1997 Toyota Supra Turbo 15th Anniversary Edition Bids Past $52K on Cars & Bids

A black-on-black 1997 Toyota Supra Turbo 15th Anniversary Edition with under 100,000 miles is drawing serious bidder attention on Cars & Bids, where the auction had climbed to $52,000 across eight bids with just three days left as of this writing. Listed by its seller out of Hampstead, New Hampshire, this A80-generation Supra pairs its factory twin-turbo inline-six with a short list of tasteful, reversible upgrades, making it a rare chance at a well-documented example of one of Toyota's most celebrated performance nameplates.

According to the listing, this Supra carries VIN JT2DE82A4V0037768 and shows 99,950 miles, backed by a clean New Hampshire title and a Carfax report showing no mileage discrepancies. Power comes from the storied 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged 2JZ-GTE inline-six, rated from the factory at 320 horsepower and 315 lb-ft of torque, sent to the rear wheels through a 4-speed automatic transmission. Factory equipment includes the removable targa roof panel, a rear spoiler, automatic climate control, cruise control, and the anniversary edition's special badging.

The current owner, who says they purchased the car in September 2025 and has added roughly 1,000 miles since, reports a modest and largely bolt-on set of upgrades: 18-inch bronze Enkei TS-5 wheels with KSP Performance spacers, Rev9 coilovers, a Koyorad aluminum radiator, a Powerhouse Racing ABS delete kit, and an updated Pioneer touchscreen head unit. Recent maintenance is well documented, too, with a timing belt service completed around the 97,000-mile mark in August 2025 alongside a fresh transmission and rear differential fluid change.

Like most 28-year-old sports cars, this Supra isn't without a few blemishes. The seller discloses a February 2005 accident that required replacement of the driver-side fender's VIN tag, along with typical exterior chips and scratches, some underbody surface rust, aging tires, and a handbrake that currently doesn't function due to a missing cable. None of that appears to have scared off bidders in a market that continues to reward honestly represented Mk4 Supras.

Hagerty's valuation tools put some useful numbers around what a car like this is actually worth. The Hagerty Price Guide pegs a 1997 Supra Turbo in number 3, or Good, condition at roughly $82,500, though that figure has softened about 4 percent in Hagerty's most recent update, and Hagerty notes that automatic-equipped cars like this one typically trade around 15 percent below their manual counterparts. Hagerty's past sales data also shows just how wide the spread can be: a manual 1997 Limited Edition Turbo sold for $53,025 in July 2026, a well-sorted 1995 Turbo brought $114,450 on Cars & Bids that same month, and the priciest example Hagerty has tracked over the past three years reached $235,000. That range shows how much originality, mileage, and modification history can swing the value of a Toyota Supra Turbo, a pattern Motorious has also seen play out with other clean, low-mile examples surfacing on Hagerty Marketplace.

The Mk4 Supra's staying power isn't happening in isolation. Interest in JDM icons has kept climbing across the board, from Nissan's GT-R lineage, where even modern R35 NISMOs are commanding strong money at auction, to oddball kei cars like the Suzuki Cara that have found devoted followings on Cars & Bids. Bidding activity on platforms like Cars & Bids has become one of the best real-time gauges of where these Japanese performance legends are headed next, echoing the same energy seen recently around a rare Lotus Exige special edition that crossed the same marketplace.

With three days left on the clock and bidding already past $52,000, this 15th Anniversary Supra looks poised to test just how much collectors will pay for a clean, honestly disclosed example riding on modest, reversible upgrades. Interested bidders can follow the auction and ask the seller questions directly on the Cars & Bids listing page.