Admittedly, I grew up watching The Fast and the Furious and playing video games like Tokyo Xtreme Racer, so I have an appreciation for ’90s sports cars and the tuning culture. While I prefer ’60s and ’70s classics, I can understand why this 1994 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo has a $99,888 asking price and why a similar one recently sold for $173k at auction. These cars were incredible performance machines, with supercar levels of grip, acceleration, and braking for a fraction of the cost. They also had quite a bit of additional performance potential that many tuners sought to tap into. As a result, there aren’t too many unmodified low mileage examples left. This particular example has 39k miles on the clock and is in beautiful shape, so clearly, it was stored away and cared for. You can take a closer look at it for yourself here on eBay in Aurora, Illinois.
If you’ve watched the first Fast and the Furious movie, you might notice that like the bright orange Supra used in the movie, this one is also a Targa. Less than 500 cars were optioned with the removable roof section, making it even rarer and more desirable with those that are fans of the movie. It’s a cool feature, but personally, I could live without it. What matters to me are features like the twin sequential turbos that essentially eliminate turbo lag, the mighty 2JZ inline six engine, the Getrag 6-speed transmission and the incredible braking system that allowed these cars to stop on a dime.
I’ve read a few complaints over the years when we feature cars this new, but for those of you that didn’t grow up with cars like the Supra, the Skyline, and the RX-7, you have to realize these were Gen Y’s Hemi Cudas and Super Cobra Jets. Rather than having posters of these cars on our bedroom walls, many of us had them as our computer’s wallpaper. And much like muscle cars, it wasn’t just their factory performance numbers that got people excited, it was the value proposition and potential of making them go faster that sparked an entire subculture. It’s the same passion that muscle car nuts had in the ’60s and ’70s, just with different cars and technology.
These cars really are amazing, with a few tuned examples pushing 2,000 horsepower out of the 2JZ engine. Given the amount of performance they offered from the factory, there’s really no reason to need to modify this one. And at 39k miles, it’s low but high enough to be able to drive it without having to feel bad about adding a few miles. Personally, I would have to drive this Supra if I owned it. Unfortunately for me, values are skyrocketing for these cars (in fairness they’ve always been out of my price range) and it’s likely that they will just keep going up! So, if you’ve been looking for the ultimate ’90s sports car investment, you better act quickly before prices go up even more.
I was in high school when these were made. More desirable than an Acura NSX to most people I knew. My friend worked at a Toyota dealer and got to take these for New car prep test drives on the Highway. That was a dream job to a teen in the Auto tech trade school program. Are these really bringing 6 figures now? I’m not surprised, but I am a little..
They’re amazing cars. A friend has a largely identical one (94/TT/same colours).. it’s been converted to a single turbo but regardless is a freight train.
They’re iconic to my generation, unmolested ones will command big money and IMO rightfully so.
This is the equivalent to a “perfect” unrestored BBC Chevelle/Vette, Hemi Mopar, etc…
I mean, I don’t think so. They didn’t sell well when new when they cost about 70 grand in today’s dollars. And soon you will be able to buy a brand new MKV for around 60k, and it’s a superior car in every category.
Once again, another one I really don’t understand.
True Supra lovers are not going to buy the new BMW Supra.
I mean, yeah, people are going to complain that the new Supra is a BMW Z4, right down to the build sticker on the door jamb (really Toyota?). But it is still a very sharp looking and capable car per road test magazine tests. I wouldn’t kick it out of bed!
To each his own, but I would put the BMW Supra in my garage and change my name to Supradessucke if they would offer it with a 6-speed, LOL!
Be careful, you will get the “Why are you on this site? This sight isn’t for new car lovers, it is for old cars, what do you not understand?” Why can people not grasp the idea that even though we still love od cars, we lament the ridiculous prices old cars bring so we have to compare old to new. Sure, if old cars were more reasonably priced, they would be in our garages, but when money is a little dear to us, we go for reliability and modern performance at a fraction of the cost. Has nothing to do with hating older cars.
…not understanding why others value something doesn’t mean that it’s not valuable.
Kind of like just because your big mouth is open doesn’t mean anything valuable is coming out of it. Thanks for the clarification kid.
It would maybe be worth six figures if it came with $75,000 in the glove box.
Spoken like a closed minded old man
DenverWoody, so, if someone values something differently than you, this is a good reason to try to attack them and call them names? I think I’d rather be the closed minded old man.
At least he didn’t shamelessly attack someone.
This car proves my point about original cars. I have always been a purist and I like it exactly like it came out of the factory.
The prices on these original cars compared to their modified brothers is encouraging to me.
It used to be that people modified their cars so they didn’t look like every other stock version, but now there are almost no original stock versions, so a nice one brings big money.
I know this is a site than revolves around what most of us consider classic/collector cars, but I don’t mind some of the 80’s and 90’s splashed in once in awhile. If it’s a unique car why not?!? When this generation of the Supra rolled out it was a giant slayer. It had good power out of the box with a lot of potential on tap. Good brakes, iconic styling and luxury to boot, the full package at a fraction of the italian giants that everybody sought after. I’m surprised to see an unmolested low mileage version. Most of these are running around with 1,000+ horsepower and turn heads everywhere they go. I’m not trying to bust down the older crowd being in my mid 30’s I love American muscle. However, you should respect a car of this caliber and lets not forget, this particular example is 25 years old. In my state collector and hobbyist plates require 20 years of age. By todays standards this is and old car and every bit as desireable to certain crowds as your favorite brand of muscle with a big block and a 4 speed. Consider it the L88 of the tuner world.
I’m 38 years old. I’ve owned and driven cars from the 60’s through 2018. I’m a huge fan of muscle cars from The 60’s and early 70’s and I appreciate them more at a car show than in my own garage. They’ve become like dating the prom queen. They look beautiful and are fun to play with, but something is always going wrong and it costs a small fortune to fix. They are fun to take for a ride, but living with them is no fun at all.
I wouldn’t call this Supra my Holy Grail, but I understand why someone else would. Like Miguel, I appreciate originality and this car in its original condition has more power than most of us could ever fully appreciate or push to its limits. It’s also a classic now and the design has aged well.
We are on our sixth Toyota and they make a fine product. Cars like this helped build the brand much like muscle cars of long ago helped the big three build their respective brands. Cars like this will keep the hobby going for generations to come. There are lots of car enthusiasts coming up who don’t strictly care about going fast in a straight line, much like cars from the 30’s and 40’s barely catch my eye, they just don’t mean that much to me, but that doesn’t mean I’m not a car guy, I like what I like and the same goes for everyone else.
Jeez people. A bunch of defensive posts and I didn’t see anyone posting negative comments. What gives?
“Less than 500 cars were optioned with the removable roof section…” is not accurate. There were nearly 3,500 Aerotop (targa) sent to the USA for sales year 1994, and if you narrow that down to just twin turbo, 6 speed, and 202 black there were 625 (source: TheSupraRegistry.com)