THE FASTEST LEGEND - 9 CARS.. ONE WINNER.)

Welcome to the ultimate JDM shootout. What happens when legends lay it all on the line? One runway, nine cars and one country of origin. Today it's an elite nine JDM legend shootout between some of the most iconic cars to ever leave Japan. From the early 90s to the early 2000s, commonly referred to as the golden era of JDM engineering. And to spice things up, they're all tuned. This is officially gassed after all, but what cars have pulled up to claim the title? So today's lineup consists of the mighty R32 GT-R, then the Celica GT4, onto the Mazda RX-7, then the Impreza WRX STI. Can't forget the Supra, the mighty, mighty Supra. Then on to the Mitsubishi Evo 5, following up with the Toyota MR2, then to the legendary Honda NSX. Finishing up with the Civic Type R. To make this work, I've selected nine cars that have earned legendary status. Whether it be the likes of Fast and Furious, Need for Speed, Gran Turismo or Pure Racing Pedigree, not forgetting some of the most iconic rally moments the world has ever witnessed. All cars here today in some way have proved their mettle. But who's really king? Like who's got what it takes to take the title on this runway here today? This is how it's going to work. Today's power cap is 450 bhp and flashback to the early 90s and 2000s where that would be considered a very healthy power figure. All cars get two solo timed quarter mile runs in an attempt to set their fastest time using our V-Box PBTs. The fastest time they run will determine what class they race in. Fast, intermediate or slow. Each class will then do a one-shot, no excuses drag race to determine a winner. The winner of the fastest class takes the ultimate legends title. Got it? Good. So let's get into this. First up, it's Jake representing for the Mazda fans in his 1993 rotary 1.3 litre turbo, 13B powered Mazda RX-7 FD3S type RZ. He's running it on wastegate pressure today and makes bang on 450 bhp. Specs coming up. RX-7, give us the revs. Oh my god, that's crazy. It's a blaze. She's a ripper. Alright mate, listen. What a way to start off. The sound of the two rotor. The wanker engine, rotary engine. Listen, it's all foggy right now. It's like Mount Fuji on a foggy day. JDM buyers right now are getting gassed. We've got some legendary stuff going on today. Alright, let's go for the second one. Disappears into the mist. That car's too angry. It sounds so savage. So, so savage. Now, one thing I did see on that run. So basically, that V-Box is ultra precise. As soon as you start moving, it's going to start recording. He rolled in a little bit and then went. Whether it started recording, I'm not sure. Could have really hindered his time, but let's see. What was that? 12.94. Yeah, the other one was better. Just that fifth gear not getting it. But it's fine, mate. It's all good. I'll tell you what, for Vibes Awards straight away, you're taking it. It's so much emotion out of the car. It's so fun. And Jake manages a best time of 12.68 seconds at a speed of 111 miles per hour. Next up, it's Josh representing Team Subaru with his 2.1-litre, four-cylinder, boxer, EJ20-powered, 450 bhp, 2003 Subaru Impreza STI. Specs coming up. Alright, so next up, WRX STI. Let's hear the revs. Yeah. Boxer life in that. Mad. It's looking proper. Looking proper. So far, we're proper. Listen, non-car guy ain't been yet. Actually, he can shift. But yeah, it's looking sick. It's sounding sick. We're getting flames and all of that. Looking strong. 12.5. 12.57. Off the launch a little bit, so I reckon we got a bit more in that. Alright, cool. So you're already the fastest car of the day. I know there's only been one, but you beat the RX-7 by, I want to say, a tenth or thereabouts. So yeah, if you want to line it back up, go again. So you know what we're seeing already straight away. This is close. Only first two cars, so maybe I'm getting a little bit too hyped, but this is close. Only a tenth separating them so far. Strong. As he says, a little bit of a bog, but I don't know how much you can combat that. And it's only a very, very slight bog. I'm going to say that was probably his fastest run. I want to say that went a little bit quicker than the first run. I'm going to say a 12.4. That's my guess. 12.01. 