The Toyota Supra is teasing its close cousin, the BMW M2 Competition, in a drag race

The fifth generation of the Toyota Supra has sparked a heated controversy over the origin of its powertrain, which comes from BMW. However, the iconic Japanese sports car has wanted to silence its critics and calm the uproar with a drag race. Although its twin brother is the BMW Z4, a model the Japanese car has already dethroned, this time it has gone up against the more potent M2 Competition, the most radical version of the German sports car, which uses the M4’s powertrain to take control of the segment.

And we must not forget that the pure sports car nature of the Toyota Supra makes it much closer to the M2, a model that cannot hide a roof the way the Z4 can. With this premise, we have two cars that are very similar in concept but, will they be on the asphalt? Let’s find out.

Before analysing the results of this race, let’s briefly review the mechanical layout of the two models at hand today. The German car features a 3.0-litre turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine producing 410 CV and 550 Nm of torque. These figures are more modest in the Toyota Supra which, although it also uses a turbocharged six-cylinder, delivers 340 CV and 500 Nm of torque.

The BMW M2 Competition is capable of covering 0 to 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds, while the Supra, despite having less power, does it a tenth of a second quicker. Top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h on both models, but weight and aerodynamics are two factors of vital importance when it comes to making a car fast or not.

This drag race was very close, but that did not prevent the BMW M2 Competition from being crowned the winner. The German sports car covered the 800 metres in 19.75 seconds, while the Toyota Supra took a little longer, 20.22 seconds. Both times are remarkably impressive and the difference is so small that it is hard to determine which one would be worth buying if speed is one of the most decisive factors.

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Be that as it may, both the Toyota and the BMW have a range of sports cars within their model lineups that are hard to turn down, but the Japanese manufacturer has decided to flex its muscles in the face of harsh criticism for sharing its engine with the Z4. As we said some time ago, we believe this synergy is not negative, and this result, so close, is further proof of that.