2nd gen Toyota Supra 1982–1985

Sold as Celica Supra

This page is a draft. It has not been approved yet, so read it with care.

Square-cut and tuned by Lotus, with a twin-cam 2.8L six and a choice of the flared Performance Type or the L-Type.

Watch out for

Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.

Rust at the hatch and rear trailing arms All years One source so far

What to check: Look along the bottom edge of the hatch and at the rear trailing arms, and under any body kit.

Two posters in one Grassroots Motorsports thread report rust, one at the bottom edge of the hatch and one at the rear trailing arms, hidden under body kits. A third in the same thread says these Supras do not seem to rust badly.

Sources ¹

Reputation: what owners and the press report

Sought after: A running car without much rust All years One source so far

In one Grassroots Motorsports thread, three members speak well of the 2nd gen. One says there is nothing wrong with it if it runs and has little rust, one who has owned two calls them bulletproof and fun, and one who owned one says it was great apart from a hard starter job.¹

Every warning and recall for this generation, with a box to tick.