Final Score: 104.3 pts.3 Third Place
| SKIDPAD | : 1.009g |
| SLALOM | : 71.7mph |
| LAPTIME | : 1:08.30 |
Representing Turbo magazine, Nils Leufven's 1994 Toyota Supra showed up at G-Games ready for battle. With a claimed 636 wheel hp from its HKS single-turbo conversion, it represents a formula known to be successful for huge power numbers on many late-model Supras.
What we didn't expect from Leufven's car were the amazing skidpad and slalom numbers the machine produced riding on Tein coil-overs.
On the skidpad, Leufven's car generated a brain-punishing 1.009g. That's an amazing number for any car, but considering the weight (3,445 lb. stock), and size of the Supra, we never expected such an awesome display. Consider that the g-Force is a street tire and the data is even more striking. This performance was good for third place behind the RX-7 and Beetle racecar.
Through the slalom, the Supra was impressive. It blasted through the cones at 71.7 mph in a dead heat with the 914 Porsche, and only .7 mph behind the RX-7-good enough for a third-place tie. But the best bit about the Supra's slalom performance was its high-speed, power-on exit. Every quick run through the cones ended with a tire-blazing powerslide through the last gate. Interesting driving, to say the least.
The car's character from behind the wheel is also worth noting. We expect most cars capable of these numbers in instrumented testing to be compromised in normal driving. However, even with limited time behind the wheel of Leufven's Supra, it's clear this isn't the case. Uneven roadway and bumps that could've been kidney-splitting disasters were absorbed with supple damping and adequate wheel travel.
On the road course, with Chris James at the wheel, the silver Supra didn't fare as well, lapping the Streets of Willow in 1:08.30-more than a second slower than the black Supra. The car's severe turbo lag made exiting corners cleanly more than difficult.
Even with its mid-pack lap time, the Supra managed an overall finish of third place-and our cover. Beating the Supra's overall score were the national championship autocross-winning Mazda RX-7 and what amounted to a tube-frame racecar. When all is said and done, this silver bullet is a well-rounded combination. -Josh Jacquot
| Specifications |
| Engine |
| Type | : | 2997cc inline |
| | | six cylinder, turbocharged |
| | | and intercooled, iron |
| | | block and aluminum head |
| Drivetrain |
| Layout | : | Longitudinal front engine, |
| | | rear-wheel drive |
| Engine mods | : | Jun 264 degree cams, |
| | | AEM adjustable cam gears, |
| | | Fluidyne radiator, HKS GT-spec |
| | | intercooler, HKS head gasket, |
| | | HKS single-turbo exhaust |
| | | manifold, HKS TO4R turbo, HKS |
| | | GT wastegate, HKS type 2 |
| | | blow-off valve, HKS EVC |
| | | Pro boost controller, HKS |
| | | vein pressure converter, |
| | | HKS graphic computer |
| | | controller, GReddy exhaust |
| Suspension |
| Front | : | Tein coil-overs, TRD |
| | | anti-roll bar |
| Rear | : | Tein coil-overs, TRD |
| | | anti-roll bar |
| Wheels | : | Kinesis K58 18x9.5 |
| | | front, 18x11 rear |
| Tires | : | BFGoodrich g-Force T/A |
| | | 245/40R-18 front, |
| | | 285/35R-18 rear |