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So here’s the deal guys I need some advice I have a car it’s run down I don’t have the key it’s a nice car most will agree it’s a Supra I mean why wouldn’t I want it but I don’t have the key where do I go the boughts of doing that
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1998 Toyota Supra Reviews, Pricing & Specs
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The final year of the fourth-generation Supra is the pinnacle of Toyota sports car development.
In its day, the fourth-generation Toyota Supra was anything but a sales success. Between 1993 and 1998, just 11,315 were imported to the United States, with only 589 in the last year, and a paltry 534 two years before that. But ever since, these cars have built a gold-plated reputation for performance, one of the world's greatest straight-six engines, and are heralded as a blank canvas for aftermarket modification.
10/10
While the third-generation A70 Supra is a gorgeous car that we rated 10/10, it can feel pretty dated 35 years on, with sharp-angled styling and a busy instrument panel. By contrast, the fourth-generation A80 feels almost timeless. It still looks just as modern as anything produced today. There isn’t anything in its design other than the targa roof panel that pins it as a design from 29 years ago. Inside, the design is near perfect, with three bold clock faces in front of the driver, and all the ancillary controls pointed in her direction. It’s from the era when the interior color palette was restricted to Institutional Gray, Military Beige, and Black, but the overall design is so well executed, you’ll hardly care.
10/10
Every fourth-generation Supra is powered by a Toyota 2JZ-GTE inline-six, either normally aspirated or fed by twin turbos. In normally aspirated form, the engine turns out a healthy 220 horsepower and 209 pound-feet of torque. With the twin turbos, that number leaps off the chart with 325 hp, and 325 lb-ft of torque, and with rear-wheel drive (RWD), these cars are an absolute blast to haul around a track.
With or without turbochargers, these 2JZ engines are absurdly over-engineered and virtually bombproof. A few bolt-on Internet orders can easily bring that horsepower number to 550, and from there you’re just getting started. Either engine meshes with the V160 six-speed manual, or the A340E four-speed automatic transmission. The suspension specs show a front and rear double-wishbone setup, rigid in stock form. Twin lower lateral links and angled trailing links helped the stock Supra to turn a 0.98g on the skidpad, not far off of cars like the McLaren 650S Spider, running tires about twice the size.
8/10
If there’s any criticism of the fourth-generation Supra it's that, for a sports car, it’s a little dull on the outside. Part of that is due to the styling limitations of the era. All composite headlamps kind of look the same. But aside from the huge spoiler on the rear, it’s not exactly pure excitement from the outside. It works as a coupe, though, even if you use it every day. There are 10.1 cubic feet of cargo space with the seats up, and 17.7 cubic feet with the seats folded. The rear seat is minuscule, but not surprisingly so in this class. The real win is the cockpit, which is about the best new car interior the era had to offer. Everything points at the driver, and the bolstered seats are a nice evolution from the third-generation cars. Nothing feels overwrought.
8/10
The third-generation Supra had a busy cockpit, and it certainly feels dated today. The fourth-generation Supra pared all that down to the bare essentials, with all of the features one would expect in a modern supercar, but designed to keep the focus on the driving. Both the Supra and Supra Twin Turbo got a Premium Electronically-Tuned Radio (ETR)/CD player, but the Twin Turbo got six speakers and a subwoofer, versus the normally aspirated car’s six speakers. Options included a cassette player for the non-turbo car, and a three-disc in-dash CD changer on non-turbo cars as long as you didn’t buy the removable Sport Roof. All versions had power windows with an auto down feature, power locks, soft-touch climate control, cruise control, and a standard theft-deterrent system.
9/10
Safety had gone miles ahead between the last third-generation Supra and this car. Where the previous generation only listed three-point safety belts in the brochure the 1998 Supra features a driver and passenger airbag, four-wheel ventilated disc brakes with ABS, side-impact door beams, three-point seat belts front and rear, emergency locking retractors on the belts, a collapsible, corrugated steering column and traction control standard on the Turbo models. High-end, low production cars like this one were never crash-tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The NHTSA website only lists three complaints for the 1998 Supra, all of which were isolated to single vehicles.
