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No because GM never made that claim. They claimed 3.0s 0-60 w/o Z51 and 2.9s with. Both of which have confirmed depending on testing conditions.

2023 would be a facelift car so we should see some sort of updated bumper

I will be surprised if they keep that front bumper since they had to opening it up on the GT4 model.

That is what I was thinking, but it contradicts a development goal

It does, I thought that went against the 1.55 wheelbase to tread width ratio so who knows if that will actually happen.

Whatever it is will be border line supercar status. Perhaps this is the turbo v6 transaxle Supra my brother was telling me about?

They also have patents with both a rotary and V engine entirely behind the front axle so who knows. https://www.motortrend.com/news/mazda-rx-9-rotary-hybrid-drivetrain-patent/

What is Mazda working on here? This is LFA level of chassis depending on what materials are used. There’s really no way of an inline 6 fitting here, but they do have a patent for a drivetrain layout with a rotary or V engine attached to a hybrid motor at the flywheel and a transaxle or electric...

There is also an ICE motor in the patents which is rather interesting for RX-9 rumors. Look how low that is mounted, that would be great for COG and weight distribution combined with a transaxle.

So it isn't a play on 7-8-9(2020)?

I don't know how I missed this. I would definitely say the rumors of the car being an AMG GT competitor are coming to fruition. This is very similar to the AMG GT, with a space frame chassis and the entire motor behind the front subframe. Also this pretty much confirms an inline 6 will not be in...

Is Mazda teasing the RX9?

2022: GRMN? 2023: Facelift? 2024: GRMN Track Edition? 2025: GR Supra Super Sport?

Can anyone read Japanese? The new issue of Best Car Magazine supposedly has new GRMN information. Based off the cover, it appears as if the car has a widebody which I did not think was possible considering a wider track breaks the "golden ratio" that Tada focused on during development...

They most definitely aren’t threatened by Toyota right now. The further up in performance they go, the more a FR inline 6 hurts the Supra since a mid mounted flat 6 has a higher ceiling. Even if Toyota just plans on competing in sales and not track times, they still need a road going GT4 model...

The head of the 1jz they did. And Toyota owns 1/3 of Yamaha (I could be wrong about the actual percentage) so it isn’t like it’s completely outsourced.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.caranddriver.com/news/amp32936820/porsche-718-cayman-gt4-718-spyder-pdk-dual-clutch-automatic-available/ This is why I question if the Supra can keep up with the Cayman. If Porsche links the Supra is a legitimate threat, they can/will update the next year and...

I would take a bmw I6 over a V6 any day, look at what I drive. It’s more about if Toyota will do what it takes to meet their performance goals even if it goes against heritage. Let’s say Toyota wants a 500hp A90 and BMW won’t let them modify a B58 or use the S58. Does Toyota say “oh we are...

It is a tad too aggressive for my book, but I do appreciate the effort they put into the design

Sounds like those complaining about the C8 even though it is in an incredible car for the price