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They've softened it up across the line and it looks good IMO. The TLX is particularly attractive again (TL was probably the worst victim of the early beak cars).

Yeah I don't know, I suppose it depends on how much upmarket. A lot of people seem to be interested in a 300+ horsepower car for $30-$35k. Especially on other forums, many people complained about the FT1 being too expensive when all we knew was "$50-$60k." But that's just my speculation...

If the rumors and reports are true, the whole purpose of the modular sportscar platform is so that both Toyota and BMW can use it to give us multiple sportscars in their lineups. So that's exactly what they are going to do. The rumors are that Toyota will eventually have three sportscar...

No, not because of CAFE, but because of size and weight.

Only time will tell. I like Levi's speculation. History and current speculation on price seems to suggest they would use something in-house, inexpensive, but powerful. Turbo 6-cylinder seems like where the market is headed in terms of weight, cost, power and efficiency. Very few engines these...

My dealbreakers would be: Not enough power (sub-450, but honestly I'd be disappointed if it was sub-500). No proper dual clutch transmission. Obscene price (six figures). Neutered styling. I would love to see: Big power (500+ horsepower with ample torque). Light weight. Extensive carbon...

Exactly, there's no way that Toyota is going to take an expensive BMW powerplant, amp it up and sell it for the same or less money. It would be the same logic using the RC-F powerplant, in addition to the tremendous weight that the V8 would add to the Supra.

177 inches is what we've been told by Toyota/Calty in so many words. If you reduce the size (volume) of the car by how much they said the concept was enlarged, you get roughly 177.1 inches. This would tie in with the previous Supra, as well as being within an inch of other sportscars like the...

Dear lord, the ZDX? Next you're going to tell me she designed the Accord Crosstour, and before she graduated she interned with Pontiac to help design the Aztek. :puke: I'm shocked that this car is as attractive as it is.

Haha, yeah pretty much. Lexus gets off the hook IMO because fairly early on you knew it was going to be super-limited, very high price. More of a novelty, unique car instead of a sportscar intended for broad sale. I think very very early on people thought it might be the next Supra, but when...

Toyota has the wherewithal to produce a performance car through a recession. All of the legitimate sportscar manufacturers delivered new stuff through 2008-2009.

Not really just horsepower but the speed of the cars in general. The faster these cars get, the less time you really have to think about the nuances of a manual shift. Additionally, at higher acceleration the lag between gears stands out even more. In a slower car there is more time to enjoy...

Steel crumples upon impact, while carbon shatters. It is much more rigid but less pliable. The debris is very sharp and can cut tires, bodywork, human tissue, etc. An engineer or physicist would be able to explain better :)

I love the look of the new NSX, but I'm honestly just not excited about it. Aside from the time it's taken, I just don't care for the hybrid design and I can't help but feel it's going to be overpriced and underperforming.

I don't think Toyota will let the Supra go stale like the NSX.... but then again the LFA took ~10 years to arrive. If we go with Toyota 86 timeline (which has been discussed many times here before) the best we can reasonably expect is to see a production-ready car by January 2016 (Detroit)...

I wonder what those options will cost.... :confused1: BMW's carbon ceramics are $8k. CF wheels are in the neighborhood of ten grand a set, or better. I would love to see carbon ceramics on Supra, at least as an option, although it might be cost prohibitive. I would imagine that Toyota...

People already called the ZR1 and Z06 "supercars." I'm sure GM marketing will hype the shit out of anything mid-engined.

For what it's worth, cars like the Ford GT, Corvette, GT3 were in development for many years before they were unveiled. There were no real concept cars trotted out to gauge interest, as they knew there was a big demand for their product. Toyota hadn't sold an upmarket sportscar since 2002, and...

Nice. The 4C really looks great... I'd love to see one in person.

Out of curiosity, what would you buy? Z06? Difference between the FT1 concepts and stuff like the Ford GT350 is that the FT1 is truly only a concept and not a production-ready car being previewed. While production is looking to be more and more of a certainty, FT1 is still in early stages of...