Option Mag: Japanese tuners vs The world premiere

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http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=408355

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For å være ærlig så sier ikke dette her meg så mye.

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hehe :win håpte noen kunne japansk :) så her er noe av teksten..............................."hello all, i actually write for jdm-option.com and on our site we only place selected articles to be translated. hopefully this article will be featured on our website in the future since its a good story however, its a long aritcle.... so heres a quick translation

 

basically, its a battle of the japanese tuned vehicle represented by JUN's JZA80 built for the Bonneville vs. the Bugatti Veyron. as we all pretty much know what the veyron can do, the supra is capable of achieving 1200hp with the help of two TD07-25G turbines on a 3.2 liter displacement 2jz all managed by an HKS Fcon Vpro.

The vehicle comparison took place in Korea, the JUN lemon yellow supra clocked in at 401 km/h at the bonneville flats in 2001. The vehicle that they are using today is an exact replica of the same machine which goes 0 to 300 km/h in 18 seconds. The veyron is known to max out at 407 km/h and reaches 300 km/h at 16 seconds. The current owner of this JUN Bonneille supra races the streets of Seoul taking down ferraris, lambos, and porsches with ease at speeds exceeding 320 km/h. The supra hardly gets any traction upto 4th gear, even with the best set of 275 series tires out there. the owner states that the driveshafts snap like twigs if he doesnt properly mange throttle control.

The veyron has three levels of speed positions that can be set. to 220km/h - standard position, to 375km/h - driving position, to 400 km/h - top speed position. a key is needed to unlock the top speed position. For this testing, only the standard position was necessary.

the comparison took place on a street windy road section of a course. If the editors had to choose which vehicle was more easily rideable, they would have to say the veyron hands down due to its all time 4wd, borg warner 7 speed semi-AT transmission, and an aerodynamic body designed for 1000 horses. unless you're an F1 driver, the supra didnt compare to trhe veyron in terms of driveability.

its arguable but the staff decided that the supra is capable of stirring up the adrenaline of a true racer more than the veyron. as soon as the driver experiences the 5000 rpm full boost, the stakes are high but the feeling is very addictive.

the opt editorial staff felt that the veyron was all regulated so that even a beginner driver can easily reach 300 km/h. the driver seems to be controlled by the 1000 hp. they also ffelt as though since the veyron was a production machine, they had to take in these means to protect the driver to some degree. compared to the supra, where the 1000 horses achieved were not meant to take in consumer opinion and needs taht is... electronic features are great, but they should be meant to assist the driver, not control them.

 

i apologize i im lacking some info and bad grammar, but im tired =

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The pages posted off the magazine is one article but two contents. the second article is the continuation of a concept of the japanese people's pursuit for top speed in comparison to foreign car manufacturers.

 

it was held in Hokkaido Japan at a place called wacom

 

representing toyota and nissan, the supra and the GTR was built by Phoenix's Power. Supra has fully built internals and the GTR has stock inernals.