New '26 FE in Red...

[jeffmcfarlin]

Traded my '21 3.0 Premium against this one. No dealer markup, had the struts tie brace installed, and the red rear emblem. In and out of the dealer in under 3 hours.

A couple quick pics. And man, I love these seats compared to the '21.

What's everyone recommend for engine break-in, etc?

Jeff

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[oreobbq]

Sweet. Car like this deserves a proper send-off from the final delivery bay at the dealer.

 

[jeffmcfarlin]

Sweet. Car like this deserves a proper send-off from the final delivery bay at the dealer.

I have a bunch of pics from that, too. It was quite a solid send-off.

 

[Danimal]

Manual? And wait, the seats are different?

A coworker just got a ‘26 Z4 manual and I’ll be damned if I didn’t love it and it didn’t have me considering a new Supra…

Any other good/bad things you’ve noticed in comparison?

 

[razorlab]

And wait, the seats are different?

Seats are the same, just have the alcantra centers like the 2021 A91 edition, 2022 CF edition and base Supras before.

 

[itzTang]

Seats are the same, just have the alcantra centers like the 2022 CF edition and base Supras before.

and dont forget the HUGE GR on the headrest lol

 

[razorlab]

and dont forget the HUGE GR on the headrest lol

It's just Toyota harnessing some of that M energy with 50 M logos spread across the car.

 

[inline6]

Considering the red Supra badge is model specific I’m sure if I consider it stolen valor or not

 

[jeffmcfarlin]

Manual? And wait, the seats are different?

A coworker just got a ‘26 Z4 manual and I’ll be damned if I didn’t love it and it didn’t have me considering a new Supra…

Any other good/bad things you’ve noticed in comparison?

I've got a grand total of 304 miles on it (auto btw) after 2 days. The drive from the dealer home being the bulk of it where I really didn't try to get too deep into the car. Now at home, everything set the way I want it I'm paying attention more closely at the differences. The steering, like others have mentioned, is different. It's lighter, faster maybe (in Sport mode). Turn-in seems quicker. You can tell they fiddled with various suspension changes pretty clearly. I haven't pulled hard in it, don't really plan to until I feel like it's broken in. The brakes feel the same except noticeably more stopping power, I noticed that tonight. Wind buffeting at 51mph is not quite as bad as it was with the stock '21, but I'm ordering those carbon fiber triangles again right after I post this. When I said the seats are different I was only referring to the alcantera. I like that change a lot. I don't plan on modifying the car. Overall - very happy I made the switch. The red is eye grabbing to say the least.

Jeff

 

[SupraTR]

Car looks great and I gotta say feels like a great trade to get the red (sucker for a sports car in an eye catching color), the little refinements, and I will admit I do love alcantara. Congrats!

 

[Meraki Autoworks]

Welcome!

-Josh

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