120. Man coming. Different. Okay. 12.01 at 120. Yeah, it was 120 miles an hour. That's strong, bro. Sending it, though. Sending it. We like that. Alright, cool. And he manages a best time of 12.01 seconds at a speed of 120 miles per hour. Next up, welcoming Chris, representing for the Honda lovers in his 3.0-litre V6 naturally aspirated C30A-powered 300bhp Honda NA1 NSX. Specs coming up. The legendary NSX. Let's get some revs. Jeez, V6, baby. Slowest three today. My prediction. EP3, NSX, Celica GT4. That's what I'm saying. That's my guess. My early estimate. He got off pretty well. Very, very subtle being NA 300-ish brake horsepower. So one of the lower powered ones here today. Don't know what time that's going to be, but I'm going to say he might have dipped into the 13s if he was lucky. That's what I'm saying. How was your first run? 13.63 is not bad, you know. That is not bad at all. 13.63 at 107, it looked like. That's actually pretty damn strong. Reckon you can go quicker? Probably. Did you see the one wheel peel that you done? Probably. You, mate, you were like, I was like as his engine let go, but it was one of your tyres just spinning up. So if you can get more grip. I think he's got LSD from factory. Yeah. That's strange. Should do. Is it working? I don't know. Who knows? Give it a spin. That was smooth. That was poetry in motion. No drama, off the line, no wheel spin. Just done the business. So linear too, like, you know what I mean? Not one misshift. I guarantee that, like, I haven't driven an NSX, but that, it just, by the sounds of that, it just looked like it's very nice to drive. Does that make sense? A way better start. Beautiful, I'm not sure you'll take it. 13.01. 13.01, what did I say? Much better. Mate, that is epic. So 13.01 at 108 miles an hour. That's really strong, actually. That's not bad at all. Mate, that looked like poetry in motion. That's what you were saying. It's just the way it took off is like the perfect launch. All the shifts nice. Yeah, impressed with that. That was good. And Chris runs a best time of 13.01 seconds. At a speed of 108 miles per hour. Next up, also stepping up and representing for Team Honda. It's our very own James, aka non-car guy. In his 2004, two litre, inline four cylinder, naturally aspirated, K20 powered, 250 BHP, Honda Civic, EP3 Type R. Not only the lowest power car on the property here today, but also the only front-wheel drive car here too. Specs coming up. You're here, bro. You're here to take part, man. Bro, you put me in a death match. Listen, we're going to make this fun, bro. Don't worry. You make this fun? You just give me like, what are you filming me? This is the time to film right now. Do you know they manage to make loads of excuses before they've even run? You told me the slowest car here. But you are the slowest anyway. Anywhere you go. In 13 seconds. All right, hop in the car. Do you want to go down, like, a test first? Or are you straight into it? You're good to go straight? Let's go straight into it. All right, cool, cool, cool. All right, if you are, then I need to... Actually, do I still get one of three runs? You get two runs. I'll get two runs. Yeah. So, yeah, let me do one. Yeah, okay. Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop. You watch it. It'll be in reverse. Is he on kick? I told you. All right, Type R, EP3 Civic. Let's hear the revs. Well, that's an on-car guy for you. Revs it and sends it. We'll just go with the flow. It'll be a long day with James. You weren't meant to go. Oh, but I fucked up anyway. We just wanted revs. Oh, I slowed down. Oh, I'm an idiot. I thought the finish line was where my man was. How many times have you been down this quarter mile? No, I broke when I saw him. All right, you've got one more to go. That's a 14.48 to beat. Make it count. Let's go. Come on. That's it. That's all he gets. Whatever it is, it is. So, if you've done a 14.4 in the first one, a low 14 maybe. Low 14. Maybe a 14.0. I think this car is going to be in the bottom set today. But that was kind of to be expected. It is the lowest power out of all of them. It's also the only front-wheel drive car here today. So, it's interesting. We've got it in the mix. Let's see what happens. 