600hp Toyota Supra v 700hp Nissan Silvia: DRAG RACE

Thanks to everyone for lending us their cars for this race:
- Silvia S15: @GeoByLuke
- Silvia S15: / geobyluke
- Toyota Supra: / whifbitz
- Toyota Supra: / bk2jbhp
It’s time for an incredible tuned JDM drag race!
We’ve got Mat lining up in a slightly tuned Toyota Supra, and he’s about to take on a massively tuned Nissan Silvia S15!
So let’s see how these two compare. Starting with the Supra, it’s usually equipped with a 3-litre straight-six turbo. However, it has a couple of mods done to it, including swapping the turbo with a hybrid turbo, and it’s had an ECU tune. These mods cost around £6,000, and as a result, it can now produce 600hp! This power is sent to the rear wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox.
Then we have the S15. It’s equipped with a 2.2-litre 4-cylinder engine, but this is no ordinary engine - it’s been fully built specifically for this car! As a result, it’s able to produce an incredible 700hp! In terms of the cost of the mods, it’s oh-so-much more than the Supra, costing at least £80,000!! What’s more, this Nissan also has one big disadvantage compared to the Toyota - it’s equipped with a 6-speed manual gearbox!
So the Silvia has 100hp more than the Supra, but will the lack of an automatic gearbox prove decisive? There’s only one way to find out… LET’S RACE!
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[@carwow]

first.

[@Itsharry12391]

First

[@robertlewandowskiplaysgame1616]

Sup

[@Shubham69590]

Me

[@Cars_with_max]

I was 1 second faster 😏

[@the_art_of_perfection]

😂😂 yeah congratulations ❤❤

[@GeoByLuke]

Great opportunity to be part of this video! Really appreciate carwow! Thank you 🙌🏽

[@ashishgautam603]

wicked car you got 🔥👏🙌

[@GeoByLuke]

@@ashishgautam603 Thanks mate!

[@leepartyboy666]

Nice work fella. Super quick gearshifts too 👌

[@darshannaidoo8745]

Absolutely legendary car🔥. Is this the same s15 that went viral drifting past the super cars at a car meet?👀

[@thompsonmotshome5478]

@luke u are a legend bro . . . . . Thanks for blessing us with your beast!

[@Kisiellox]

Mat is giving us what we actually want to see in the Fast&Furious movies nowadays. God bless carwow.

[@Real_Shawn]

Newer Fast & Furious movies are absolutely terrible nowadays

[@antoniohagopian213]

It's all about "saving the world" now

[@joshreynolds729]

Well knowing anything about cars was all ready exploited in their first movie therefore what else is left 🤣. It ain’t about cars 🤣

[@Real_Shawn]

If you are a car enthusiasts I recommend watch Ford VS Ferrari 2019 it's a great movie about cars

[@soukkhanhsila134]

​@@Real_Shawn that movie isn't about cars but rather the relationship of the Shelby and miles. F&f are actual car movies.

[@DeSjeft]

The S15 really has a timeless design.

[@077zeus]

Totally agree - up there with last gen sw20 Mr2 both timeless designs

[@kevinsyf]

My dream car

[@chrism869]

it does

[@jeanp2276]

Someone please give that boy a reward for quick shifting

[@nirajnemkul]

Exactly what I thought too right? Props to him for such a smooth perfomance❤

[@AshtonCoolman]

The S15 is over 2 decades old but still looks as modern as any car sold today. That's proper design right there.

[@JoseGonzalez-xd7gm]

its actually the best looking nissan of the 90´s imo, the gtr might be an objectively better car, but for looks alone, s15 gotta be the best looking nissan from the 90´s era of them, although the r34/33/32 would be close seconds

[@lukemothug]

​@@JoseGonzalez-xd7gmthe S14 was the best looking.

[@JoseGonzalez-xd7gm]

@@lukemothug its opinions, and because of that i hardly disagree, nowhere close as beautiful as s15

[@devinchandula4245]

@@lukemothug S13 looks better than 14 imo

[@mcnugger8305]

That shit does not look modern my guy. You can decently tell it from the 90’s

[@bigstreetguns6619]

That Silvia sounds like a machine gun. Deadly good.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. So did the 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo with 900bhp.