10/10
Fuel economy was decent at 19 mpg city/24 mpg highway for the base car, and 17 mpg city/24 mpg highway for the twin turbo. The Mk4 Supra started out as an expensive car, and it gets wildly more expensive as the Yen fluctuates. The base MSRP for a naturally-aspirated Supra without a Sport Roof is $29,122. Select the Turbo with a Sport Roof and that price climbs to $40,508, within striking distance of a Porsche Boxster, and four grand more than a Corvette. It was still cheaper than the Nissan 300ZX Turbo, which rung in at about $43,000.
No matter how expensive it was then, it’s a bargain now. The Fast and the Furious franchise has imprinted this car on generations of car fans, and their value has grown commensurately. In 2019 at Barrett-Jackson’s Northeast event, an immaculate Supra Turbo with over 69,000 miles sold for a chest-clutching $176,000. It’s an anomaly, but these cars are not cheap. You're now into BMW E30 M3 and even Ferrari territory.
Published Jun 22, 2022 by CarGurus Editorial Team
User reviews for 1998 Toyota Supra
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by Landen M
Aug 13, 2021
Amazing looking car, can’t wait to be able to purchase one in the future Aug 13, 2021
by Judy G
Mar 25, 2013
just an all round great car fast and furious end off!!!
racing
the looks the speed the thrill no understeer no oversteer if driving the right way.... this car is so fun fun to drive i love this car always will.....Mar 25, 2013
by Anonymous
Apr 02, 2012
This car is very fast but not made to drive every day. I use it on weekends to earn a little extra money on the weekends. Very fun to drive and a lot of power under the hood. sounds great under accelleration Apr 02, 2012
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by Landen M
Aug 13, 2021
Amazing looking car, can’t wait to be able to purchase one in the future Aug 13, 2021
by Judy G
Mar 25, 2013
just an all round great car fast and furious end off!!!
racing
the looks the speed the thrill no understeer no oversteer if driving the right way.... this car is so fun fun to drive i love this car always will.....Mar 25, 2013
by Anonymous
Apr 02, 2012
This car is very fast but not made to drive every day. I use it on weekends to earn a little extra money on the weekends. Very fun to drive and a lot of power under the hood. sounds great under accelleration Apr 02, 2012
by Al R
Sep 08, 2011
Cars can be speeded up to achieve maximum speed. In the straight path, only the speed will win and later considered the loser. But while in the circuit, the speed is not everything. Great tactics and cooperation deciding the championship. Remember, the 1 second is a precious thing to waste.Sep 08, 2011
by Jeremy J
Jun 01, 2011
acceleration is fast it brakes hard it handles like a dream. performance is top. no
repairs needed. interior and exterior are custom made. it cost about 200 to run it
for track or drag. very fun car to drive. you should drive one tooJun 01, 2011
by Justin M
Sep 12, 2010
acceleration is at it peak 0-60 in 3 or 4 seconds flat handles well around cornes branking is really good. build quality is almost perfect. interior styling is standard exterior styling is also standard but optional cost of ownership the gas mileage is good it gets about 19 or 20 miles to the gallon maintenance wise you should give it a wash atleast twice a month
overall its a very fun car to drive if you like to get loose around corners the supra has the power for it Sep 12, 2010
by Yakuza E
Aug 20, 2010
no need to repair, the both enterior styling,
chep maintenance is a very fun car, best performent from acceration, braking
handling, its so easy to drive it.
more mileage, and and less gas use.
