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Ha, I knew it! That torque curve looked too similar to what those old restricted race cars did.

Well, launch control can really help obviously with avoiding tire fires off the line, but sadly, so does an auto. Clutch dropping 426lbs/ft would be dramatic. But for sure, I'd like to see these dyno numbers verified on another car. C&D was wondering if the torque converter was locking right at...

Aw man, can anyone translate their conclusions? They never lined them up and ripped them down the straight, bah.

Nope, that is at the wheels. Did some googling on Dyno Dynamics dyno's and its measuring wheel torque, like all chassis dyno's do. Some dynos convert to crank torque with a bullshit flat multiplication and others try to measure the drive train loss, both are a waste of time. However, no dyno...

Digital boost control on these things gents. Guess BMW shouldn't have given Toyota access to their ecu, gentleman's agreement whaaaaat??? lol

I think it's a mistake personally. GM has always had a hard on to make a mid engined sports car, but it didn't have to be the vette. That's a massive departure from all previous gens, and frankly, what's it going to get them? I personally much prefer front engine rwd with rear transaxle. I've...

Yeah the turbo was about 40k in 93, but most are quoting the price a few years later after the yen skyrocketed.

right, because thats what happened last time? Yes if they had built it with lexus it would have had a back seat, been bigger and heavier, you know, kinda like a mk4? The new LS is actually a 2018 model, so its beat the mk5 to market by a year so I'm sure an in house Supra could have used its...

No offense, but I'm kinda tired of hearing this right now. Largely because thats the narrative Toyota has been spinning at all of the recent Supra media events, so all of the reviewers are picking it up running with it. The reality is Toyota has never developed a new Supra on its own, its...

The lack of Toyota DNA is a big deal. If you don't get that, you've probably haven't spent years driving around in Toyota's greats from the 70s, 80s and 90s. The mk5 appears to be a good car today, will it be a good car in 10 years? 15? 20? That's really hard to say right now, but looking at...

Well, an arm of Toyota, much like Gazoo is. I just find it funny that it's the GR Supra and Gazoo must have had plenty to say about the car we were given and the parts on it. Then the moment TRD gets an opportunity to make something for the car, they go, "that's fucking stupid, deleted!" (door...

Yeah I'm aware, <-- computer engineer who's worked in physics and vehicle simulation here. To complete my thought, I'm quite certain the 8spd allows the mk5 to stay under 5000rpm even at higher speeds when accelerating, the car most likely is aero challenged and I'm sure the fake vents aren't...

The difference between the Miata and the 86 is purely from the hardtop and rear seats. The 86 is fantastic DD material while the Miata convertible is almost purely a weekend sunny day toy and is about as practical as a pogo stick. The RF numbers prove it, retractable hard top makes the Miata...

Some of that data is skewed though. Corollas have been considered the most boring 4cyl economy cars on the market for decades now. The Corolla is not a car an enthusiast would even shop for, at least not till the new hatch came out. Which is selling 15% in manual which is not bad at all...

Not an easy fix. The base will be unique to the car, and the mirrors unique to the base. Take it from someone with Celica XX mirrors modified to fit a north American mk2, if they didn't make a base specifically for your chassis for the mirrors you want, it ain't happening. Little boy racer...

Uhhhhm.... so theres this concept car called the FT1 see, and the designers of said concept, which was not based on any existing platform, blatantly admitted that they did not wind tunnel test the damn thing at all, it was purely stylistic design. Then people loved that thing so much they were...

And he did it with launch control, C&D was able to do it quicker without (and practise). The 3370lbs C&D is good news as that was a Premium model! Though they don't tell you how much gas was in the tank, I'm sure not much if they're pulling those kinds of 0-60 times. A full 60l tank is over...

You mean TRD did. Its better, but I'd prefer a 1 piece door that just completely designed the vent out.

really. What are they going to cool, your elbows? Good luck making door vents channel into the quater, then channel into the rear wheel wells, to cool brakes that apparently don't fade at all to start with. The quotes from interviews you are referencing are aimed at all the other fake vents...

Stockholm is a thing. YES PLEASE. This is much better, though they could have softened the transition even more. I like where the quater panel is and how it is shaped, and the door is decent in most corners, but the transition into the quater could be smoother still. I really wish they had just...