This still doesn't address the in-house development, rarity, etc. Not to mention a lot of those reviewers were compensated for travel by Toyota so I'll take everything they say with a grain of salt.
Again... why are we talking about the masses here. Read my previous posts, its a Supra not Celica or a Mustang. It would be a great car if it was a Celica. As a Supra though it shouldn't cater to the 95% of the population, thus my statement for shame earlier. Is it a niche market, absolutely... that's where the rarity and increased performance come in to play.
That's where your perception of the car is today, it was never intended to be that way by Toyota and that is why it's gone.
It's gone because too many people are ok with mediocrity.
To add to your statement, that $35k mustang needs another $10k in options to be even remotely comparable to the Supra as an all around car with the same acceleration and .2s quicker at 12.1s in quarter mile (according to C&D's tests.) We obviously don't have ring times for the A90 yet but I doubt it underperforms the pony car.
Those are subjective qualities.
Never said it did. Speaking solely from personal experience and desires.
It's exclusivity was an unintended mistake on Toyota's part. Today, the Supra's performance is spot on for its price point and Toyota sloughed off a large part of the financial risk as well. It's a fantastic recipe for bringing the Supra back to "halo" performance levels because the people who made it that way, will be able to do it again. If your intentions are to own a rare car, Toyota isn't the manufacturer you should be looking at to make it happen (they want the masses to have an enjoyable car).
The terminator cobra always matched the Supra for speed, and the GT350R now beats some of the best cars in the world. Again, it has been over 20 years since we last saw a Supra. The world is not the same place.
Terminator was also five years newer than the Supra than the outgoing Supra and had what turned out to be one of the stoutest V8s ever made. I'm still amazed at what the mod motors are doing.
QFT.
Correct on the Terminator Cobra, another great example. So what does the modern equivalent 2020 GT350 and GT500 make power wise? Oh yeah.. 526hp and 700hp respectively.
And which car did the Supra beat 0-60 and matched in the quarter? A GT350.
Meh.. that's in the "middle" of the spectrum. IMO, a Supra should easily surpass and exceed this.
It appears you have the money to buy a rare and expensive car that caters to privileged tastes, but the majority do not. I applaud Toyota for "breaking the wheel" a bit in making a high performance car that is attainable. The rich have enough choice in niche and unattainable items - we don't need another car manufacturer reproducing this privilege.
