Haha! C'mon man!

[Emspilot]

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[Funkjaw]

Well LA-DEE-DA, look at you Mr. Michael Schumacher. Ex-squeeze me, but can you tell me what the definition of the word supra is? EXACTLY! Common ya'll we gotta beat those Porsche GT3 RS's at the track! BTW getting bj's in a traffic jam with a manual is more of a pain in the ass compared to auto. Just sayin

I once had sex in the back of a geo metro that was sadly in fact automatic.... you might be onto something.

 

[rottmore]

oh hey, you gaz. I need some help. Wanted to upgrade a manual trans with
Pure drivetrain solution

Its just so strange. Its just so weird. So inexplicable.
I can't find the manual option.

https://www.puredrivetrainsolutions.com/zf-8hp-transmission-upgrades/supra

so unexpected.
*sips wine with pinky finger held high*

 

[lucky phil]

Why do actual race cars have automatics most of the time? It's weird how hard some of us push the manual. I get it, but the Supra changed my "manual only" stance. The only thing I miss is be able to rev on command. Otherwise autos have manual mode.

I find it funny that all the real race car drivers that make a living off it most often do not drive manuals in those money making races, yet the normies are all like "mANuAL or bust Bro!!!" "You're not a real driver brah," lol

They don't.
Phil

 

[djf]

oh hey, you gaz. I need some help. Wanted to upgrade a manual trans with
Pure drive train solution

Its just so strange. Its just so weird. So inexplicable.
I can't find the manual option.

https://www.puredrivetrainsolutions.com/zf-8hp-transmission-upgrades/supra

so unexpected.
*sips wine with pinky finger held high*

MT trans holding up to 700+ torque on several cars. How's the auto hold up at that power?

 

[rottmore]

MT trans holding up to 700+ torque on several cars. How's the auto hold up at that power?

SHHHHHHHHUSH!

 

[Funkjaw]

MT trans holding up to 700+ torque on several cars. How's the auto hold up at that power?

This is great news as I'll eventually want 850whp ?

 

[JoshuaQ]

MT trans holding up to 700+ torque on several cars. How's the auto hold up at that power?

Tbh, not sure how that's relevant. Not all of us need 700hp. I'm fine with my jb4...hell I'm fine without it even. 700hp does what in traffic? Around town? Get your car impounded faster i assume.

 

[JoshuaQ]

They don't.
Phil

Expound on that cause the majority of what I see aren't manuals. Even when they are, they aren't the manuals street Bois are pushin.
F1, NASCAR, gt, anything with with a car above 100k stock isn't usually manual in what I've seen. Rally is usually sequential shifter not shifter+pedal. I assume the gr na races with twins probably are, but I still don't think "most" are driving manuals.

 

[lucky phil]

Expound on that cause the majority of what I see aren't manuals. Even when they are, they aren't the manuals street Bois are pushin.
F1, NASCAR, gt, anything with with a car above 100k stock isn't usually manual in what I've seen. Rally is usually sequential shifter not shifter+pedal. I assume the gr na races with twins probably are, but I still don't think "most" are driving manuals.

They are basically manual gearboxes with paddle shift shifting, ie electrical/pneumatic actuators replace the drivers input. No torque converter or automated shift logic involved. Some are twin clutch arrangements and in the MotoGP world they are seemless shift mechanical arrangements.
Phil

 

[JoshuaQ]

They are basically manual gearboxes with paddle shift shifting, ie electrical/pneumatic actuators replace the drivers input. No torque converter or automated shift logic involved. Some are twin clutch arrangements and in the MotoGP world they are seemless shift mechanical arrangements.
Phil

Right, not what you manual Bois are selling. The Supra has that. Fine, by auto I meant no stick and no extra pedal. Just a paddle or sequential shifter.

You won't find many cars above 100k with the manual ppl are claiming is "engaging," which seems like an insult to everyone with a better car than yours.

Anyways, I/we have abused this 2026 fake and overpriced supra thread. Happy to bicker on a dedicated post,

 

[djf]

Tbh, not sure how that's relevant. Not all of us need 700hp. I'm fine with my jb4...hell I'm fine without it even. 700hp does what in traffic? Around town? Get your car impounded faster i assume.

Trans reliability at higher torque levels isn't relevant when we're talking about the trans?

 

[BMWAF]

Why do actual race cars have automatics most of the time? It's weird how hard some of us push the manual. I get it, but the Supra changed my "manual only" stance. The only thing I miss is be able to rev on command. Otherwise autos have manual mode.

I find it funny that all the real race car drivers that make a living off it most often do not drive manuals in those money making races, yet the normies are all like "mANuAL or bust Bro!!!" "You're not a real driver brah," lol

Firstly, the Supra is a street car. It is not a race car. Sure, it is fast and we can race them but without serious modification, Supra's are not race cars. Due to their form, the Supra's raison d'être is primarily for enjoyment and secondly, transportation. Stop pretending you own an automatic NASCAR; You don't.

And.. a manual transmission is by definition more engaging. It literally requires a skill not present in automatics. This isn't a debate, it's a fact, lol.. but keep flapping your paddles in MaNUaL MoDE.

Isn't that what the auto is technically? It has manual mode but no clutch pedal. It's sorta auto and sorta manual /s

I'd link the video but the quote should suffice: "If my grandmother had wheels she would've been a bicycle." PDKs are also automatics, we just pretend they're not because after a manual transmission, they're the least worst option.

Right, not what you manual Bois are selling. The Supra has that. Fine, by auto I meant no stick and no extra pedal. Just a paddle or sequential shifter.

You won't find many cars above 100k with the manual ppl are claiming is "engaging," which seems like an insult to everyone with a better car than yours.

Anyways, I/we have abused this 2026 fake and overpriced supra thread. Happy to bicker on a dedicated post,

Except when real racecar drivers beg their racecar team to build a manual supercar.

Please don't think that providing automatic transmissions in super cars was nothing but a financial decision, both from a manufacturing standpoint and critically, a way to market cars to as many stipidly rich customers as possible.

I think all the automatic "racers" would be surprised to see what transmission actual racecar drivers prefer to drive in their spare time.

 

[JoshuaQ]

Trans reliability at higher torque levels isn't relevant when we're talking about the trans?

Id say no not really. I was addressing the manual is the way crowd, not the let's take every aspect into consideration. It's the auto vs "manual always," "manual is engaging," nothing to do with its performance. Ppl weren't crying for a manual since 2019 cause of hp capabilities.

Not to mention I have no clue if what you're saying is correct, but I assume you're probably right. Auto can be tuned or built to handle it can't it? Again, I'm not chasing hp outside of jb4 and maybe running some e30-40 with jb4 for the heck of it. Car is powerful enough off the lot for me. I haven't paid attention to that stuff since 2021.

 

[BMWAF]

I don't like automatics or manuals. That's why I have a DCT.

"Dual Clutch Transmission" or "Clutchless manual" sounds so much more palatable than "dual clutch automatic" which is far more accurate. Marketing 101. ?

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