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01-16-2019, 05:48 PM | #221 |
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What I dont get is if Toyota cant afford to build a proper Supra then how does everyone else do it? Isn't Toyota one of if not the biggest Auto manufacture in the world? I know GM & VW go back and fourth at #1 etc but still.. How did they afford to build the LFA? Could you imagine the much smaller Nissan outsourcing their GTR motor? They purposely designed a hand built engine for it vs just souping up the VQ that makes 350HP from 3.7 liters and revs 7500 in stock trim. They didnt want their halo car using the same or a variant of the same engine a Maxima / Pathfinder etc uses.. So Nissan didnt even take a chance with another Nissan engine let alone another brand for the whole car...
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01-16-2019, 06:25 PM | #222 |
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Not that they can't, they just didn't want to, not economically smart on their part. The LFA was an engineering/design challenge.
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Toyota has been out of the bespoke racing engine game for some time. Those that remain in the company are busy over at Lexus trying to turn that flaccid mess into something that people may actually enjoy driving. I think a friendly version of corporate espionage is afoot here. Toyota has torn down every bit of that Z4, parts and engine soup to nuts. I predict in the next couple of years, you'll see something similar in Lexus as far as sportiness. I understand your point on the whoring out of the legendary halo car, but I give credit for swallowing ones pride, admitting that you can't do it anymore, and seeking out help and education from a master. Going to BMW, the company they've mimicked for 20 years now, must have been humbling, but the long term benefits will reap rewards. Most true BMW guys won't buy this car, but we aren't the market either. Young, aspiring Toyota owners are the target, so if they can steal some sales from the BMW 2 or 3 series, mission would be accomplished. The other issue is drivers like me; I'm now electric and am wavering on ever going back full time. (own an older 911 for Saturdays and track days). However, driving the Supra on the weekends and when the kids aren't a factor would be very fun.
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Gazoo Racing is Toyota's brand. The won Le Man's last year, and did fantastic in the WRC with a freaking boosted Yaris. |
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At any rate, the racing heritage isn't strong like say, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, even Mitsubishi in rally.
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01-16-2019, 09:02 PM | #226 | |
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EDIT: I need to retract my last point regarding relative pricing. While a 1995 Supra $38k Base Liftback is $49k in today's money; the $49k Turbo Liftback works out to $80k in today's money. Interesting.
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I do agree though that Toyota has committed blasphemy in commissioning BMW to build a car as iconic as the Supra on their behalf. It's sacrilegious, sinful, and if I was a Toyota enthusiast and fanatic, I would be very disappointed at this BMW Supra. |
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01-16-2019, 09:11 PM | #228 |
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I'm mixed on the Supra hyped for years similar to the NSX.
Here is a good article detailing the differences between the z4, 3 series and the Supra. https://jalopnik.com/what-we-found-w...sup-1831800550 |
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Well, they must have done something to please some people that aren't folks that hang out on car forums all day. Appears that the entire years allotment is all but sold out already.
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If you're looking at driver's championships then Toyota has 4 compared to Subaru's 3 and Mitsubishi's 4. 2 of Subaru's came after Toyota's departure from the series. However you choose to look at it, Toyota has been the most successful Japanese manufacturer in WRC. Nissan has seen success in touring car and GT racing but has very rarely strayed from that realm. Honda's racing heritage, aside from motorcycles, lies largely in open wheel (F1, Indy) racing. Toyota is one of the few manufacturers that has dared to throw their hat in the ring across a large number of racing formats. They've certainly taken a step back from the well know racing series over the last decade but making silly claims regarding their lack of racing heitage and claiming "NASCAR doesn't count" just makes you sound ignorant. They were pretty dominant across a large portion of the racing world in the 80s and 90s. |
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I guess people were expecting the new Supra to me more of a Skyline GTR. Even Nissan admits that Godzilla is a hard car to keep developing for the small number sold globally. I'm not sure what else the Supra could have been. A more Toyota/Lexus interior? A more Lexus feel to the ride? Even though they've proven that outside of the LFA have struggled to design a sporty suspension. The turbo has finally been embraced, and then there is the issue of engine design. Developing an engine costs billions. In the case of a bespoke engine for a Supra, those billions couldn't be recovered since it wouldn't go into other vehicles across the family lines. To their defense, Toyota is working on electric motors and battery tech in R&D, so an engine for a sports car was likely far from their minds, thus this mashup. I don't know, does seem weird that Toyota hardly touched the car under the hood. Guess they know that their fans really want a BMW.
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01-17-2019, 07:42 AM | #234 |
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The fact this is a BMW opens the door to countless after market tuning options. Toyota should partner with an aftermarket flash tuning organization to produce a factory sanctioned TRD app that flashes the engine using a mobile app through ODB. A cheap flash tune for instant horsepower gain that doesn't void warranty would be a huge hit with the tuner community and give this car a massive advantage over the competition. Allow the end user to customize the car to their liking by coding on or off any option they like, etc.
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I don’t have a problem with the looks or the specs. I like it. I do have a problem with the gall and sheer nerve Toyota has to call this car a Supra and not offer it in manual. Don’t care if they’re talking about possibly adding it in the future. Should NEVER have been engineered without a manual in mind from the outset. This is such an epic fail!
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01-17-2019, 08:26 AM | #236 |
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The Supra Dupra is hideous! And why didn't Toyota develope the engine for it? And why do I need it? It offers very little beyond what I already have.
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On average, more people buy auto's than manuals ( Surprisingly, the BRZ/FRS/86 has been a 50/50 split ). Sports cars are an ever-shrinking segment. Even looking at M cars, I can find far more M3/M4's in DCT than I can in a manual, and it makes sense - not many people want to drive a manual in an hour worth of traffic, and not many people have the space or the means to own both a daily driver AND a sports car for the weekend. Then you have the issue of, if you offer the manual in a Supra, even in the 4 cylinder, you effectively kill off the 86. Now, price/target demographic factor in and blah blah blah, but that's basically what it breaks down to. It's why for the longest time the Camaro couldn't get options that would make it be able to compete with the Corvette. I can only imagine that Tada, the chief engineer on both the 86 and now the Supra, is torn inside about how he couldn't offer it in a manual ( although supposedly that's changing ) That being said - ZF 8spd's are an amazing automatic transmission. I can't wait to see big boost put on these, at 3392lbs, with 600whp and 600+tq, there will be a gaptism of rain and fire. |
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Making their own new engine would probably price the car out of existence. It's relatively low volume.
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I don't love it, not enough to pay $900 a month for it at least
My m4 is better in every way shape or form so it would be a downgrade. The booty is nice, the front end makes me cringe May look better in person but meh. I can see why it's appealing to some though and I respect that |
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01-17-2019, 10:03 AM | #241 |
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Someone do an S55 engine swap.
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