right parts and force more air and fuel into it. So powerful that it can break your transmission if you’re not careful.
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4 Feb 2014, 13:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Unlike the good ol’ manual transmissions, automatic ones are way more complicated and have lots of parts that can go wrong at some point in their life.
A normal automatic transmission consi...
31 Jan 2014, 10:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Chris, the owner of this red gem was never intending to make the first step into the automotive tuning world with a first generation Lexus IS - he always wanted a Toyota Supra.
His passion for ca...
29 Jan 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you’re in Sweden and this old battered Volvo 245 Wagon pulls up next to you at a red light, don’t go for a quick drag - all you’ll be able to see after the stoplight turns green...
28 Jan 2014, 16:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon has now ended, but in case you missed it, here are some photos with Toyota’s most interesting exhibitions there.
Toyota just uploaded these new entries from the sh...
27 Jan 2014, 17:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When you have to test your new build on the dyno, you really don’t need to fit it with the fanciest wheels on the market, you know. It’s like doing gymnastics in the morning while wearin...
24 Jan 2014, 15:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The first Lexus IS came around in 1998 and it was just an L-badged Toyota Altezza and it was also offered in an estate version and even better, with a 2JZ engine.
And this one here in the picture...
23 Jan 2014, 13:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Well, it’s not like Ekanoo’s Supra IRS, but this Supra can go pretty fast on the quarter mile and it’s a real tire bender as you’ll see it on the dyno bellow.
Ekanoo&rsquo...
21 Jan 2014, 13:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The folks that published this following video on Youtube claim the car you’re looking at here is a BMW E46 M3 GTR. Whilst it is a cool name to use, I find it hard to justify it.
The GTR ver...
13 Jan 2014, 14:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Well, BMW had their own 3.2-liter inline-six engine, but it appears that if you want to go pro drifting, you’ll need to drop something Japanese into that engine bay.
Like the classic 3-lite...
13 Jan 2014, 10:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Supra 2JZ seems to be the universal swap engine, and soon there will be someone to even fit it to a blender or vacuum cleaner.
Or even an oldschool muscle car, as you can see here. Thi...
12 Jan 2014, 15:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The students over at Nihon Automobile College (NATS) in Japan amazed us again this year at the Tokyo Auto Salon by coming up with this little Toyota Supra kei-car, a mini version of the one drove by...
10 Jan 2014, 14:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Would you ride the cab more if all of them were stanced Toyota Crowns like this one? I would for sure.
The ride would definitely be a lot less comfortable than a classic Ford Crown Victoria taxi,...
9 Jan 2014, 10:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / EKanoo’s fastest IRS Toyota Supra could have been history if not for its driver that managed to save it from a massive crash with the wall.
Known as the world’s fastest Supra, this ca...
8 Jan 2014, 11:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Lexus IS 200 is a bit less popular among tuners, maybe because it was fitted with a 2-liter 160 hp engine as a stock model. And you know, people are crazy over the bigger 3-liter 2JZ-GE on the I...
6 Jan 2014, 20:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you’re from Japan, you know this compact sedan as a Toyota Altezza. If you’re from elsewhere, it’s a first generation Lexus IS.
Call it how you like, but this car is still a...
6 Jan 2014, 18:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Apart from marking a road’s end in the suburbs, a cul-de-sac is also useful for... making doughnuts with a nice car.
This red stock Toyota Supra 2JZ-GE found the perfect spot for burning so...
6 Jan 2014, 12:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Found another video with a very fast Toyota Supra for you guys. And when I say fast, I really mean fast.
There are no details to be found about this particular Supra, but by the looks in this vid...
5 Jan 2014, 08:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Supra is for Japan exactly what the Ford Mustang is for America – a muscle car. Sleek but muscly body and a powerful, good sounding engine to thrust it and its rebel driver far into...