The Underrated Supra- MK3 Supra Review! 

Even tho I held out for a Mk4, i still have a soft spot for a clean Mk3!

My opinion the Mk 3 looks more 90s than the Mk 4 the boxy styling gives it away the Mk 4 looks like a 2000s or even 2010s car lol

I was 17 when this car came out. I bought one of the first ones off the boat for South Eastern Toyota in Georgia. The sticker price was $17,500.00 if I recall. I was in high school, and spent most days reading Car and Driver. What I initially wanted was the 1985 IROC Z, but then I read about the new 1986.5 Toyota Supra I HAD TO HAVE IT. It was supposed to compete with the Corvette (which it did not) with its 200 bhp In Line 6, 5 Speed Gear Box pus the "Sports Package" (Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension, Limited Slip Differential, and Headlight Washers). For the record I was NEVER able to tell any difference in the three different suspension settings. White Exterior with Gray leather interior. At the time 225/55 VR16 Wheels and DIRECTIONAL Tires were not common at all. I took delivery of it on May 30th, 1986, just a few days before I graduated. Looking back, 200bhp was NOTHING compared to cars I would come to own later, but at 17, I will never forget driving that car off the lot. In my mind, it was BAD ASS, but in reality....well, it wasn't. Thanks for the review, it brings back lots of memories.

Not so much underrated, just overshadowed

Thanks for watching guys! What did you think of the MK3?

Is it just me or this Supra looks better than the MK4?

Maybe I'm the only one but I've personally always thought the mk3 was much better looking than the mk4

Mk3 Supras have cable driven speedometers that run right beside the exhaust. They commonly get roasted and stopped working especially with large aftermarket piping. Toyotas rarely have electrical problems

I prefer the mk3 over mk4 and I plan on getting a mk3 soon

IMO this looks much better than the MKIV Supra.

7mgte motors and r154 trans are beasts. seems to many ppl who dog this combo cant sequence& tq heads right and have an inability to install a MHG.. just cranking up boost and pop. hence why there is so many " 7m's suck" supporters

The first sports car I ever drove was my friend moms Red MK3 Supra 5 speed, it was pry one of the most fun cars I have ever driven to this day and was the car that got me into Japanize cars I loved the way it looked with its pop up headlights and aerodynamic yet square appearance and the tail light going all the way across the back. I even liked the notchy shifter and the smooth power from the 7mge. I miss it so much I wanted to buy the car so bad but she would not sell it to anybody she loved that car and planned on keeping it till she got to old to drive it anymore but unfortunately my buddies mom got T-Boned by a truck running a red light last year and wiped the nose off the car. It was so sad she just had it repainted to and was low mileage, makes me sick to my stomach thinking about it. Was one of the worst phone calls I wish I never got. :. (

Over here most people break the mk3's for the r154 manual box and throw the rest away 🙈

Biggest reason they put the 7m in US market surpass was because it was a 3.0L vs the 1JZ which had only 2.5L. The people at Toyota thought that all Americans cared about was the whole 'bigger is better' stigma, even though the 1JZ is generally a superior engine.

The Mk3 is fucking sexy. I'd rather have 1jzgte Mk3 over a mk4.

D-Pat coming out of the woodworks with these Reviews! Keep up the good work!

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAH PSSHHHUUUU

Broken speedo is likely a faulty cable not wiring, nice review! I had one back when and it always had a special place in my heart. Love your vids!

I had an 89 7M-GTE and it sucked down the gas like you wouldn't believe. Such an unbelievably fun car tho. For some reason old guys used to always come up to me calling it the poor mans Porsche of its day.

David - I feel that you need more in-car video. You shouldn't talk about the shifter, describe the shifter and not have ANY video of the shifter in action. I appreciate your insight into the cars you drive - you talk about some of the history, and you tell us how the car feels - but car after car, all we see is your face. We can understand how a car drives through the wheel, the shifter, and the pedals. PLEASE try to shoot more video of all 3 of those things in action. Your videos are good, I watch a lot of them - but my honest constructive feedback is that if you had more "action shots" of you driving this car, this video would be on a totally different level.

my grandmas neighbor had one of these in blue sadly he passed away couple years ago R.I.P man 🙏

I wish we could see the road more instead of your face for most of the video. I don't mean that in a bad way, it betters the experience for the viewer. You can have a box of your face in the lower corner and the rest is what you see out the windshield.

my favorite car ....bought an 89 mk 3 Na on Valentines Day, had only 50k in 1994, and drove it for 10 years. Nothing but oil changes, and a tune up , brakes etc. I then bought a !ST GEN Lexus Gs300 in 2004 and Im still driving that in 2017. Cant beat Toyota/Lexus

I still have mine “1989 Supra Turbo targa, 5spd” been sitting in a garage for the last 13yrs since I joined the Army at age 18. Already did a low mileage 7M jdm swap and mls headgasket w/arp’s, huge turbo upgrade with apexi controllers etc etc

Bad mpg = bad tune. I averaged 20 and got 27mpg on a long drive.Mostly stock 7mgte and wasn't even tuned.

