How cheap can you buy 1000bhp. If the £800,000 Bugatti Veyron is anything to go on the answer is not very. Still there are other ways. This Jun Akira Supra pictured above is an example of how this can be done.

It uses the same twin turbo 3.2 litre you’d find in any Supra TT but is overhauled using a massive turbine to create the stated 1200bhp. The whole aerodynamics of the car had to be adjusted to make way for the extreme speeds the Supra would be travelling at.

Jun Akira’s Supra was not just your average boy racers dream car though. No it was a serious contender for being the fastest car in the world. In fact it was designed specifically to reach 400kph and beyond. As it happens, the Jun Akira did just this at the Salt Lake Flats in 2001 where it hit a top speed of 249mph long before the Bugatti Veyron was even considered for production.

Another popular choice for engine overhaul is the 4WD Nissan Skyline GTR with it's twin turbo 4 cylinder engine. The Blitz Skyline is an example of a manufacturer produced souped up Skyline. This particular example from 1999 produces 750bhp and will hit somewhere around 213mph.

Blitz, among many other tuners, provide parts to the public to produce the same sort of power found in this Skyline in their own garage!