Toyota also promises that the Supra’s active differential control has been optimised “to reduce understeer during cornering and improve handling”. These advanced capabilities are also bolstered by better performance from the Brembo brakes, courtesy of new drilled discs and updated pads.
What’s hailed as “limit-pushing performance” is delivered via the KW suspension, with its adjustable damping, from the GR Supra GT4 track car, while the power-steering has now been made even more direct. And there’s more grip, too, thanks to the adoption of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres which are 10 per cent wider than those on the standard car.
The dramatic overhaul under the skin is matched by some significant, motorsport-inspired changes to the exterior, with the goal of improving the aerodynamics entrusted to the Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe team.
As such, the A90 Final Edition comes with a carbon-fibre front spoiler, front canards and a cooling vent on the bonnet, but the most obvious addition is at the rear, where a carbon-fibre spoiler, reminiscent of that on the Toyota GR Supra GT4, takes its place.
And the drama continues inside, where carbon-fibre Recaro bucket seats and lashings of red detailing – including the seats themselves, the seatbelts and on the steering wheel – deliver an unmistakably more racy feel than on the standard car.