Less than one year ago, Bahrain’s EKanoo Racing team rewrote the history books when they recorded the first five-second pass ever by an import-powered vehicle, and the first with an engine with fewer than eight cylinders, when they ran 5.97 at 240 mph at the Bahrain International Circuit on March 5. Impressively enough, the team accomplished that monumental feat with a 10.5-inch tire, backhalf-style car that actually had them at a distinct disadvantage against their many international counterparts with lightweight, tube chassis race cars. Which begged the question of just how quick and fast they could go given more state-of-the-art equipment.

Well that answer was certain to be told when the Ebrahim Kanoo-led team set out to construct an all-new Pro Modified-style Toyota GT86 in 2015, with many of the aerodynamic styling cues of the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro carbon fiber bodies. The car, which was completed in November, was christened within days, going a 6.31 in its initial outing at the first round of the Bahrain Drag Racing Club series. At the second event in December, driver Gary White improved to a 6.03 at 236 mph, setting the stage for a leap into the five-second zone.

With the dawn of the third round of the BDRC, the EKanoo camp, with its braintrust of tuners Shane Tecklenburg, Josh Ledford, Eric Luzinski, and Haider Mohd, set a lofty goal to leapfrog through the 5.90s and right into the 5.80s. Well, they didn’t disappoint, as the Florida native White saddled up and wrestled the nasty GT86 to the quickest and fastest pass ever by an import — by more than two full tenths of a second — with a stunning 5.774 at 399.05 kmh (247.95 mph).

White was a staggering .953 to the sixty-foot clocks and 3.813 seconds at 316.76 kmh (196.83 mph) to the 1/8-mile on the crushing pass. To put that run into perspective, only one pass has been made in NHRA Pro Modified competition that’s quicker (Melanie Troxel’s 5.772), and the 3.81 would position the team right at the head of the pack in the PDRA’s Pro Boost class.

What’s all the more staggering about the 5.77 is the simple fact that the car only has a limited number of runs thus far, and if the gains the team has made with the other cars in their stable are any indication, there’s plenty more to be had with the new chariot. Not to mention, the car didn’t even go straight, nor was it staged all that shallow. It’s not only probable, but highly likely there are 5.60s to be had by an inline six-banger, here folks.

To date, only one other import-powered race car has been into the fives, that being Puerto Rico native Isaias Rojas and his Toyota 2JZ-equipped Scion at 5.98 seconds. Now the quickest import car in all the land by a country mile, the EKanoo team is squarely in Pro Modified territory, and later this season, we’ll all get to see how they stack up against the world’s best doorslammers, as the team already has plans to bring the beastly GT86 to the United States to compete against its V8-powered counterparts.