First 2020 Toyota Supra Rolls off Assembly Line at Magna Steyr Plant in Austria

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No, you're not. TBH, the MKV lacks a lot of those small details but expected given the outcome of the product. Even the Z4 got the M logo. Something... anything.

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Based on Doug DeMuro's Z4 review, contrary to MKV, Z4 has logos all over the place.



Yesterday I saw new X2 for the first time, it has a BMW logo on right above it's rear quarter panel.

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Based on Doug DeMuro's Z4 review, contrary to MKV, Z4 has logos all over the place.

Yesterday I saw new X2 for the first time, it has a BMW logo on right above it's rear quarter panel.
Very funny Doug review. He already found 2 odd features/bugs. The infotainment's default temp in Celsius when everything else is in Fahrenheit. Also, the rear brake lights in the corresponding tail lamp are off when the turn signals are activated.

Are you referring to the Z4 logos in the center console, by the shifter and on the roll bars? I don't think the MKV has any of those Supra logos around the interior. My original quote was about the brakes. The BMW has the M logo on the caliper and the MKIV had the Supra logo on the brake caliper. The MKV's are blank. Also the 86 had the "T" logo secretly placed around the car.

That BMW logo is such an odd placement. It's very similarly located just like the Z4 fender emblem/sidemarker was located. Very ugly.
 

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I found the press release, but no word on production numbers.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-.../0/en/Magna-to-Build-the-Toyota-GR-Supra.html

  • Magna adds new customer and additional sports car to its complete vehicle assembly line-up
  • Production to begin in early 2019
  • Further demonstrates the company’s unique position in the industry
DETROIT, Jan. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the global automotive industry convenes at the North American International Auto Show and automakers unveil future vehicles, Magna is proud to announce it will assemble the all-new Toyota GR Supra sports car at its complete vehicle assembly facility in Graz, Austria. Revealed this week at NAIAS, the Toyota GR Supra is expected to begin production in early 2019.

Magna, through its Magna Steyr operating unit, is a world-leading brand-independent automotive supplier with expertise in design, engineering and complete vehicle manufacturing. And with the addition of the Toyota GR Supra, the company adds a fourth customer to its current complete vehicle assembly business.

“This contract from Toyota is a testament to our manufacturing expertise and our ability to deliver on the high quality standards we know our customers expect when building their vehicles,” says Günther Apfalter, President of Magna Europe and Magna Steyr. “This is yet another example of how we are uniquely positioned to support automakers that need additional capacity and new entrants looking for whole vehicle expertise.”

To date, Magna Steyr has produced more than three and a half million vehicles for various customers.

In addition to building the sports car, with its broad product portfolio, Magna will also be supplying the GR Supra with seats, body stampings, door latches, and liftgate.
 

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Oh I would like to see some more photos of this car. Bad angle for checking, but the panel gaps already look more consistent here then on all of the preproduction cars we've seen so far. Saw the current grey one on the new car show circuit last week and the gaps around the stupid clam shell hood were pretty crap. I was hoping this came from a problem with the die or mold used to make the preproduction hoods and would be resolved for the production cars.
Yeah, it was pretty bad on the first ones that left the factory.

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the Z4 at the BMW dealer by my house looks even worse.

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Is that hood even closed? The Z4s in pics I've seen so far have looked much better then the Supras in this department
 
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Been talking to some people, and it got me wondering. Does the engine come pre-broken in ala NSX? Or does the manual suggest an easy 500 miles?
 

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the Z4 at the BMW dealer by my house looks even worse.

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I saw a Z4 at a local dealership and the fit and finish was impeccable. The paint is by far better than any other BMW I've seen. Panel fit and gaps were all tight. There is a recent comparison between the Z4 and Caymen Boxter in Car and Driver magazine, they gave the Z4 a 9 for fit and finish, the Porche an 8.
 

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I'm 90% certain that hood just isn't closed all the way. And if not, that car may have been tapped.
 

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DeMuro's video shows much tighter fit and finish..
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