It makes me wonder if A70TTR is hinting that the base six-cylinder Supra will be at 7 psi (approximately 380 HP) and a higher tuned version will be offered later down the road with around 14~psi (approx. 475-500 HP)....
That was my initial impression for a long time when I heard of the collaboration since the Supra has always been higher up market than the Z4. But I believe BMW it is moving the Z4 upmarket since the E89 Z4 tried to combine sporty and comfort and was neither. This would allow it to compete with other luxury convertibles instead of being a fancy Miata
Perhaps thats why they tested as much as they did to avoid those issues but who knows since valvetronic hasnt been much of an issue in B58s
You should google the S58, it's power levels, and expected release date if you want some exciting speculation
There's a way to make minivans fast too. Doesn't mean that said minivan should be marketed as a pure sports car with one of the most legendary namesakes. The mere fact that "lets pump sound in through the speakers to make it sound great" was integrated screams BMW to me, and owning several of them now it makes me quite concerned this is more of the same bavarian dullness, and not hardcore pure sports car that the Supra deserves to be.
Fast and furious definition eh? I owned a TT A80, among several other world fighting track cars. And, the A80 in a square tire setup was absolutely a world competitor on the track. I made the mistake of getting a targa, and as such it lacked the rigidity I needed, but it was a world class car by any definition. Perhaps not everyone thinks of the Supra as an 86 on steroids? And perhaps some look for a pure sports car from a moniker that has historically represented uncompromised sports cars, not rebadged luxocruisers.
And what did you have to do to it to perform like that?
You're forgetting that there was a pretty meh non-turbo Supra available below your world fighting track car. Yes, no one wants to wait for the better model to become available, but it is what it is.
which is precisely why i stated i'm waiting for a track variant, which i feel is the proper supra? not sure why you're getting so butthurt over the reality that some folks are waiting on different versions? Especially since the Supra was never initially intended to be a GT car
This is my entire argument. The supra has always been a GT, with the mk4 also adding sports car to the definition.
FWIW, there was one reviewer that specifically said that it did not have artificial sound augmentation and another that explicitly said it did. So to be fair, I'm not really sure what to believe on that. Typically though, Toyota has been a fan in intake resonator tubes for sound enhancement, which is perfectly fine in my book as its the same way they made the LFA sound the way it does.
Read this again. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2020-toyota-supra-prototype-drive
