Thursday, December 19, 2019

Forza Horizon 4: The Sports of Toyota

Well, it had to happen. After years of void and lament from the motoring world, the world of Forza welcomes back Toyota and as part of welcoming Toyota back in the world of Forza, only one iconic Toyota sports car came back and it's the JZA80 Toyota Supra RZ, the last Supra Toyota made and one of the early Heisei era greats.



How to unlock the Toyota Supra RZ, you may ask? It's simple, play The Eliminator, regardless of your result, to unlock it. What? You don't know The Eliminator? It's Forza Horizon 4's newest battle royale game where the last car standing wins, like every battle royale game you are familiar with. Drivers start with an old and small Mini and as they are trying to survive through an ever-shrinking arena, they can switch to powerful cars by either finding one or defeat an opponent and when the final showdown comes, it's a mad dash to the finish point where only one will be the winner. Simple as that.



Anyway, the Supra, just what is it? Dubbed from the TV ads as "The Sports of Toyota", the A80-spec Toyota Supra was launched in 1993 and comes with two engine choices; a naturally aspirated and turbocharged version of the 3.0L 2JZ straight-six engine. The turbocharged variant produces 276HP of power and aside from that, Toyota says that this Supra is the best handling in its class because of its double-wishbone suspension setup. Despite being discontinued in 2002, it remains popular among speedo boys thanks to The Fast and the Furious franchise.



It's great to have Toyota back in the world of Forza, albeit in the form of the JZA80 Supra RZ, and with the JZA80 on the paddock of Horizon UK monarchs, they are free to turn the Supra whatever they want, be it a 10-second car like what Brian O'Connor had in The Fast and the Furious. Whether if it's for drags, street, circuit, or for drifting, this JZA80 Supra RZ is a free-for-all streetcar for speedo boys who have given free rein to make it as fast and loud as hell.

As a celebration, it's time to put the JZA80 Supra to the natural habitat it was born to do. Roll it.





Let's hope this isn't the only Toyota the world of Forza brought back due to inconsistent public demand but in the meantime, let's enjoy The Sports of Toyota anytime we want. Anyway, I'm delighted for them to welcome Toyota back.

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