[@gockartzz8272]

Ngl not a fan of the sound

[@Grover91]

​@gockartzz8272 same. It's literally loud noise, nothing nice about it. Sounds alright from inside the supra though for some reason. 🤷‍♂️

[@gockartzz8272]

@@Grover91 supra could sound better if it rev higher

[@Pea-G]

@@gockartzz8272it’s like one of those cars that fart instead of rev up

[@jodamin]

2,2l 4cyl pushing 700hp is really impressive on it's own. Awesome dragrace btw.

[@johnsclar6371]

That 6th gear pull was really interesting and different, could you guys do that more?

[@thirtyz7506]

mat should start with the 7th gear in the supra, the 8th gear is for saving fuel on highway.

[@agdwhite5421]

6k pounds to take your car up to 600hp is great! What a amazing engine the B58 is 💪 but that Silvia... 🤤

[@nathawatudkanta4318]

4cyl & 6cyl 😮

[@Largeone1968]

I’ve the B58 in my Z4 and it’s stage 2 tuned (around 480bhp) 100bhp more is available with a £2k hybrid turbo. Tempting 😂

[@bigduphusaj162]

B58 is i diabolically bad engine. In the UK remapers no longer go near it. Its already smoking soon as its off boost so will have the dreaded cracks on the top 2inch of each cylinder because of BMW junk plasma arc type plating. B58 and S58 put BMW at the top of the engine failure rate charts and 3rd from bottom on the reliability charts. Maybe check your facts before you praise an engine thats now considered even more unreliable than the utter chocolate N47.

[@agdwhite5421]

@@Largeone1968 So tempting of course, beautiful car 💪

[@kealebogapelotshweu5918]

@@Largeone1968 do it 😉😏

[@asandasiyabonga662]

Sound Test: 2:31 Drag race 1: 4:00 Drag race 2: 4:39 Rolling race 1: 6:00 Rolling race 2: 6:52 Rolling race 3: 8:03 Rolling race 4: 9:00

[@ghuldorgrey]

the only comment to upvote

[@Vynx__]

Thx

[@WillowGTI]

You have too much time on your hands lad.

[@EMANUEL-vt8ok]

no brake test :(

[@InternetEntity]

​@@EMANUEL-vt8okShame, 80k modifying the S15, so I presume the owner did it properly and the suspension & brakes are sorted too...

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Great to have new people on the channel. Keep em coming Matt.

[@mhsalammahfuz9429]

It's amazing how these 4 cylinder engines perform and how they generate that much HP🐎

[@sardorkhakimov999]

We all know what silvia made for

[@chenhe669]

well, certainly silvia requires more traction

[@IdentifiantE.S]

We know

[@Inpushkin228]

Circuit racing?)))

[@edivad7888]

@@ChuckNorrisFake hector blowing up

[@mxrsExe]

@@ChuckNorrisFake blud what is ding ding ding 💀

[@xkrzilla]

That 2nd rolling was a cheeky hold back and accelerate before go. Matt called it out on the 3rd 🤣

[@JTGoran]

I think that's why he changed up his warning for starting the race 😂

[@bunter6]

Yet he also said no boost building after just trying to do the same by using his anti-lag in the second roll 🤣

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@JTGoranyep. Just to easily jumped the start. Again 🤦

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@bunter6no doubt.

[@TheSometimeAfter]

Rules for thee, not for me

[@sifisombuyane7457]

Great drag race Mat. Thank you for your day to day commitment

[@mason.2349]

Can hear the Silvia spooling up as you were racing in the top gear rolling race. Too good! Great vid

[@samanson8763]

I do love these modified drag races 👌

[@purwantiallan5089]

Wish we got Konnersport Butler Global Racing F1 vs 700bhp Toyota Supra drag races.

[@kleoncausapin4688]

​@@purwantiallan5089the supra has no chance

[@Incendia]

So much more fun than just taking factory autos and stomping the gas pedal.

[@magnusandersen8898]

Luke did an amazing job launching that Silvia, especially in the 2nd drag!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Luke never jumped the start unlike Mat Watson.

[@iamf6641]

@@purwantiallan5089 from carwo

[@claudiustefan8831]

Epic, loved it and funt last race :D

[@duramaxadventures5832]

LOVE this video more of this PLEASE!

[@antonfloor344]

700 hp and very very clean shifting, it’s golden combo

[@narcispreda892]

You call that a good shifting ? 😂😂😂😂 he missed a lot of gears

[@lamakicker69]

@@narcispreda892 yes that’s good shifting…even the best manual drivers in the world aren’t going to shift faster than that Supras automatic ZF8 .

