When Toyota decided to build a car around the engine from the Toyota 2000GT, commonly acknowledged to be the first Japanese supercar, they were clearly not thinking of designing a quiet family run-around. The Celica Supra was styled on, you guessed it, the Celica, whose name prefixed it until the third model generation came along in 1986 when the car got its own identity and simply became known as the Supra.

The UK didn't get an official import until the fourth generation. The twin-turbo was very high spec with a leather interior, cruise control and active spoiler. It also had a large air intake in the middle of the bonnet and headlamp washers which helped distinguish it from imports. This Supra was the brainchild of Isao Tsuzuki, the man behind the first two generations of Toyota MR2. British cars could do 0-60mph in just 5.8 seconds and went on to hit the engine limiter at 155mph. With the limiter removed, the car showed more like 170mph. A true Supra car no less.