I personally like this car. Times have changed, Japanese companies are not following the american sports car philosophy. They are not caught up in the horsepower games, they don't care about having the most power.
The new Supra is not a Japanese car. It's a German car, made in Austria, designed in Germany around German design priciples. This is a 90's GM redabge. You know, like how thr Trans Am and Camaro are two totally different cars.
Toyota has clearly lost its way.
Fair, but if it's not a dragster, why is it Automatic only?This new supra to me looks good, has a proven engine and a good trans. It's not designed to be a quarter mile dragster.. .
it's designed to be a great Grand Tourer. You can bet it will be refined, have a great powerband and be comfortable for a long day of driving in traffic or a day through the twisties on your favorite mountain pass..
This car is not a Grand Touring Car. It lacks. The rear seats and large truck. It's small and cramped and based on a Z4 which is a Roadster / Sports Car.
How can I go canyon carving and enjoy the feeling of being connected to the road with a 8spd automatic? Connected sporting cars that trade power for fun have manuals - see GT350, Miata, GT86, etc
There is no need for this car to have tons of power since it was built to have good balance. I think this car will sell very well, and there will be an aftermarket. .
It will have a huge aftermarket. Tuners are desperate as I've mentioned. Im unsure what Toyota will define as "sells well".
I was into the Japanese real wheel drive 90's sports cars for a long time. The previous supra with the 2JZ was not all that everyone cracked it up to be. It was heavy, could not handle for shit, and even with big power struggled to get down the 1/4 mile. It was just the Fast and Furious movie that put that car on the map, so many of the 2jz supras were simply dyno queens.
Obvious you where not a fan of Japanese cars in the 90's.
If you had been, you'd recall the Supra waxed the floor with all the completion and cars costing 3x as much. Power, braking, handling, the car was a gem and clearly a "Supra Sports Car".
The reason the Supra appeared in FNF in the first place was because it had already been cemented as a tuning Legend. Only thr GTR rivals it, and the US never got Godzilla. Build quality, reliability, durability, style, performance... It's all there.
13 second 1/4, 70-0 braking in 160ft with no fade, nearly a G on the skid pad!??? And 23mpg!! Shit wsd unreal in 1993.
"Light, nimble, responsive and chock full of Dan Gurney's influence"
As for 1000whp Dyno Queens.
Considering the ET Street Radial didn't come out until 2004 and, what the first DOT Drag Radial was 1995? You didn't have shit for tire selection back then and no one was about to cut and tub their brand new $50k Super Car to fit drag radials.
Fastest Supra is 6.05 @ 240mph
Fastest street legal, street driven Supra is in thr 7's with 1800whp.
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