Test Numbers Are in for the Highly Anticipated 2020 Toyota Supra, but Can It Outrun a Chevrolet Camaro V-6 1LE?
Both have two-doors, six-cylinders, and the same objective, but the Camaro is nearly $20k less.
The Camaro's V-6 is rated at 335 horsepower and 284 lb-ft of torque, while the Supra's turbocharged inline-six makes 335 horsepower and a significant 335 lb-ft of torque.
Can America's high-value track-day superstar keep pace with an exotic multi-cultural hybrid?
Pitting cars head-to-head on numbers alone may not compare to adrenalin rush of genuine competition, but it is great way to get bead on a given vehicle's projected capability without the hassle leaving your sofa. OK-we're being a little facetious, and although we've already driven the new 2020 Toyota Supra, it's going to a minute before we get the opportunity to enjoy it in the company of its contemporaries in a back-to-back or competition environment. To fill the interim void, we thought we'd engage in the time-honored tradition of bench racing and pit the new Supra against the Chevrolet Camaro V-6 1LE, America's high-value track-day superstar.
Like most American icons, the Camaro is defined by its dimensions. Measuring 188.3 inches in overall length the Camaro is 15.8 inches longer than the 172.5-inch long Supra, while the Camaro's 110.7-inch wheelbase extends a full 13.5 inches past the Supra's comparatively stubby 97.2-inch overall length. Width is less critical, the Camaro's 74.7-inch width but 1.7 inches girthier than the Supra's 73-inch width. Interior volume measures up accordingly, the Camaro offering 85 cubic feet of passenger volume while the Supra has a significantly less 51; though it should be of little concern to buyers of either car, cargo (trunk) space works out to 9 cubic feet for the Camaro and 10 cubic feet for the Supra. Both are beautiful and charming, but their respective styling exudes two very different personalities in terms of first impressions.
So now that we've confirmed the obvious, effectively that the Camaro is the Rebel Wilson and the Supra is the Ann Hathaway in this matchup, let’s look at their internals by which I mean not Ms. Hathaway's undoubtedly adorable and photogenic spleen, but the powertrains found underneath hood of cars in question. The naturally-aspirated V-6 in the Chevrolet Camaro 1LE is rated at 335 horsepower and 284 lb-ft of twist at rev-friendly 5300 rpm. The turbocharged and intercooled inline six-cylinder in the 2020 Toyota Supra matches the Camaro's 335 horsepower but offers 335 lb-ft of torque at a very low 1600 rpm. That means you don't have to be revving the hell out of it to get the grunt needed to exit a corner with authority. The other side of the coin is that the last Camaro V-6 1LE we tested was equipped with a manual six-speed 9an 8-speed automatic is available) , and some of us actually LIKE revving the piss out of it and downshifting gears; the Supra's ZF-sourced automatic with manual shifting can do the downshift trick, but your left like is likely to get very bored.
No matter how philosophical tor emotional the arguments may be, all good bench-racing comes down to the numbers. Our Camaro V-6 1LE made the 0-60 run in 5.2 seconds, and cleared the quarter mile in 13.8 seconds with a trap speed of 101 mph. top speed is limited to governed 155 mph. the Supra XXXXX
Stopping the Camaro form 70 mph required just 146 feet, and pushed on our 300 foot skidpad it held on for 0.98 g of grip, a figure that would have been earth shaking for V-6 street car just a decade ago.
We've saved arguably the most important number of all for last: the price. While it's possible to get a 2019 Chevrolet Camaro V-6 1LE for a base MSRP of $32,490, the base Supra starts at with an MSRP of $50,920. That's difference of $18,430, more than enough to buy and install any one of the several forced induction kits made for the Camaro (Procharger claims a horsepower increase of 45-percent for a total of approximately 485 ponies with its $6099 base kit, but adventurous types can tune it for more) with enough left over for tires and tacos. The Supratsi will likely quote the Supra's German-Japanese engineering pedigree, ostensibly more refined and detailed interior, and, for now anyway, exclusivity factor. Not to mention its factory supplied and fully warranted horsepower ready from the box, as where mounting any of power adders to the Camaro will likely void your warranty.
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