[@mastodon5220]

@@lamakicker69 u mentioned the really important fact i would give an award if i could

[@mastodon5220]

⁠@@narcispreda892 there is always te one pro-racercar driver who will surley lecturing the driver for his obvious bad skills launching a 700hp manual car as fast as quick as a automatic^^ seriously, u just an annoying knob

[@narcispreda892]

@@lamakicker69 i cant even shift like an smg. But the guy in the silvia had very worse gear shifts at dragrace

[@samanson8763]

Silvia sounds like a beast

[@CanisoGaming]

Much like a Silvia should 👌

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@CanisoGamingmuch also like Daishin Silvia.

[@howled0]

Supra had a better sound though

[@Astro_78]

​@@howled0 nah

[@p5z91]

2lt-4 pistons vs 3lt-6 pistons... and silvia sounds better. Ok 😂

[@eleiaandsteven]

I would honestly love to see more top gear pulls. That was an exciting race. 😂

[@sirjakethebrit]

Possibly the best drag race you've done. That silvia is a great build

[@sarasijghosh]

I remember Luke and that S15 from Officially Gassed. It's built for drifting and surprisingly didn't do too badly in the drag race

[@purwantiallan5089]

Luke should try get his hands at DAISHIN SILVIA GT300.

[@Zikhr]

First saw it in the drift meme from Amsterdam (Used to be black)

[@cal.or7]

Proper drift cars have loads of grip

[@coolguy_2997]

@@cal.or7but not from a dig.

[@michaelporter8485]

Luke is such a good guy

[@purwantiallan5089]

And also cool.

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

He is what we call a cigarette in the UK.

[@xIcarus227]

@@TheSuperBoyProject why so mean lmao 😂

[@asifnoaman8978]

is that a GTC VXR? Gang!😂

[@michaelporter8485]

@@asifnoaman8978 it is mate 🤙🏾😂

[@miketejero]

that SR22DET is impressive. Great video, you guys!

[@PerformanceY]

Great job Luke, Great job 👏

[@kojoanyomedie2369]

Luke’s gear changes are wicked!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Lanzhu Zhong also matched Luke's gear changes.

[@marcelk3847]

@@purwantiallan5089 totally agree

[@taylorkirkham571]

Wicked bad

[@lamakicker69]

@@taylorkirkham571 you don’t know what you’re talking about lol

[@nicholassmith3962]

He can’t shift to save his life

[@quattrocam]

The S15 is such an amazing platform, had one a few years back and miss it so much!!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Xanavi Arta Silvia says: Hitori dake nante erabenai yo!

[@martingigena1705]

Gracias por mostrar estos autos! Saludos de Argentina!!

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

Brilliant Luke

[@cw5285]

I love the modified car races. Nice to see builds and meet their drivers

[@liamberry3960]

That S15 absolutely rips 😮 and the sound of it is insane

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. Even the Xanavi Arta Silvia got outclassed in terms of sounds against this Silvia.

[@alimfauzi1703]

Love the race!!

[@curtisszynkowski4369]

Awesome video!

[@5chum1]

Fantastic race guys and what a top bloke Luke is. Brilliant old vs new comparison, really enjoyed that

[@Yourmeddieschow15]

Those are the best shifts I've seen in a while 😭🔥🔥 this guy is talented

[@purwantiallan5089]

These cars are absolute fire.

[@taylorkirkham571]

You're kidding right😂

[@NotSoFast71]

He obviously missed a gear in the second race. He was desperately fumbling and trying to jam it into gear in the in-car shot.

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video!

[@nonamenoname5494]

That was one intense rolling races my guys congrats on the new guy well I haven’t seen him on car wow before

[@adityashubham8381]

I thought Supra's engine failed at 7:00 . Black smoke! 😆

[@DarkMatter1992]

That's a side effect of the anti-lag.

[@bigduphusaj162]

junk B58 smoking because its got cracks at the top 2inch of the cylinders. They all get this its a diabolically bad engine so is S58. BMW used the terrible Plasma Arc welding for the cylinder plating the same as some Ford engines and they all do it. Furthermore they havent even sorted the bottom end issues out on B58 from when it got used in 4wd applications so basically the extra thrust forces get absorbed by main bearing 3 & 4 and the crank eventually starts whipping. You dont want to overheat B or S58 even once or they are toast. We dont touch them now they are banned from our shop so is N47. Its only youtube guys who claim B58 is good now as its top of the failure rate charts.