no need to change any part of engineAug 20, 2010
by Kritesh R
Aug 11, 2010
good perfect amazing fast excellent dear to me its powerful steady and amazing no problems at all and all spare parts are easily available in market fun to drift good transmission and perfect for drift and drag and everyone like it and all girls and people like it fun to driveAug 11, 2010
by Shimon K
Jul 02, 2010
It's my supra wich cos me $123,000 to modifie and it's not road legal but I took it nuburing and I got 7.53.399 secons and it's top speed is around 325 kmh and it's got 17'' RAYS wheels and 2.7'' exuahst it's weighs 963 kg.Jul 02, 2010
by Jack W
May 31, 2010
Performance 9
Fuel Economy 2
Ride Quality 6
Steering/Handling/Braking 9
Quietness 2
Controls/Materials 5
Interior Room 5
Room/Comfort (rear) 1
Cargo Capacity 2
Value within Class 4
top speed 194 mph
600bhp
0-60 4.2 secsMay 31, 2010
by Andy M
May 16, 2010
Extreamly looking and good quality car expensive as hell but worth every penny of it, fast turbo takes a relatively long time to spool up but when it does it hauls ass, and its a blast to drive. I would definately recommend it to anyone who can afford it.May 16, 2010
by Michael V
Mar 06, 2010
I want a Supra with a 3.4L stroker kit with a GT42R turbo. Also it has to be manual and it would hae to have the TRD carbon fiber wing on the back. Also a titanium exhaust would be a mustMar 06, 2010
by Niel C
Feb 26, 2010
can on now what 20 year old do you know that have a 1998 toyota supra . lets be real now lol...what there not to like about this car.the best thing is that the least year they made the supra was the 1998 and its discontinued...so really was good???Feb 26, 2010
by Jarrod T
Dec 28, 2009
uhh its fast, great import,kinda hard to work on, very expensive parts, its a fast tuner 0-60 in 4.8 sec
twin turbo rear wheel drive apbx.350-400 hp. pretty good gas milage fun to ride in cant drive yet...lolDec 28, 2009
by Pierre E
Nov 23, 2009
The supra has a very good quality. It has a nice finish
It has twinturbo and 855 horsepower
The supra kost very much becouse its heavy
Yes its very funny to drive my car
No i´m not a poeticNov 23, 2009
by Tatan D
Nov 15, 2009
Te come el culitooooooo y te lo come y te lo come otra vez y despues se te esplota el motor tratando de alcanzarme so ke no me trates de alcanzar polke te vas a arrepentir jajajajaja jejejejeje! jaja jajaNov 15, 2009
by David C
Nov 07, 2009
performance:its acceleration is qiute impressive.pick is
damn hot.
Biuld Quality:its biuld is not so cool..but still cool
appearance:appearance wise frm outside and inside its not
to attractive.
cost of ownership: it consumes petrol .he he
fun factor:yeah its fun to drive it..it has gud
drifting.....evryday dere black marks on ma nearby orad
all de to drits.hehehehNov 07, 2009
by Andy A
Sep 18, 2009
i like the turbocharged v8, rear wheel drive,still get 28 miles to a gallon easy cost friendly to maintain interior is black pioneer sterio deck 4 twelve inch subs 1600watt amp custom tires and rims, gloss black extierior rear spioler tinted glass very fast very fun to drive anywhereSep 18, 2009
by Metin A
Sep 03, 2009
it is a good car to drive and speed with and is a good family car th fuil injecter is very speaical because the comany makes it its self and is a very powerfull car and takes a lot of pain and goes for longSep 03, 2009
by Scar K
Aug 21, 2009
it's one of the fastest car, with twin turbo, v6, 3.6L, fully electronic car... most used in european countries.. made in japan and USA, alloy wheel: veilside with wide bodykits will best suit the car .... toyota supra rz, the bestAug 21, 2009
by Christopher G
Aug 11, 2009
This car is the best car I've ever ridden in/drove, I would put it above anything especially for street racing. The build is awesome, the performance is almost top notch, owning and hooking it up is very pricey sometimes, and hella fun to drift at the stripsAug 11, 2009
by Shahzad M
Aug 10, 2009
really fast looks good, has a crazy engine. The body looks faulous. The engine roars as soon as you ram the gas. Overall power is great. The engine is really big. It's like as fast as lamborghini or a ferrari.Aug 10, 2009
by Mohamed E
Jul 07, 2009
its a beautiful car i love supras and so does everybody else unlimited amount of potential definitely reccommended to everybody out there you could do like 160 fast with the twin turbo and it strips girls panties right off and its good for racing hollaJul 07, 2009
by Al A
Jul 05, 2009
i love everything it has enough power handling is
excelent looks the part petrol is abit expensive these
days like 2 skull the petrol down its fun 2 drive just
boot it n it goes plus p plater legal yowza Jul 05, 2009
by Bruno O
Jun 29, 2009
