Toyota may build Supra convertible / targa instead of 86 convertible

What roof options would you like to see available

  • Convertible

    Votes: 5 6.8%
  • Targa

    Votes: 41 56.2%
  • Hardtop only!

    Votes: 27 37.0%

  • Total voters
    73

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I have a strange idea, people that can't be bothered removing and installing the targa top, buy the hard top version, amazing isn't it?
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Let's not put all the weight on top. Targas at least you can unbolt it and leave it out of the car. Gets it back to close to the hardtop weight.

I hope Tada doesn't listen to the 3 house wives he talked to complaining about how hard it is to remove the mk4 roof. It really is the best design for such a thing. There are no real sacrifices when the roof is bolted on right. Try a Del Sol or every TTop car ever sometime and then tell me I'm wrong.
Ya the mkiv targa is so easy. Ya takes 5 min to loosen bolts but it’s light and easy to put in trunk. I honestly take it off and just leave it off for months at a time. I would buy an mkv targa tomorrow if it existed whether I can put it in the trunk or leave it at home. I would want it to be bolt in/out, not electric top though.
 

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No, I am simply stating that the platform is plenty stiff as is. I am sure rigidity is lost as a targa or convertible.
But that was the beauty of the mk4s targa, yes it definitely suffered a loss of rigidity with the roof off, but bolted on, it felt just as stiff as the hard top cars. I'd be curious to see if it actually was, but you'd probably have to do a chassis rigidity test to tell.
 

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But that was the beauty of the mk4s targa, yes it definitely suffered a loss of rigidity with the roof off, but bolted on, it felt just as stiff as the hard top cars. I'd be curious to see if it actually was, but you'd probably have to do a chassis rigidity test to tell.
And you can get stiffer braces for inside the fenders and under the car that help tremendously for when the top is off. That’s what I did
 

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We did this in our local Supra club. I'll dig up the reports. summary was:

- hardtop : reasonably stiff
- targa with roof off : floppy as a wet pool noodle
- targa with roog on : floppy as a dry poodle noodle

HTH

:)

But that was the beauty of the mk4s targa, yes it definitely suffered a loss of rigidity with the roof off, but bolted on, it felt just as stiff as the hard top cars. I'd be curious to see if it actually was, but you'd probably have to do a chassis rigidity test to tell.
 

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Targa and I'm back on the wagon.... even if not manual... for now
 

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The Supra being a bolt-on targa should help with the stiffness, but I'd still expect some loss over a hardtop. I don't really care though, I'd rather have a more simple mechanism like the targa on the NSX, or 300ZX t-tops, and likely lose a little more rigidity compared to bolts. Still worth it.
 

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We did this in our local Supra club. I'll dig up the reports. summary was:

- hardtop : reasonably stiff
- targa with roof off : floppy as a wet pool noodle
- targa with roog on : floppy as a dry poodle noodle

HTH

:)
Makes sense! The solution for the targa flex are with the floor boards and cross bar.

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How is the stiffness on a 911 Targa?
Given it has the signature rollover bow, it is relatively stiff like the coupe.

https://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/242/articles/the-birth-of-the-targa#.XIqIHJNKhQI


Porsche spokesmen report that the Targa has structural stiffness "about the same as the coupe in bending rigidity and somewhere between the coupe and convertible in torsion."

Which means it isn't as stiff as the coupe or as shivery as the convertible. On Austria's mostly fine Alpine roads, this translated to a solid-feeling car, with all the athletic prowess of the 911 coupe but with far better sound effects.

Porsche claims a slight improvement in body stiffness over that of the Carrera cabrio (it is only half as stiff as a coupe), yet the Targa’s suspension tune is set even softer than the cabrio’s. Porsche figures this 911 variant, like all the Targas before it, won’t attract true driving samurai, and that the Targa customer is looking for some comfort and luxury.

https://www.caranddriver.com/review...w-vaguely-familiar-but-completely-new-page-2/
 

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C'mon people.

If you buy the targa, you're looking to enjoy the weather and have fun in your car. You're not looking to set record lap times.

If you're looking to race or have bragging rights over your car being "superior in handling," then get the hardtop.

Toyota should give the options and the people will buy.

I want manual, targa top or not. But targa wouldn't be so bad in sunny socal
 

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Toyota Might Build a Supra Targa if There is Enough Demand...the same goes with the manual(which is for the driving pleasure) which was already said that they’ll build if there is enough demand. If Toyota won’t be making a manual, what more for a targa top?
 

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Toyota Might Build a Supra Targa if There is Enough Demand...the same goes with the manual(which is for the driving pleasure) which was already said that they’ll build if there is enough demand. If Toyota won’t be making a manual, what more for a targa top?
This is just clever marketing speak from them. I bet they are waiting to hear from dealers who have dealt with customers interested in the supra.
 

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We did this in our local Supra club. I'll dig up the reports. summary was:

- hardtop : reasonably stiff
- targa with roof off : floppy as a wet pool noodle
- targa with roog on : floppy as a dry poodle noodle

HTH

:)
Did you also compare a mk3 turbo targa with the roof off? Youwould need to redefine your definition of wet poodle if so. Coming from the mk3, the mk4 is a rock with the roof off.
 
 




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