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Toyota introduced the Toyota Celica Supra in 1979. Its styling was based upon the popular Toyota Celica liftback design, but it was both longer and wider. It was the engine, though, that made the Toyota Supra stand apart from the Celica. In 1993, Toyota Supra entered the realm of "supercars." Available in both Turbo and non-Turbo guise, the new Toyota Supra was a radical departure from Supras of old.
Performance was now the name of the game, and many weight saving measures were employed -- Toyota went so far as to equip the vehicle with hollow carpet fibers and make the rear spoiler (optional on Turbo models) hollow. The Turbo model was hailed by all major magazines as a true worldbeater. With 320-horsepower, the vehicle was capable of 0-60 mph sprints in under 5 seconds, and carried on to an electronically-limited top speed of 155 mph.
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