TOM’S is one of the most legendary tuners to ever come out of Japan. This week, at the Tokyo Auto Salon they’ve released three new creations. One is a riff off of another car they’ve made in the past, another is a super sedan that pays homage to their history, and the last is a two-door sports car that enthusiasts have been asking for.
Perhaps the most famous car TOM’S has ever
built is the Castrol Supra that dominated Japan’s Super GT racing series. When
a new Supra has arrived on the scene, TOM’S responded by building a super-sharp
track-focused version with 460 hp. Now, they’ve taken that formula and turned
the dial back just a touch. The result is the TOM’S Supra Tourer.
Instead of a tight suspension and a total
focus on lap times, the Supra Tourer is all about comfortable GT driving. It
uses a revised package that, according to the tuner, “makes city riding and
long-distance driving fun.” We’re certainly a fan of that idea. They don’t
leave the engine alone either. It now makes 414 hp, up from the stock model’s
382. The tuner also dropped their take on the Lexus GS-F. Of course, it’s fully
clad with a TOM’S body kit and it also sports a new underbody panel to reduce
drag and a tune to increase horsepower. The V8 under the bonnet now pumps out
493 ponies to the rear wheels and kicks exhaust fumes out of the four-barrel
TOM’S exhaust.
Finally, TOM’S presented the Toyota GR86
that we’ve all been craving since it first came out. That’s because, thanks to
the addition of a turbocharger, it settles the compact coupe’s critics’ biggest
complaint, namely that it doesn’t have enough power, as it now makes 295 hp. Of
course, they’ll sell you one with a full wide-body kit as well.
Prices for the 86 start at around US$ 42,000
in Japan. Add every option and that price will end up just shy of US$ 60,000.
