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Cheers guys , this particular model is the xk/rs . When it was first introduced to the UK market they only produced 50 in RHD and 150 in LHD giving a total of 200 ever made . So hanging on for this model was worth waiting for , and seeing that its only covered 30k miles from new I hope it keep it for a long time to come . But I will be coming back to Supra ownership in the very near future ( all depending on where we move to , and the size of garage , ..... it has to be big enough to house a few cars and a man cave ) LOL .

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Its always been my opinion that if you were to put the following cars, Mkiv Supra, Maserati 3200 gt, Jaguar xk 150, and the Aston Martin Vantage , nose to tail in a line, stand back 300 metres then looked at their profile , I don't think there,s much to differentiate between them . The mkiv Supra being the model that paved the way for others to follow .

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Great choice :cool:

 

Driven quite a few of these, they are a great sports GT. They sound great out of the box, but a decent exhaust system is a brilliant addition to these, and will net you a decent hike in power.

 

Be warned though, they are horrifically bad on fuel if you have a heavy foot :D

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A little addition to the thread . The car is a 4.2 xk/rs NOT the 5.0 xk/rs . The difference in power is immense . Mine has a BHP of 416 and top speed of 174 . The 5.0 has a BHP of 542 and top speed of 186 , but getting to that speed is considerably quicker than mine .But what the hell I love it . And for anyone interested, this car I bought has AP brakes with air scoops behind the front bumper , and a rear diff cooler set up with air scoops facing forward . In its history it was bought new by Jaguar XKR specialists Spires , to compete around the Nurbergring .

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A little addition to the thread . The car is a 4.2 xk/rs NOT the 5.0 xk/rs . The difference in power is immense . Mine has a BHP of 416 and top speed of 174 . The 5.0 has a BHP of 542 and top speed of 186 , but getting to that speed is considerably quicker than mine .But what the hell I love it . And for anyone interested, this car I bought has AP brakes with air scoops behind the front bumper , and a rear diff cooler set up with air scoops facing forward . In its history it was bought new by Jaguar XKR specialists Spires , to compete around the Nurbergring .

 

 

I sure most of the 5.0 Superchargers are 502bhp and some models go up to 522bhp as I recall but cant remember now. Those AP brakes are monsters ! lol

 

Make sure its well protected underneath, the older 4ltrs floor pans are rotting right through, we see a lot fail on MOT's. Have not seen any problems on the 4.2's yet

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I sure most of the 5.0 Superchargers are 502bhp and some models go up to 522bhp as I recall but cant remember now. Those AP brakes are monsters ! lol

 

Make sure its well protected underneath, the older 4ltrs floor pans are rotting right through, we see a lot fail on MOT's. Have not seen any problems on the 4.2's yet

 

I,m pretty sure the XKR 5.0 came in at 510 ( others say 502 ) , but the XK/RS 5.0 I have read comes in at 542 . This has something to do with the factory enhancements made to uprate it from the standard XKR to the XK/RS . But I could be wrong .

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