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it would be interesting if the Instrument Panel Dash will be common between the 2 cars, tooling and integration of air-ducts and electronics is very complicated and would jack up cost a lot if they are very different... not to mention it would require a different production line in the plant...

I've been told 80K for entry (drive away) AUD..... and upto 90K AUD for upper spec... 2 specs apparently... so 80K and 90K lol logically, using amortization of tooling and R&D split onto 2 vehicles, hence twice the market and sales (rather than just a Z4 or a Supra trying to make up for the...

a 400 hp with 370 pounds of torque (lb/ft) on a 2 seater coupe is a Porsche 911 Carerra level performance (although weight and distribution will be the difference).... that would make the next Zed (400zx) to be a HUGE bargain if its under 45K USD.... would be a no brainer best bang for your buck...

Considering BMW evaluation group tests the car it's easy to assume there are communications... But mainly between the Chief Engineers. This is normal Engineers to engineers from different companies especially Japanese and German will rarely communicate with each other. Japanese engineers...

The poll makes me laugh a bit because this Supra is using a Z4 chassis, engine and pretty much structure under the panels and resin parts. But the expectations that its an NSX (Honda and Acura's flagship sub-exotic slash super car type of vehicle) and GTR (Nissan's and Infiniti's flagship...

but technically speaking... "tough" engines are tough because of the reinforcement structure around the combustion chambers and the valve channels, the type of oil used also matters alot... the material grade of the alloys used in the internal sections and even the gasket design... all for the...

the Z4 is a beauty indeed... profile wise anyways. Mercedes should make the next CLK convertible to be a mini AMG GT... that would make it the BEST looking convertible out there.

0-100kmph or 0-62mph numbers are superficial in most cases as they are for marketing. Most are under perfect road conditions and optimized weight.... No fuel or minimum fuel in the tank. Real life numbers anything under 5 seconds is great. Anything under 6 is terrific.... Again this is...

My excitement for this car has gone down a lot lately... some of my friends who are into JDM primarily have also lost a bit of interest. But my other friends who are into the Euro cars actually have started to like it, but knowing them, they will most likely still be attracted to the Z4 due to...

M2 comes in manual and that has more torque... Partnering with BMW may have affected this decision IMO, they dont want competition cannibalizing sales from their sports tiers. Z4 being a convertible means its more of a luxury car, someone with an M-series would consider a roadster convertible...

One of the hardest bits of development is convincing production side... The factory production and engineering... To add another assembly line... It can only be justified if the demand is high or sales is high... For cars that sell in the 50,000 per month range... That's a no brainer.... This...

Suppliers will be same too... Pretty much european based suppliers which is a gripe for me.... This car is Pretty much european with Japanese styling.. Japanese suppliers will probably limited if not be used at all except for Japanese unique technology

Most likely same engine and performance. You have to factor in that this car is going to be made in one factory same factory as the Z4... Economically production wise establishing another line for a low volume production car is stupid. It's going to be produced with similar parts except the...

oh man... the dash and all the dials are digital... pretty much a computer panel... hopefully the Toyota one has more classic manual taco and dials...

I can access a 21% discount for the New Toyota Supra when it comes out, I just have to wait an additional 4 months as they build it and ship it. So if its sold at 100K AUD, I can get it for around 80K AUD drive away (they do some funky calculations on delivery and stamp duty over here). At...

so a Supra that is inferior to a BMW Z4.... dont think people should be happy with that. Toyota won't be and its beyond Tada-san, this is Toyoda-san level call... why would you want your halo car to be lesser than a European cookie cutter Convertible, although European convertibles these days...

A wider S2000 then...

Based on information from my friends who've been haggling marketing and sales people .... Pretty much look at how much the 370Z was launched price wise in Australia... That's the barometer in a sense... So 60K AUD for base and 85K AUD for too spec but factor in inflation... Now if it's true...

If there's no manual in the shelf ready to go...then don't expect it until facelift if not next replacement maybe in 2023... But going by rumors Toyota should have 2 other manual coupes that are more affordable before then...Toyota developed internally and or colab with another Japanese OEM...

yup my friend and ex-co-league works for Toyota Australia and he's posted pics of the A90 race car when it arrived last week. I know a lot of TMCA engineers from previously working with them. That Red TRD kit Supra is my dream A80 setup, was halfway getting the TRD kit ordered, but it was...