The Toyota Castrol TOM'S SUPRA '01 is a race car produced by Toyota. It first appeared in Gran Turismo Concept and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6.
The car appears to be the #36, driven by Takeshi Tsuchiya, Takuya Kurosawa, Paolo Montin, and Wayne Gardner in the GT500 class in the 2001 JGTC season. Montin drove in place of Kurosawa at round 5 (Motegi), whilst Gardner (who drove the sister #37 Supra) only competed in the #36 at the non-championship race at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia. In the GT500 driver standings, Tsuchiya finished 12th in the championship while Kurosawa was 16th, and Montin placed 20th with points scored at Motegi.
In-game description[]
"This 2001 version of the spec JGTC Supra featured improved torque and fuel economy."
For its assault on the 2001 JGTC title (Japan Grand Touring Championship), the Tom's team made major changed to its race GT500 class Tom's Supra.
Entering its third year using Michelin tires, the squad hired their former driving ace Masanori Sekiya as team director to oversee the race effort, along with drivers Takeshi Tsuchiya and Takuya Kurosawa, the latter replacing Sekiya, who had retired the year before.
The team's race car had evolved, now powered by an improved 3S-G turbocharged inline-4 with better fuel economy and increased low end torque. This was mounted to a body that was stronger and lighter, to minimize performance loss in case the car incurred weight penalties.
The car also underwent serious aerodynamic development, with the team experimenting with a different aerodynamic setup for each race track. At the same time, Michelin had gone forward in developing a tire that could deliver consistent performance over a wide range of road conditions. Through these efforts, the Tom's Supra of 2001 gained enough potential to fight for the championship title.
However, though the Castrol Tom's Supra showed stable performance and secured points in every race, it lacked the extra ingredient to put it over the top. The highest place finish for the car was the 5th in the 5th round at Twin Ring Motegi.
Acquisition[]
Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
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Gran Turismo Concept | --- | --- | 2001 Tokyo: Complete the Course License #6 with Bronze 2002 Tokyo-Geneva: Win a Normal Level race at the Mid-Field Raceway in reverse |
Gran Turismo 4 | Toyota New Car Dealership | 1,350,000 | --- |
Gran Turismo PSP | Toyota Dealership | 1,000,000 | --- |
Gran Turismo 5 | Used Car Dealership (Lv. 18+) | 741,372 | --- |
Gran Turismo 6 | Toyota Dealership | 750,000 | --- |
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Trivia[]
- The car depicted in the games is the version featured from the fourth round of the 2001 JGTC season onwards; for the first three races of that season, the classic livery (as used in the previous year's car) was used prior to Castrol's rebranding that year.