MK3 over the MK4 anyday.

I got an 89 supra turbo in July, it's my dream car and I couldn't be happier. There aren't many factory turbocharged gt cars out there that you can pick up for under $3k. Glad you liked it. :)

my dad has a mk3 supra that he has been working on for over 5years. it is heavily modded and pushes over 500hp currently

First a bunch of bmws, then 90s Japanese cars, That dude in blue you know the way to a mans heart lol

Damn really killing it with the reviews recently. always had a soft spot for a mk3!

Thanks for this, always wanted you to review a MK3, especially with a 7m. The fact he went NA-t with this car really shows how dedicated the owner is. A MK3 supra with a factory 7mgte with a blown head gasket can be had for under $3000, a few basic bolt ons, lexus afm 550's and a 57 trim ct26(like the car in this video has) and you have a potent sports car/grand tourer. But he didn't do that. He chose to build up the 7mge, mad respect for doing that. I've been watching for a few years now but was never compelled to subscribe. This just did it for me. Subbed.

Just saying the MK3 Supra's have a cable running the speedometer, it's not by wire. It's a fairly common issue with these cars, just replace the cable and you're set. I had an 87 factory turbo car and I loved it. The R154 is an awesome transmission.

this car is not as popular as one would think because its HEAVY.I do like the looks though

I am so glad to see this review... I just recently got a Miata and while I love it, I am wanting to eventually get another car to complement the Miata. I'm almost down to an FC Rx7, or a Mk3. The MK3 looks like an awesome, awesome car.

I had three MK3 Supras, two of which where 5 speed. The shifter should NOT be hard to get in gear and should almost fall in with a smooth bump. It sounds like the syncros are either worn or it has low oil. Pro tip, Full synthetic is a dream for the transmission. Also.. the 7M-GTE gets great gas mileage. Getting over 30MPG on the highway. My 88 Turbo Supra was very reliable. The only issue was that the stock head studs would walk out with heating and cooling over time, a quick fix is putting in head studs which you don't have to take the head off for the BOOM! good for 650+ HP. Although mine was very stock only putting down about 320HP at the wheels but making that from 4800rpms to 7200rpms. Extremely linnerier, loosing no power on shifts.

most people when they look at this car, they have absolutely no idea what it is they are actually looking at ... the change in style is drastic from the MK3 to the MK4, its almost like they're completely different cars... I've always preferred the 90's Japanese square box style cars, Mercedes evo 2's, E30 m3's, Silvia's and so forth ... this car is just another great example of that era

Finally a MK3 😭

AE-86 + RX-7 + 240-SX = MK3 SUPRA :D

man, nice intro sequence. thoroughly enjoyed the cuts being on beat with the music like that

It would be cool if you can review some classic muscle cars

n/a to turbo... my type of guy!

THAT is the Mk 3 that I want to see with the 7M. We dont need to see any more 2J swapped cars. Cool car.

Owned two Mk III's years ago; an 86.5 and a 91. The manual 5 speed versions are GREAT drifting cars because of the wheelbase length, the narrow width of the car, independent rear suspension, over steer in the stock steering and the torquey / upper boosted power curve of its inline 6. Neither of mine were turbo's but the stock HP was just enough to put it into a slide by goosing the accelerator coming out of a hard 90 degree turn from 2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th gear.

Speaking about underrated generations of legendary cars, would you ever review a Gen 3 Camaro/Firebird?

Yup, the MKIII is the red headed stepchild. It just doesn't look right. It evolved from the (in my opinion) epic looking MKII, and can't hold a candle to the MKIV. But to say it is an ugly car? Nope... I'd rock it... I just don't prefer it.

My dad had one of these when I was younger. He had it straight piped, and I remember feeling so cool when he dropped me off at school in it lol. Ahh the memories, I loved that car.

Just looked up this era of Supra on cargurus, nationwide, and there are 5, all over 140,000 miles. These cars are so beloved. Not many are for sale and the ones are, were driven to the moon and back. I'll keep looking but for now I'll resent the fact that I wasn't born 30-ish years sooner.

I remember I found a silver 89 MkIII with 90k miles for 8k and I wanted it as my first car badly ....

love the mk3, best Bang for your buck

Loved my 1989 MKIII Turbo. CT-26 compressor upgrade, a downpipe, 550cc injectors, Lexus AFM... Was running low 12's at 115 mph trap speeds on drag radials. Good times!