[@bigduphusaj162]

​@@DarkMatter1992 What? the anti lag is only on the launch or if you activate it for a roll😂 It's the abysmal B58 cylinder plating letting go at the top 2" of each bore, soon as the top compression ring rides the cracks the blow-by gets through to the intermediate ring and on the exhaust stroke it sucks all the oil up through the oil ring and blows a puff of smoke. Maybe become a mechanic before you talk tripe about mechanics pal. B58 and S58 are junk they are top of the engine failure rate charts

[@TobajzzHD]

@@bigduphusaj162 a mechanic saying the b58 is bad is never a good mechanic, maybe stick to your volkswagen group cars instead so we dont hear bs from you

[@kealebogapelotshweu5918]

@@bigduphusaj162 what are your top five engines that you love?

[@ericbritton8146]

Wow! This is one of the best DRAG RACE episodes I have ever seen. The first 2 races, I was having difficulty believing the S15 Silvia was pushing 700hp, but the final 3 races made me a believer.

[@kenzog5428]

It's let down by the gearbox and lack of traction control. I ran 12.6 with only 330 hp in my 180sx, so him running 12.4 or whatever it was, shows you the importance of traction with these cars.

[@coolguy_2997]

If someone knows physics, he will never judge a front engined rwd high hp manual car with no electronic aids in terms of performance on a dusty surface from a dig, such cars are measured only from a roll or on a glued runway

[@jackvv757]

Problem with turbo cars is as soon as it comes of boost it's probably less than 400hp but that's still crazy impressed for a 4 cylinder

[@davidowennalday5793]

Race we all want, JDM! Good video mate, also both cars are so majestic

[@MidwestMotor]

That Silvia actually sounded great with the exhaust pops as it was off-throttle crossing the line! 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@jesseperrella]

Those poor turbos during the last roll race lmao that was cool as shit though to see the progressive turbo spool from the Silvia. Amazing video as always Mat!

[@behindthebuild8016]

Both should have been in 6th gear

[@godlyname8544]

@@behindthebuild8016 I dont thin so. Matt said top gear if the the Supra had 6 gears its fair then.

[@ethanfurjan2129]

We all know Luke and that insane S15

[@WayApp]

Absolutely stunning!

[@jimmootsbutland9669]

Watching you two racing waiting on the boost was hilarious, that S15 pulls!

[@ryansmithza]

That Silvia was really smooth in the rolling races, nicely done!

[@zane9297]

ah yes the iconic S15 ❤

[@purwantiallan5089]

Even Yuu Takasaki loves this S15 Silvia especially the S15 Varietta.

[@animeshtiwari9385]

those gear shifts...my god...brilliant

[@grimrobinson5269]

Definitely 1 of my favorite races, being a tuner and jdm fan.

[@rorynesta7766]

damn lotsa black smoke from that supra on the roll race lol

[@bigduphusaj162]

b58 and s58 top 2" of each cylinder cracked as usual because BMW used junk plasma arc welded plating. They all do it especially tuned ones. B58 is top of the engine failure rate charts in the UK and remappers are now avoiding them as they got blamed for the damage.

[@carguy...]

​@@bigduphusaj162 we know you keep saying the same thing on every comment, even though there is PLENTY of us that have at least 80-100k plus miles on them with zero issues???

[@dev0858]

3:23 I think it's safe to say that we now have the "Carwow shrub of warmup"

[@RRSmurf]

😂

[@Nicolas-vw3jn]

One of the best sounding Drag Race in CarWow👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@prithvirajr3420]

This episode was like watching the fast and furious movie between Paul and Dom. The sounds those cars make...❤ Awesome video carwow and Mat. Would love to see the races live.

[@Beastnappy]

ok kiddo

[@CThienV]

Ohh man. I had a black S15 Silva with the factory Areo kit with blue seats. Miss it so much!

[@jeffreyfahie1502]

the top gear rolling race was hilarious. I'd love to see more of them.

[@rinkashi101]

What a beauty that Silvia. Amazing look and sound that'll never get old.

