Interviews with Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada

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[elpadrino]

I wish someone would ask why all the vents are fake. That vast majority of people will not "remove it to go racing" And if it can be functional, then why not make it functional from jump.

 

[A70TTR]

they are more for style in order to break up negative space. when blocked off, they are also in their best engineered configuration with the least drag/turbulence.

you could remove them for racing and fab your own ducting, but there's a reason the GTE race car also has them blocked off.

 

[HKz]

I wish someone would ask why all the vents are fake. That vast majority of people will not "remove it to go racing" And if it can be functional, then why not make it functional from jump.

 

[elpadrino]

they are more for style in order to break up negative space; blocked off, they are also in their best engineered configuration with the least drag/turbulence.

you could remove them for racing and fab your own ducting, but there's a reason the GTE race car also has them blocked off.

Gotta admire the patience you have for us and our incessant questions that you have most likely answered in many different forms.

 

[A70TTR]

it's all good haha.

I'm patient because there is always going to be a gap with questions/answers etc; same goes for me.

 

[johnny_10196]

https://gqjapan.jp/car/story/20180730/revealing-the-secrets-of-the-new-supra/page/3

Reason why the Toyota Supra, which is scheduled to be released soon, is fun!

For Toyota, Supra is said to be a sports car that can not be dismissed. What is the reason? Chief engineer Tetsuya Tada talked about the sports car of attention from development history to latest trend.

The thought of President Akio Toyoda got fruit
The most noteworthy Japanese car now is the next "SUPRA" prepared by Toyota Motor Corporation. At the Geneva Auto Show in March 2018, the specification "GR SUPRA · RACING CONCEPT" was announced and it was new to memory that I called a big topic.

In addition, on July 12, Goodwood "Festival of Speed", a commercial type (but camouflage) runs a 1.9 km hill climb course with the maneuver of Tada Tadaya, director of development, attracting attention of the audience It was.

Toyota Supra started as a little extravagant sporty coupe which is rare in Japanese cars. The first generation announced in 1986 shared a chassis with "Soarea". The second generation in 1993 made a big leap from that and chanted a sports car. Besides actually making the car body compact, it was fascinating everywhere, including engines, suspension, transmission, aerodynamic parts.

However, when the second generation ceased sales in 2002, the management team of Toyota at that time declined that the sports car would not be worth paying off, no successor car was made.

"This time it may be said that the thought of President Akio Toyoda has a fruit."

Mr. Tada who was dressed in the racing suit at the festival of speed's hall said so. Mr. Tada has been planning and supervising Toyota's overall sports model since 2007. It is also responsible for developing Toyota 86 jointly with Subaru.

Low center of gravity than 86 and rigidity twice
"President Toyoda used Supra when he trained in driving with Mr. Hiro Naruse (deceased person) who served as master test driver at the time, it was Supra.It was already used at that time, it seems that I liked it very much."

Mr. Tada touches on such a background.

"The president's thought that I wanted to make my Supra sooner had also come to pass, and it led to the mind of JAR's on site."

As already reported on various media, the next SUPRA is co-developed with BMW. Munich makers are developing as the next Z4. In addition to a 3-liter in-line 6-cylinder engine mounted on the front, a rear-wheel-drive chassis is also used.

"When the plan started, I thought about what would happen to the company because they were two companies with different corporate cultures, but it has come close to ideal about a year ago.If there is no meaning to make together halfway cars That's our common understanding. "

President Toyoda's thought was "I wanted to make a pure sports car," Mr. Tada said. The car body was made compact, and the ratio of the wheel base and the tread was settled around 1.6 which is said to be "golden ratio". By shortening the car body realizes agile exercise performance. Mr. Tada is happy to say that it will bend even better than Porsche.

Toyota 86 was a 2 plus 2 coupe, but thanks to 86, it is said that the next SUPRA was made pure 2 seater and it was able to shake off.

"Low center of gravity than 86 and rigidity doubles, where we are aiming. For Lexus it is aimed at the same rigidity as the carbon body LFA."

As a development driver from Toyota Motor Corporation, it is a way to put in a spirit of putting a racing driver who was instructed by Mr. Naruse (Hiroshi) to stay in Munich.

Less than one year until release
"It is like being in the mouth of the EV era (now the Japanese government plans to motorize all Japanese cars by 2050), so the last gift to car fans in the world I am planning to develop it. "

With a sports AT using a torque converter, the differential gear actively adopts electronic control and new technology.

"I think that cars can be liked by running when I turn around the first corner."

Mr. Tada stroked the racing helmet with the same camouflage pattern, but he looked happy.

"I think that pure sports car manufacturers all over the world think the same feeling.The Supra has been reported that the body is made of carbon fiber, but then, since people who can ride (limited to being too expensive) will be limited, I will use aluminum for enjoying as many people as possible. "

At the Festival of Speed, the Supra who ran the course with a light exhaust sound. At the moment, a good light sound was impressive, but in reality it seems to me that you will hear a brilliant afterfire sound. Toyota plans to sell it in various countries in the world from the first half of next year.

"Since we have less than a year to release, we are working on a daily basis thinking that we want to do better in the meantime, rather than being fast, we will take the emphasis on the enjoyable enjoyment of the driver and bring it to completion."

 

[supraboi]

 

[vb22]

Another interview in Japanese, but the Google translation was really wonky.

https://news.nifty.com/article/economy/playboy/12176-074539/

 

[solidsamir]

Another interview in Japanese, but the Google translation was really wonky.

https://news.nifty.com/article/economy/playboy/12176-074539/

It was wonky but he gave more details than previous interviews. Hopefully a good translation comes through.

 

[DevonK]

Tada must be totally sick of giving interviews about this car by now. And he's probably got another year's worth to go lol.

 

[Spilner]

Another interview in Japanese, but the Google translation was really wonky.

https://news.nifty.com/article/economy/playboy/12176-074539/

That's a lot of headroom

 

[Modal170]

Tada must be totally sick of giving interviews about this car by now. And he's probably got another year's worth to go lol.

Not to mention the dreaded question about the manual and having to defend himself. I feel he sees these reporters as such. God bless this man

 

[Prius_F_Sport]

Did @2above's link say "playboy"?
Not sure if tabloid or trashy translation from "sleek".

 

[Spilner]

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