Proud 7M-GTE + R154 owner here. :) Though, you've not heard a 7M properly, until you've heard it straight piped. It's not actually loud, it just sounds fucking amazing.

Finally a mark 3.

you should review my supra

the best part of this channel is not only previously unknown info on cars, but the music as well

I own a 1988 MA70. 7M turbo auto trans. It is still fun to drive. It may lack some power compared to a 2JZ but I like the style of the MA70. It is getting some suspension upgrades at present. The TEMS doesn't work well after 34 years!!! Enjoy your cars guys.

I feel stuffed in that car and your the one driving it lol

Aww I wanted you to review my stock supra :(

The 7MGTE came both in the US and in Japan. It was only later that the 1JZ was implemented in Japan. I have a similar build with an N/A car and Japanese 7MGTE engine on a W58. It didn't come with EGR or vacuum for it either. Treated me good so far!

had an mk3 supra. seats were the most comfortable I've ever been in

@ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mwIm7t9AtSY.htmlm39s Confused with the FC RX-7? TRIGGERED!

I'm a little worried for you Dave. For safety reasons, I would make a simple rule to NOT review cars with a damaged suspension. People need to fix their cars before asking for a review. This Supra is totally not worth a potentially fatal crash at triple digit speeds. In this case speed unknown.

Your channel is not only nice if you like cars, but also when you want to find some nice music ^^keep it up

I got my mk3 supra. it's gloss black. some nice after market rims with low profile tires. Megan coilover suspension, right hand drive, standard, 7mgte! after market exhaust, tint windows, HID fog lights etc. very very clean car. 117 thousand km. factory black paint. no rust. interior mint. all I can say is I love my car 😍😍 I might post some vids

I was about to get a mk3 supra but I got a Miata

I'm early bitches !!

Tough to find such a clean one; thumbs up on this video. So true... I knew a guy that said he'd never sell his Supra Mk 3. 5 speed was the common manual then, and though it is less common now, it's not all that unheard of. Another misnomer, electrics in the 80's were not all that rare, pretty common on middle to upper level models. It's just that you used to be able to buy cars without option packages; you could get cars with no side mirrors, manual windows, no armrests no a/c etc.

Have a 1988 Mk3 7mgte with Targa that I bought in 1991. Great car, had the leather interior restored and new patient back in 2008. Love the car!

It wasnt underrated, it was junk lmao. They looked good, but were heavy, slow, 7M wasnt a good motor, went through head gaskets like crazy, and they are still crazy expensive just because they carry the name "Supra"

Just picked up an 88 supra. this review made me smile.

5 years is a long time for this owner. But , I Just wanted to say I am the original owner of a 1988 White w/Blue interior Toyota Supra with a targa roof in excellent condition which has treated me very well. Did not realize what I purchased at the time. love my MKIII !

I used to have a 1988 Supra when I was 18 in 2006 god it was a lot of fun my dad helped me fix it up had great memories

4:00 The W58 Transmission feels sooooo good to shift

Its actually pretty cool looking, glad I found out about them , now added to my list of favourite tuners.

Had an 87 supra 7MGE from 02 to 05. The reason they didnt come with the 1JZ is because of americas emission standards. We were much more strict on emissions which is why most of the hondas, nissans and toyotas all came with detuned engines back in that time period. The MK3 didnt get that much love because the 7Ms had head gasket issues. They were always blowing. Also, they were heavy , my mk3 was a tank. So naturally people gravitated towards the 240sx, civic, integras, and mr2s.

This _really_ makes me even more itchy to finish my Z31 because I only live three hours from you and I would *gladly* like to see someone else enjoy it.

I have a bone stock '87 N/A Automatic. Yeah, it's probably slow, but I don't really know because the engine developed a nasty knock after the first 40 miles of driving it after I reassembled it and got it road worthy. One year of work for 40 miles. Oh well. Back story: previous owner rebuilt the engine and reinstalled it, never reassembled it and it sat for 8 years. I bought it as a basket case and got it running hoping to have a cool little car. But just as I began to see the the light at the end of the tunnel, it decides to crap out.

Same here. Thought the American version came with the 1j until I recently found out it was a 7M. I still want a Mark III someday

Love me some MK3. I know a guy that has one that he keeps offering to sell me every time I'm broke. When I have the money sitting around, he's always like "nah, I've decided to keep it", then I buy something, or something breaks and my money is gone, and he comes at me with an offer.

That's funny. For some reason I too was under the impression that MK3s were sold with 1JZs stateside.

That particular supra may not have ABS but many of them did come with it from the factory or a similar form of it (Called a combination brake valve). Just a heads up for those of you who may want to purchase one in the future and not having abs was a deal breaker.

