700hp Supra Mk4 v BMW M3: DRAG RACE

Thanks to Jodie for joining us for this race: @KiddinaSweetShop

Thanks to everyone for lending us their cars:

How’s this for a RWD drag race?!

We’ve got Mat lining up in a classic Mk4 Supra, and he’s facing off against Jodie Kidd in a G80 BMW M3!

Think this one will be a walkover for the BMW? Well, guess again! You see, although the Supra still has the same 2JZ 3-litre engine under the bonnet as when it was released in 1997, it’s had a little work done to it. It’s swapped two turbos for one much bigger one, and as a result this JDM classic now pumps out 708hp and 709Nm! What’s more, it’s also fitted with a new gearbox - the same 8-speed auto gearbox as found in the G80 M3!

In comparison, the G80 comes with a 3-litre twin-turbo straight-six under the bonnet, but it can ‘only’ put down 510hp and 650Nm! Sure it may be much newer and come with launch control, but it’s also heavier than the Supra, tipping the scales at 1,730kg. In comparison, the Supra weighs in at 1,490kg.

So what do you think - is the Supra going to smash it?! Or is it not going to be able to handle that much power through its rear wheels? There’s only one way to find out for sure… LET’S RACE!

[Turbomike]

HOW ON EARTH did someone manage to make a BMW ZF8HP gearbox work with the 2JZ engine so well? Two legends combined, that‘s insane!

[NuSuntRaresh]

The drag race all 12 year olds have been waiting for 😂

[yongthanatip]

Whoever tuned that transmission in the Supra deserves a Nobel price. They work together so well.

[kennycampbell]

The transmission switch on the Supra is phenomenal, it mad such a significant difference 👏🏾👏🏾

[KuKMatoNeu]

Mat's second launch was straight out of Tokyo, amazing work!

[bmwguru]

Dammm that 8 speed bmw on the supra is doing a great work well done swaping the bmw 8 speed to the mk4

[taperskater]

It's so weird hearing a supra change gears like that 😂

[Mansiang]

Legendary 2JZ !!! Almost 3 decades! That Tokyo Drift music match perfectly with the wheels spin.

[joytech]

I love this trend of modernizing the transmission of older cars with something new. I hope this gets more popular, a LOT of older vehicles would be completely different vehicles going from a 4spd auto to something like a 6-8spd.

[desertsandfly]

The BMW transmission mod for the supra is great. It helps the car stay in boost that is generally lost during manual gear shifts. We need more of these mods.

[gabrielborges]

5:01 That launch was the best on carwow to this date. The sound, the handling, the smoke...just pure fun

[alex.sashka]

What 12 year olds think a stock supra is like 💀💀💀

[Whynot-nq]

This is what 12y/o kids think stock Supra is 😂

[clemsonguy]

That burnout Mat did on round 2 was totally on purpose. Lol

[catalincobleac]

I must say the way the bmw keeps up with the Supra even having 200hp less and 50 nm less is impressive

[purito]

Matt's second "failed" launch was funny, dude was just plain having fun

[jesperlehmann]

It looked like Matt was "loosing" on purpose, just so he could drive it again 😂😂

[mthandenimazibuko]

Matt fumbled that second launch on purpose 😂

[pizza_man]

Did anyone noticed supras speed diameter being in Km/h but matt using it as M/h 🤓😂

[YoutubeEdit]

They chose Supra to tune because of 2JZ engine🔥