If you’re really looking for a good reason to spend extra on the bigger engine, though, horsepower and straight-line performance might not actually be it. Another distinguishing factor between the 2.0 and the 3.0 liter GR Supra models is the addition of Toyota’s Adaptive Variable Suspension, or AVS, which is only offered with the inline-six.
It effectively allows the GR Supra to adjust the stiffness of its double-joint-type MacPherson strut front suspension and multi-link independent rear suspension, according to the road conditions and the drive mode. That means softer and more compliant when you want to go cruising, but firmer and more taut when the roads deserve it.
Unusual — at this point in the auto industry — but welcome is just how simple Toyota approaches this flexibility. While the AVS system may be adjusting its settings a hundred times a second, according to the automaker, the driver basically gets a choice of turning on Sport mode or switching it off. Unlike in rival performance cars, where there can feel like an overwhelming array of options to choose between when all you want is “go faster, fiercer,” the GR Supra boils it down to a single button. You can, though, tweak exactly what settings Sport mode summons beforehand, useful if your usual roads are in poor condition and so the firmest settings are bordering on uncomfortable.
Ironically, the smaller engine adds lightness to the equation, and — though it’s obviously a little slower and doesn’t sound anywhere near as good as the inline-six — that pays dividends in how readily you can flick the GR Supra around. Either way, though, there’s a whole lot here to like in terms of attainable, playful, controllable fun.
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