14.25, Jimmy James, at 102 miles an hour. So, that's your best today. So, so far, slowest of the day, but you're the least power. You are the underdog. That means the only way is up. Did you think you were coming here to win today, James? I'm not doing nothing to this guy. He does, but he doesn't know he's doing it. What would it be? You know what I mean? So, what is the other car? Sorry? What is the other car? What car? The worst one. Your closest competition is over a second faster. You got this, man. We believe in you. And he runs a best time of 14.25 seconds at a speed of 102 miles per hour. Next up, welcoming Steve to the shootout. Pulling up, repping for Team Toyota in his 1994 430 bhp, 2-litre, inline four-cylinder turbo, 3S GTE-powered Toyota MR2 Turbo. Specs coming up. Right, MR2. Let's get some revs. Very natural. Natural turbo. Oh, it's still going. It's still going. Natural turbo vibes. No pops and bangs. First run, 14.77. You've got some work to do. I know. Because James went quicker than you. Yeah, OK. All right? So, I know you haven't launched this properly for a while. Yeah. You might need to give it a little bit more off the line. I was hesitant. But now, I've got it. Give it to us. Just make this one count, bro. It's the first one. Still not very, very aggressive. But better. I don't know if it'll crack 13. I don't know. I'm probably going to say a low 14. A low 14. I think James has got good competition with this one. Let's see. Aha! OK. Man pulled it off. All right, cool. 13.91. I can do way better than that. I think you can. In the races, you just have to show what you've got. You know what I mean? 13.91, it's not too bad. And Steve manages a best time of 13.91 seconds at a speed of 110 miles per hour. Next up, it's Josh from Autotorque. Also repping Team Toyota in his 1996 330 bhp, 2-litre, inline four-cylinder turbo, 3S GTE-powered Toyota Celica GT4. Specs coming up. All right. Celica GT4. Let's get some revs. OK. Subtle bit of wastegate chatter at the front. It's all good. Let's see what he runs. It's hard to get those. See, you know what? Everyone's got to use their right and left legs here today. We've got no autos. You know what I mean? The new school boys are like, what's going on? What's that weird stick in the car? It's got three pedals, not two. These boys got to do it themselves. You know what I mean? Got to make it work. Now, I will say that wasn't the best example of making it work. However, I'm going to say you might have dipped into the 14s. Might have been the slowest run of the day. Let's see. 14.4. It's the slowest. Well, it's not the slowest run we've seen here today, but it's the slowest final run. But you've got one more. Oh, OK. All right? I'll try and do a bit better. Send it. A lot smoother. A lot better. I reckon that's enough to knock 0.3, 0.4 off his time. That's going to be a low 14, in my opinion. That looked better. Hey! That was strong. 13.96. Let me come around. All right. 13.96 at what trap? That was a 13.96 at 101 miles per hour. OK, cool. So you broke the one at three digits, bro. Flying. And Josh manages a best time of 13.96 seconds at a speed of 101 miles per hour. Next up, it's Chris, owner of Autotorque, flying the flag for Team Mitsubishi in his 1998 2-litre inline four-cylinder turbo 4G63-powered 370bhp Mitsubishi Evo 5 RS. Specs coming up. All right. Evo, let's get some revs. OK. Very natural 4G63 life. Let's go. Could do a better start, I think. Start could be worked on. But I'm going to say, once he gets moving, he gets moving. Thinking quicker than I expected. 12.5. You're a top runner. You're a top runner with that. But anyway, you've got one more. You've got one more. That's strong. That looks spicy off the floor. If you can get that start a little bit better, I reckon you might even go faster. Yo, that could have been it. Listen, I thought the Subaru was going to take it. But you know what? The Evo boys, the Autotorque boys are here. I reckon that could have been very, very close to the fastest time of the day. Crazy. That was better. 12.3. Only the Scooby faster. I know, I know. Let me come and see your trap. 114. OK. 12.13 at 114. So the only car faster than you is the Impreza. The second fastest or the third fastest so far is the RX-7, which is a 12.68 at 111. And Chris runs a best time of 12.31 seconds at a speed of 114 miles per hour. Next up, it's Amir pulling up for Team Toyota in his 1998 3.0-litre straight-six turbo 2JZ-powered Mk4 Toyota Supra running on low boost today, making 450bhp. Specs coming up. All right, Supra, 2JZ, let's hear it. Let's go. It looks... I can't lie, that looks strong. Looks very strong. Little bit of lost traction off the line, but nothing too squirrelly. Just hit it. I'm going to say it's a low 13. A low 13 that time. Might be off a little bit, but I'm going to say low 13. Not quite a 12. Damn. Shit. Yo, 12.5, bro. 12.5? 