Ten Finest Toyotas Ever For Performance And Comfort

In some ways, Toyota is an underrated carmaker. The Japanese giant can make anything from a basic Corolla to a full-blown race car like the GT-One...CONTINUE READING

Toyota, the Japanese giant, is just another mainstream carmaker that churns out boring cars for any unassuming person. However, dig deep, and you’ll find that Toyota is much more than the geriatric cars they produce.

Toyota is a carmaker that can do it all, be it affordable econoboxes, ultra-reliable SUVs, sports cars, hot hatchbacks, and even high-end supercars and race cars. The brand has been overlooked by many but in reality, Toyota makes some of the best cars in the world and once in a while they go out of line and build absolutely exciting cars.

Toyota has also produced a ton of cars with different body styles that offer both performance and comfort in a package that is hard to beat. And, here are 10 such cars:

10 Toyota 2000GT 0-60 Mph: 10.1 Seconds

The Toyota 2000GT is one of the first serious supercars from the land of the rising sun. It was Toyota showing the world that they can also build a high-end supercar that can take its fight up to European brands.

Toyota partnered with none other than Yamaha to develop the 2000GT, and it is currently the most expensive Japanese car ever made. This is one classic supercar that ranks high on performance and comfort.

9 Toyota Supra MK4 0-60 Mph: 5.4 Seconds

The Toyota Supra MK4 is known as this underdog sports car that can shame even hypercars with the ace up its sleeve (of course, the godly 3.0-liter 2JZ-GTE).

But, in reality, it is just a highly acclaimed and competent grand tourer with a comfortable ride and handling. Yes, the engine has enough grunt to take you into outer space, but the whole car is often underappreciated for its GT traits.

8 Toyota Chaser JZX100 0-60 Mph: 5.5 Seconds

Well, we’ve established that the Toyota Supra MK4 is a great GT car. But what if you want the same, but with 4 doors, 4 seats, and a big trunk? Toyota understood the assignment, and hence the Toyota Chaser exists today.

Basically known as the long-wheelbase Supra, the Chaser is a hardcore drift weapon and a comfortable sedan that featured both the 1JZ and the 2JZ engines in various formats.

7 Toyota Crown RS 0-60 Mph: NA

Yeah, we also thought the Toyota Crown was a boring luxury sedan only meant to be used as a chauffeur. But Toyota being Toyota decided to make the Crown spicier by launching the RS version for its 11th generation.

Unfortunately, it is only reserved for Japan market. This is one luxury barge that can pick up its skirt and haul; thanks to the 3.5-liter V6 engine that produced 264hp with the help of a hybrid system.

6 Toyota GR Yaris 0-60 Mph: 4.8 Seconds

Toyota decided to take a crack at the super hot hatch space with the GR Yaris. It went back to its GR rallying team and the Finnish rally driver, Tommi Makinen.

What came out of this collaboration was one of the best hot hatchbacks ever made. The GR Yaris will go down in the books as one of the most fun-to-drive cars of all time and an absolute weapon for the road.

5 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 0-60 Mph: 6.2 Seconds

The Celica GT-Four is the like the father of the GR-Yaris. It is also a result of Toyota deciding to take the FWD Celica rallying by strapping on an AWD system and dropping in a more powerful 2.0-liter turbocharged 3S-GTE engine under the hood.

Currently, a collectible, the Celica GT-Four ST205 is a rally car for the road and a comfortable sports car for any weather.

4 Toyota Soarer Turbo 0-60 Mph: 6.0 Seconds

As someone rightly remarked, the Toyota Soarer is a Supra in a Cesare Attolini suit. Think of the Soarer as Toyota’s version of the BMW 8 Series. It came with interesting stuff like double wishbone suspension, four-wheel steering, and of course, the 1JZ and 2JZ engines.

It was even offered with the 1UZ 4.0-liter V8 engine. In its most powerful iteration, equipped with the 1JZ 2.5-turbo engine, the Soarer developed 280hp!

3 Toyota Avalon TRD 0-60 Mph: 5.7 Seconds

Enough with sports cars and grand tourers, let’s move on to some luxury barges. The Avalon TRD is a sporty and aggressive sedan that is actually very comfortable and practical.

Under the hood is a 3.5-liter V6 that produces 301 horsepower, mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox. Although it is the same engine as the normal Avalon, changes run skin deep to the suspension and braking system, which is tuned for spirited driving.

2 Toyota GR Corolla 0-60 Mph: 4.9 Seconds​​​​​​​

Toyota created the GR Corolla by marrying a rigid Corolla chassis to the mechanicals from the GR Yaris. So you get the same G16E-GTS 1.6-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine that makes 300 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of twist in the Morizo Edition variant and 273 lb-ft of torque in the Core and Circuit Edition.

What makes it special? It is a monster of a hot hatch that uses the same trick AWD system as the GR Yaris.

1 Toyota Camry TRD 0-60 Mph: 5.5 Seconds

The Toyota Camry might be the last car that comes into your mind when you think of sportier cars, right? Well, Toyota decided to change that notion and induced some life into the Camry, resulting in the Camry TRD.

Apart from the tasteful styling and cabin, this sedan features a 3.5-liter V6 with VVT-i for intake and exhaust, which means you can expect 301hp and 267lb-ft of torque. All of this plus track-focused changes to suspension and chassis makes this one fast sedan…CONTINUE READING>>