malade dans tete en batare la la chez pa quoi ecrire fecque jecris n importe quoi la performance tu dit toi man c asser capoter pour moe la ca tire au coton c te char de fou la he heJun 29, 2009
by Ryan N
Jun 15, 2009
My car is fully Siik great in corners awesome speed. The performance is siik and the car costs nothing in ownership. The car is heaps fun to drive and can turn corners at 145km/h. 5 4 3 2 1 Jun 15, 2009
by Anonymous
Apr 26, 2009
has in a rb26dett motor hks blow off so im doin like 290 mph
an like 774 whp has brembo brakes
all the shocks an sway bars an dampers are new still
On the inside has custom leather Out has a full do-luck body kit wheels its on some tenzo r racing '18' tires nitto Apr 26, 2009
by Muttaqeen O
Jan 01, 2009
Awsum car...sounds like a beast and moves as fast as one,its most street racers dream car and a must have if u into drag racing.shweeeet twin turbos which give it that extra boost on a 3 litre straight six 24 valve motor!!!Jan 01, 2009
by Reece B
Dec 19, 2008
luks amazing sounds amazing and its reeli fast i love the dump valves you can get on it and a love it when you stick your foot down and the backend slides everywhere these are reeli gud luking cars and every time a see 1 a always take a pic.Dec 19, 2008
by Fatema K
Aug 03, 2008
PERFORMANCE= GREAT ACCELERATION, BRAKING, HANDLING. BODY= NO FLAWS AND SO SMOOTH. APPEARANCE= JAW DROPPIN. IF U DONT LIKE THE CAR THEN U HAVE PROBLEMS. DEFINATELY FUN FACTOR CAR AND CANT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAR. THE MORE YOU ADD THE MORE FUN YOU HAVE. VVVVVVOOOOOOMMMMM VVVVVOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM VVVVVVVVVVVOOOOOOOOMMMMMM. THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.... Aug 03, 2008
by Eren D
Jul 31, 2008
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by Travis K
Jul 29, 2008
Another Custom running a pair of Garret Turbos, Intercooler, Exhaust, Intake, Forged Pistons, Recaro Seats, Veilside Body Kit, Enkei Rims, TEIN Suspension with EDFC, Wolf ECU, Apexi Turbo Timer, Boost Gauges.
Brilliant to Drive and a real head turner on the street, had to sell it off due to travel.Jul 29, 2008
by Marc P
Jul 22, 2008
I love this car, it may be expensive to run, insure, maintain, etc but it's well worth it with the sheer pleasure you get from driving it and the attention it demands. The build quality is also second to none, you feel like the car will stand up to anything.Jul 22, 2008
by Sean M
Jun 16, 2008
This car is capable of having 1400hp!Jun 16, 2008
by Martin R
Mar 27, 2008
excellent in general. heavy on fuel though.Mar 27, 2008
by Anonymous
Feb 14, 2008
This car is the gratest car ever made! You get the gut wrenching power of the 3.0L Twin turbo 2JZ-GTE motor and the gut busting grip of independent suspensoin and traction control! It is wicked stock, but has the potential for over 900+ hp on the stock bottom end and getrag tranny! It also is probably one of the most beautiful cars you will ever see! All i'm saying is that this car is one of the most fun cars to ever drive stock and has the potential to kill anything you throw at it! Props to the people at toyota! Sucks they discontinued it! Please bring it back! and no hybrids!Feb 14, 2008
by Tanner G
Jan 11, 2008
this car is wicked fast braking acceleration turbo looks everything exept for spaceJan 11, 2008
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1998 Toyota Supra Pricing
Original MSRP
$31,498 to $40,928Price range
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Air Conditioning
Automatic climate control front air conditioning
Airbags
Dual front airbags
Audio System
Single disc in-Dash CD · AM/FM radio
Brakes
ABS: 4-wheel
Comfort Features
Shift knob trim: leather · Steering wheel trim: leather
Convenience Features
Multi-function remote: trunk release · Steering wheel: tilt-adjustable
Lights
Exterior entry lights: security approach lamps
Mirrors
Exterior mirrors: power
Roof
Convertible roof: targa roof
Seats
Front seat type: bucket · Upholstery: leather
Tires and Rims
Wheel type: aluminum alloy
Windows
Front wipers: intermittent
Air Conditioning
Automatic climate control front air conditioning
Airbags
Dual front airbags
Audio System
Single disc in-Dash CD · AM/FM radio
Brakes
ABS: 4-wheel
Comfort Features
Shift knob trim: leather · Steering wheel trim: leather
Convenience Features
Multi-function remote: trunk release · Steering wheel: tilt-adjustable
Drivetrain
Limited slip differential: rear
Lights
Exterior entry lights: security approach lamps
Mirrors
Exterior mirrors: heated
Roof
Convertible roof: targa roof
Seats
Front seat type: bucket · Upholstery: leather
Tires and Rims
Wheel type: aluminum alloy
Windows
Front wipers: intermittent