12.5. Ooh. That's my quickest ever. Is that your quickest ever time? Ever time, yeah. So you're saying it's got more in it? Do you know what's crazy? That's the fastest rear-wheel drive here so far. You're going a bit too fast. It's the driver, bro. Hang on. It's the gloves. All right, line it back up. I'm not going to lie, that looked quicker. He's already the third fastest car so far to run. Here comes Godzilla. Somewhere there. He's just pulling up. He's pulling up. You know, it's nice, isn't it? It's like, you know, the RB is pulling up to challenge the 2J like that now. I'm going to say that was a 12.3. No way. Yo, it's more than that. Leaving me hanging, bro. Oh, my God. Caught that in HD. All right, that's it. Let me come round here. 122 mile an hour. Trapped us at the highest trap so far of the day. And Amir runs a best time of 12.43 seconds at a speed of 122 miles per hour. And last but not least, welcoming back Jake. Yes, welcoming back Jake. Jake's pulled up in two cars here today. And if both cars somehow end up in the same race class, his good friend Sam's going to take the reins of his 1993 2.6-litre inline-six turbo RB26-powered Nissan Skyline R32 GTR, aka Godzilla. The car's running on wastegate pressure today and makes bang on 450bhp. Specs coming up. And finally, Godzilla. Let's hear some revs. Call it Godzilla for a reason. So he's running rear-wheel drive. And he's not doing it purposely. The four-wheel drive system is not playing ball. For some reason, it keeps defaulting to rear-wheel drive. So we could have a big spanner in the works. Either it's very fast in rear-wheel drive if it doesn't sort itself out, or he's going to not have a chance at being in that front-runner class. But it'd be nice to see the four-wheel drive work. That's a rear-wheel drive launch. So unless he can pull it together on his last run, pull some magic together, I'm not sure what he's going to run. But I don't think it's fast enough being rear-wheel drive to be a front-runner. Yeah, let's see. Let's see. No, no. All right, cool. 13.4, though. It's like, it's OK. Just can't get it off the line because it's in rear-wheel drive. Yeah. One more. See what it does. You reckon there's any way the four-wheel drive might start working? No, it's going to do rear-wheel drive. All right, good luck. I want to say, did four-wheel drive work that time? No, I just got it to launch better. OK. The first few times I was just trying, if four-wheel drive works with these, you have to just launch on limiter. OK. And it just goes. But if you're in rear-wheel drive, it just spins. Got it. So I was like, no, it's not going to work. So I just tried to get it to actually hook. Hook, yeah. And you've done slightly better. 13.05. Let me check the track speed. 115. So it's quite strong up top. The only thing is now, you've got two cars in the same heat. So we're going to have to get a new driver. Cool, cool, cool. All right, so this is basically middle class. And annoyingly, running purely rear-wheel drive, the best time Jake manages is 13.05 seconds at a speed of 115 miles per hour. OK. With all legends laying down their best times, let's see how they stack up and who made it into what race class. And the fastest on paper here today is the Subaru Impreza, followed not too far behind by the Evo. Interesting. But we all know times on paper when running solo are one thing. In a real-life race situation, anything can happen. Making it to the fastest class, it's the Subaru Impreza, Mitsubishi Evo, and Toyota Supra. In the intermediate class, it's the Mazda RX-7, the Nissan GTR, and the Honda NSX. And finally, the slower class, it's the Toyota MR2 Turbo, the Celica GT4, and the Honda EP3 Type R. So starting with the slower class, let's race. Big, big stress. Ready. Set. Go. Pace up, pace up. All right, cool. So I'm saying EB3 came last that time. I'm gonna say the Celica was way out front, but it looked like the MR2 might have chased him down and went round him right at the end, or it was very, very close. Let's find out. Finish line, finish line. Who won that and by how much? Well, at least I won. That was a clear win for the MR2, followed by about three car lengths, Crazy. Okay, so the MR2 up top came round him. That's it. That's the slow class. I know James is gonna be absolutely... He's probably cussing me right now in the car. But anyway, we've got a nice bonus coming up at the end. So stay around. On to the next race. I didn't come last. It's all right, bro. It's all right. Listen, you're the underdog. Least power. You put on a good fight, man. I was looking if the start was better. It's