Welcome to the Top Gear test track.
We’re going to take a look at a bunch of cars that didn’t quite make it into the main show
and we’re going to pit them head to head to see which one puts down the fastest lap.
We’re talking super SUVs, hot hatches, sports cars,
old versus new, fast estates, retro electrics.
Nothing is off limits.
First, I give them a quick test drive,
then our resident racing driver will set their definitive lap times once and for all.
We’re going to be doing a Supra shoot-out today.
This is going to be big.
Now, when they announced that the new Supra was coming in 2019, I remember thinking to myself,
all of my young girl dreams were coming true.
The chassis feels nice and nimble, it’s got great feedback through the steering wheel,
and it’s quick.
The gear box to me feels very BMW, it can be a little bit laggy in places,
but she still feels good taking her round the Top Gear test track.
It’s almost unfair to pit the new Supra against the old Mk4.
It still has that 2JZ engine which is what made it a legend in the first place.
So let’s see what it’s got.
Wow, this is just little girl dreams, right?
This one’s the tuner car legend.
This is the 2JZ, the six-cylinder, three-litre engine which
for years was considered one of the most ridiculous engines ever made.
It was essentially Toyota’s answer to Nissan’s
GTR RB26 and my goodness, has it stood the test of time.
I think this car will put up a fair fight against the A90,
but I’m going to go ahead and say that because of the fact that it’s mechanically got more grip,
I'm going to say that the A90 Supra might have the edge on the track.
I have behind me the famous Top Gear leader board.
Now, guys, for my predictions.
I feel the pressure with this one, because you’ve got an absolute legend of the tuner
car scene and a very hotly anticipated lap time with this GR Supra Pro.
I think that the Pro is going to go up here, just simply because it’s the latest, it’s the greatest.
I think we’ve got a good chance out on the track.
But then we come to the Mk4, now I’m such a fangirl.
For me, this is always going to go up here in comparison to all of these cars.
But let’s be realistic, I think The Stig might have a little bit of mechanical sympathy when
he drives this thing because, you know what, at the end of the day, she’s an older girl.
I’m going to put her here.
Now what we need is a driver.
Well, lucky for us, we’ve got one on hand.
Three, two, one, go.
The lap times are in.
Now, this is one that I just really wasn’t sure about on the call, but let’s look at it.
Looking at all these cars here, I think that the GR Supra Pro had way more chance than the Z4M.
It’s just way more connected, it’s more precise and it felt faster.
And as for the Mk4, she was fast but I’m not quite sure it’s going to cut it with today’s technology.
Let’s see what the producers have for me.
Interesting, oh, so close guys, so close.
So the Supra A90, that is the new Supra Pro, that has come in
so close, 1:23.2, I was so near to that, that actually comes in just below here.
It’s all about those tenths of a second, that’s where it makes or breaks this challenge.
And now for the Supra Mk4, now I’m hoping that I’ve underestimated it.
And I haven’t, actually.
That made it in 1:33.3, so she slipped a little bit further down than I thought
she originally would, but do you know what?
It doesn't matter to me because the Mk4 will always be king in my eyes, guys,
I don’t care what the leader board says.
Well, that’s it for this episode.
We’re going to be testing a whole host of different cars out on Stig’s Garage.
Make sure you join us next time, I’ll see you there.