One of the hottest properties in the collectable car market continues to be Japanese performance cars from the ’90s and ’00s. And one of the brightest stars in this firmament is the Toyota Supra JZA80. Anyone who has played Gran Turismo on the Playstation, watched any of the Fast & Furious films, or who was a fan of Japanese GT racing from the ’90s, will know of its existence.
By the time of its introduction, ‘Supra’ was not a new name in Toyota’s lexicon. It actually first appeared in 1978 on the Toyota Celica Liftback.
While it was the ultimate Celica that money could buy at that time, the Supra didn’t really come into its own until the A70 Supra was launched in 1986. Then the Supra became its own thing, a step above the Celica in the range, both in terms of performance and tech.
The Supra that gained the biggest cult following is the JZA80, or A80, largely for the reasons mentioned. That said, even if it had not been selected as the late actor Paul Walker’s cinematic ride of choice, the fourth-generation Supra would still be an icon.
Produced from 1993 to 2002, the A80 used underpinnings from the Lexus