[@bannerrj41]

Great race..love tuned car race

[@kleoncausapin4688]

The sound of the Silvia is heaven

[@akashcash]

sounds like a lawn mower

[@dragonwarrior8323]

that silvia went viral on internet with that burnout

[@deromegadrei]

Loving the videos, as usual, however, and I've noticed this on almost all the videos...the microphone of the external camera that picks up the engine revs isn't doing the sound justice! Sometimes the mic inside the car even sounds better! So my two cents: get a better mic for the outside shots :P

[@gonepostal9101]

Really like the shades, Matt.

[@TwinTailsRyu]

God what an amazing sounding race 🤩

[@Bruno_SLC]

The S15 is one of my favourite cars of all time!! What a vid!!

[@ladressebistro]

Just shared this one. I owned a Silvia and worked on its engine. Loved it

[@dorianmentor3921]

Luke always gives a proper show with he's 4 banger lovely stuff n respect from the nissan boys definitely 👏 🙌. Car looks amazing

[@birdsquad5417]

The amount of smoke the Supra produced at 7:00 😆

[@t-aspect132]

Why did it do that?

[@leonidasmarianidas4424]

After this roll race it could be worth 80k 🎉🎉🎉

[@CEYHUNKIRIMLI]

These modded drag races are a lot more fun to watch than those fancy exotics cars....bring us more of this please!!!!

[@PedrosGarage]

Great video.

[@MohamadJavadJ]

We need a drift race between these two

[@purwantiallan5089]

What about drift battle between HKS GENKI Silvia and Blitz D1 ER34 2007 model?

[@gaycha6589]

No we don’t

[@Legend-lc9bv]

@@gaycha6589 I know right talking about drifting lmao

[@sajsed2]

Hell No !!!

[@MrBlackMetroid]

Isn't this the Silvia with the epic burnout video?

[@user-vf7gb2lu6u]

The top gear rolling race is actually a very interesting idea. Very enjoyable video, old style

[@deathtollwrx]

Love it!

[@jordanbain648]

Luke’s gear changes are unreal!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. As amazing as Nico Hulkenberg.

[@thegoattanuvasa1108]

I think Matt has found his sidekick 😂😂😂 Luke's a LEGEND

[@danielgallimore1502]

Why is he?

[@raoulwilson4749]

Not a legend in my opinion but that's the most viral Silvia on the internet

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@danielgallimore1502because he is amazing.

[@danielgallimore1502]

@@purwantiallan5089 that dont make you a legend buddy

[@upshifter5316]

I dunno… seems like Matt and Yianni are getting pretty serious

[@Bobbydean3]

Wow das war bis jetzt mit Abstand das beste Video, hab mich gefühlt wie damals als Fast and the furious 1im Kino lief😲👍🏻 Respekt an den Silvia Besitzer er hat den Wagen sehr gut aufgebaut. Wahnsinn dieses Video ist jetzt schon legendär.

[@chr1s.h3ns]

Awesome race;

[@syedsaeed7183]

That S15 is a beauty. One of the best looking JDM

[@ziardrassool6677]

The high gear roll did it for me. Nice one Matt

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yes.

[@gaycha6589]

That suits engines with larger displacements

[@didineconejo]

What a sound ! That Silvia is awesome

[@whitesinjonlovealso7138]

Awesome 👍👍👍

[@joeydepp779]

The Silvia is an absolute beast in a rolling race, an that’s a Manuel against a modern Auto. Insane!!!

[@Najeeb-ullah]

Man that silvia sounds heavenly beautiful

[@nyce46]

Damn Matt You Killed It 💪✊️

[@KgashaneRatshweni]

The greatest car show ever, I won't miss an upload, I love this show.

[@NakkiPie]

"It just couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding" 😂

[@ModFix]

Stunning S15 😍

[@Joolz1982]

Cool little experiment.

[@Robyn18737]

love the sportsmanship

[@mokokaratshefola4555]

that silvia sounds epic

[@eltigre4117]

Lukes gear shifts are insane 👍🏼

[@oscarchakanetsa8425]

Love the way the silvia hops during gear changes

[@KangoV]

What an awesome race. i really do miss my Sylvia :(

[@671021]

Never seen a Silvia going straight for that long 🤣

[@justinlangley9522]

damn that dude knows how to shift!! brilliant gear changes!

[@tomryner5830]

Good on ya Luke!!!!!