My son fell in love with the early MKIII's after seeing my '90 Probe GT finally out of the garage not being the shelf everyone used it for and washed and looking as it should. He did an Instagram search for that era of 2 door hatch and found the MKIII Supra. I found him an '87 Turbo Targa and got home a KILLER DEAL on it and I got to liking the lines and such so well I also bought one😁🤣😂.

Just bought an A70. The first and second gears are trashed anyway (guessing it was drifted a bit in a previous life), but I'm very glad to hear that I wasn't imagining the amount of "commitment" required when shifting through 3rd and higher gears. OP, if you even read these anymore, do you also feel an immense satisfaction when you slam the stick into gear? It's just such a deliberate feeling.

It's funny you mention the FC/MKIII thing bc I'd like my next daily to be and LS1 FC and project to be a MKIII, so thank-you! Have a good day!

Speedo problem is definitely the speedometer cable, Mk 3 speedometers are run using a cable that runs from the transmission to the dash cluster and rotates. It's made up of three separate cables and sometimes they seize up. Had to replace mine this year.

Mark 3 has mechanical speedometer and what it is is this little tab you got to disconnect it from underneath going to the transmission you could fabricate peace out of a nail if you wanted I had the same issues with the one I had

the 7M is the father of the 1J, the 5M is its grandfather. the Lexus dealer in Orlando has a nice 7M cutaway for some reason...

My red 1990 turbo targa supra was a beast. I miss it , and watch videos like this from time to time when I long for it.. Absolutely solid card. If you want to get from L.A to New York as fast and as comfortably as possible. Get one of these , slammed with a performance tune pushing 350 hp. Damn I miss it. 😕

I'm restoring my 88 mkiii , just beautiful, the reason the north American models didn't come with the 1jz is the fuel in Japan is higher octane so the motors we get are detuned but the 1j is a 2.5 wher as the 7mgte is a 3l , it's just a less fancy 2jz . The 7mgte is capable of the same power as a 2jz

My buddy has a MK3 with a 1JZ and BW S362 and it was a beast. Unfortunately it's blown up in his garage but man it was fun

First the IS, then the A70? David, you sir, are on a roll.

you're not alone david, the fc rx7, the mk3 supra, and the porsche 944 were all designed (bodywise) by the same guy, despite being three different car companies

I was so close to walking away from my mk3 supra it’s been a bit of a nightmare and haven’t got to enjoy it much but I’m positive once it’s done I will love it

I miss that car which that car let me explain, it was a grey 89 supra with different headlights than from the video. It was a bit old and rusty. There was a muffler within it and it sounded loud. So when I was back in 7th grade, my dad had it after my uncle and my gramps. My dad usually drop me off and picked me from school like always. 1 year later, it was down so my dad gave it to his coworker.I really missed it so much.

Can't believe i forgot about this car. This was the car I wanted the most 2 years ago. Going to get one now, haha.

My two cars I am getting this year will be a mk3 Supra with a GTE. Also a 2001-2004 Lexus IS300/200/Altezza with the 2jz-ge. Have the Supra to build total "racecar" with the normal daily luxuries still. Meanwhile swapping a 1jz-gte into the IS. (Keep the Supra a 7m-gte because I love the way they sound.) (Swapping the IS to a 1jz instead of a gte-2jz is also because of sound.) The 3 engines are ultimately all capable easily of the 600HP I will be pushing for so having the "strongest" of the engines doesn't exactly matter to me. I love low range torque(which is what the 7m is good for) and the more "free-revving" you get with the 1jz, accompanied by the sound is worth more(its also a lil cheaper than a 2jz).

FYI speedo has a cable not wiring. Common for them to fail as they ran the cable right by the exhaust pipe. Great video!

finally there are some high quality videos of the mk3 on youtube! :D i love mine and really love to see what people have done to their mk3

Mark 3 Supra was the first car i owned, around 2000. Insurance, gas price and repair costs were brutal...but that raw power you felt in the driver seat was worth it. Definately not an all around year car if you live anywhere that has the slightest chance of freezing temps/snow. just one inch of snow on the road and this thing becomes a public hazard.

Man thank you for doing this review, have been waiting a while lol. I got an 87 hardtop that I am gonna be restoring. The last owner threw a rod through the GE block out the oilpan which was good for me as I wanted to swap everything out anyways. I want to do 7MGTE with the upgraded 57 trim CT26 and R154 tranny. Want to see 400hp as a daily. Got it for a steal though. Clean title, and the body or interior isn't like falling apart, only $600!

All of the Supra look great for different reasons...I had the mk4 for a while (and loved it) but would be happy with any of the generations.