cool, man. You put up a good fight, man. Listen, don't worry. It qualifies you for a bonus. It qualifies you for the bonus. Don't worry. Bro, you was way out front, you know. That MR2 come round you up top. Oh no, I was like, no! It must have been in front of him, like half track? Half track. Hey! Our boy Josh, he boys got it. Watch that one. Oh no, run out of bus. You come round him, yeah. You was behind at the start. A win's a win. Hey, bro, listen. You took it, you drove round him. You know, Tsun Junior and Monaco and all that. You know what I mean? That's what it was. Yeah, you smashed it. You smashed it as well. Yeah, well done. And it looks like the MR2 is class winner. But next up, it's the intermediate class. And things are about to get spicy. Ready. Set. Go. Oh, I broke something. Absolute shocker. NSX has done it. It looks like the RX-7 has had an absolute nightmare. Oh, mate, what a shocker. I think, I think one of the shafts might have broken. Oh, really? Yeah, that's why I let off, because it sounded funny, made a funny noise, so I just let off. So, we were potentially going to let you run again? I don't care, I'm away. If you want to, we can, I don't mind, don't mind. I don't know if the fans at home right now would want to see this car put a bit... It's up to you. I don't mind going again. I jumped, didn't I? I shouldn't be doing this, right? But he had an absolute shocker. He might have broke a shaft, he's not sure, yeah? Yeah. You smashed it and I think you take the win here. I think you take the win, but just as a bonus, I think we need to see them all get off. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, we're going to do it one more time. Yeah, yeah. Alright? So, in my opinion, the only right thing to do here is give the win to the NSX. But as a bonus, we're all re-runners. Yeah. Ready? Ready, set, go! I think it went the same way again. Closer, I heard not a mis-shift, but a wrong shift on the RX-7. Jake's going to be kicking himself, I know it. The crazy thing is, you've got to give Jake props where props are due. He's like a pro drifter and he's a legend when it comes to it. In a straight line, I don't think it's fair. I'm going to say RX-7 came last, GT-R, NSX won that again. Finish line, finish line. Who won that and by how much? I think it'll be close between the NSX and GT-R. That was a win by one third of car length to the Honda NSX, followed by the RX-2, and then slowly behind that was the RX-7. About three car lengths, three, four car lengths. Man said to be specific. Do you know what? NSX cemented itself. Least powerful car here. Cemented itself. Showed itself. Showed the people at home. Wow! What? I can't get the words out. Showed itself. Why? It's such a legendary beast. Yeah. So, what it sounded like to me from like, it sounded like from like, I don't know. I did afterwards. Did afterwards, but before that it made a horrible noise. You looked like it was moving. Oh, once you got going it was moving me over. Come on. And then I heard the burr. I went, oh. Yeah. Give it away, give it away. But anyway, here's what it was. I suppose racing. You were on him. About half a car. Were you chasing and running him down? Oh yeah, I was catching him. You was catching him, yeah. Honestly, another half a second on him in the car. The thing about the NSX is it's so linear. It's so smooth off the line. It hasn't got that much power. You don't have to control it that much. You know what I mean? It just goes. Second time, I launched that a little bit better and I was that much closer to him. Jeez. I was like, come on, come on, give me some more. Everett, is what he thinks of that? Just about, just about. You got him, you got him. Bro, this is legendary. For the 300 brake horsepower NA that it is, you know, up against some fast cars. Yeah. You smoked it, bro. That's it. There you go. Epic. Love that, love it. Crazy. It looks like against the odds and regardless of what time said on paper, the NSX pulls off a legendary win, taking the fastest in class. But next up, it's the ultimate legends fastest class. Strap in. Let's get it. Ready. Set. Go. It looks like the Evos took it from where I'm standing. It looks like maybe slow reactions from the Scooby. I want to say the Supra had a bit of a misshift and then I don't know what happened between the Scooby and the Supra up top. Let's find out. Finish line, finish line. Who won that and by how much? Crazy. That was very even across the board with the wind going to the