SUPRA A60 (MK II)

About the Supra A60 (Mk II)

The A60 was still wearing the Celica badge, but the ambition underneath had outgrown the name. Toyota widened the body, stiffened the chassis, and dropped in the 5M-GE — a 2.8-liter DOHC inline-six that made 168 hp and announced that Toyota understood what a sports car engine should feel like. The suspension got serious with double wishbones all around. The interior gained a digital dash that screamed 1980s futurism. In Japan, it was called the Celica XX. Everywhere else, it was the Celica Supra — and everyone knew the Celica part was just a formality. This was the bridge generation. Not yet legendary, but no longer just a Celica variant. The A60 proved Toyota could build a front-engine, rear-drive GT that competed with the best from Europe and Japan. The next generation would drop the disguise entirely.