Evo followed by another two car lengths than the Subaru. That's crazy. So now we know. Crazy. Do we run that one more time? Do you want a bonus? Should we run a bonus bonus? Just to see them all get off the line at the same time? All right, cool. Evo takes the day. We're sending them one more time. And then, don't go anywhere. Don't go anywhere. There's a super bonus. Do you take it? Yeah. Do you take it? Yes. Now, so officially actually, the Evo is the JDM champion. Fantastic. You made it to the top. Mate, love it. But because I know everyone at home is going to be screaming at us right now. The Scooby had a nightmare off the line. Okay. And the Supra missed a gear. So we're going to do a bonus. Bonus run. You are the winner. Okay. But it's just for the people at home, for the entertainment value. Should I let them win? Go ahead and win. Play it however you want to do it. You know what I mean? You are the champion. Okay. Ready. Set. Go. Scooby's done it, innit? Scooby's beat the Evo. I know that's going to, that's going to... So I don't know. Communities, forums, comments go crazy. Let's find out, make sure. Finish line, finish line. Who won that and by how much? That was me giving it the big one. Just had my eyes done. I'm all good. I need to go back, get a refund. All right, cool. Well, the JDM champion is certified the Mitsubishi Evo. Let's go. Punched again, man. First to second. I don't know why it's doing it. Did you, you won that again? I think I did. Yeah, it's very close. No, no, no, you did. The finish line man said you won. Oh, I did, yeah. But from where I was standing, I thought the Scooby took all that. No, I think, it's very close. Bro, you secured it. Yeah. Nailing the cutting, bro. Done. You sent it to him. Love that. Job done. So close. Missed fifth. You missed fifth? Yep, I missed fifth. Honestly. Will you come in for the, for the Scooby quick? To the camera. Huh? Oh, it's come off. When did that come off? It must have come off on the launch. Oh, no way. Didn't realise. Oops. Alright, so I don't know how long that has been off, but uh, alright, you might not have seen that race. Uh, aggressive launch, yeah? Yep. Quite literally. Okay, crazy. Bro, listen. Don't matter, listen. Two four wheel drive cars. I'm not racing with handbrake up this time. I'm just doing clutch. So. Bro, listen. You, you, it's alright, man. You got up there. You, listen. You made it to the top set. Yeah. The only rear wheel drive car to win. And you were really in the middle? Yeah, really win, bro. Okay, okay, okay. Have you ever taken a win here at the LG Battles? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, you have? Against the Cosworth. Oh, okay. Cool, cool. Tell the people at home, you are a winner, really. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Win at heart, man. That's it, that's it. Yes, we have a champion. Today's JDM Ultimate Legend is the iconic Mitsubishi Evo 5. Congrats, Chris. You smashed it. However, we have another very special JDM icon on the property that we haven't shown you. And I'm about to jump in it to race James, the loser of the slowest in class. Bro, you're fully making a mockery now. What are you saying? 280 brake horsepower, bro. V6, 3.5. Yeah, but look how heavy that is. Don't worry about that. It's the driver. I've got this. What's happening right now? Full mockery. All right, he's talking. He's talking. Listen, he don't know the old Jamie start. Ready? Ready. On your marks. What the hell? Get set, go. Let's have it. Who's getting gaps? Ah, he's coming. He's coming. I tried it. I needed to win somehow, boys. I'm sorry. What was that? I was trying to do chases to race, not against me. Are you mad? A chase is a race. I had to jump it. This thing gets off, though. This is actually kind of sick. At least James got one win today, eh? Shout out to AutoTalk, man. The winner of the day. And also rocks up in one of these bad boys. Let's go. Well, I had to try something. At least James managed to take a win home here today. A massive thanks to everyone involved today and a special congratulations and thank you to Chris and AutoTalk for a legendary win and for allowing us to send their Pajero down the strip. If you've enjoyed today's races, show your support by hitting that thumbs up and let me know down below in the comments, what's your favourite JDM legend? If you like this type of content, please consider subscribing because we do this every week, same place, same time, here at the OG Battles. Peace out.