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Thomas Edison wasn't a perfect man by a long shot but Elon Musk isn't remotely in the same league as Edison. Comparing the two doesn't make any sense. For all his pomp and circumstance Musk isn't much of an engineer or visionary. He HIRES people who are far better engineers than he is... burns...

Porsche looks to be working on hybrid technology for their bread and butter SUVs which sell in high volumes and also to keep the flat-6 and manual transmission in the 911 alive as long as they can right up to the point that they can't sell anything ICE any longer. But they are also pushing...

Ugh... I loathe that guy so much and am not pleased with his own charging connector and standard becoming widely adopted. The less reliance we have on Elon Musk and his companies the better (although if they were to simply oust him and divorce themselves of him completely I'd likely change my...

The wheels on that 998 concept/prototype are much too large and I would like to see a milder rear wing or spoiler available but it otherwise looks promising. Let's see how it turns out in production form though. Porsche has the right attitude prioritizing lightness and size even at the expense...

I'm not opposed to a GR EV-- it just depends on *how* they design it right down to drivetrain behavior, more than one single gear, classic focus on the driver with extremely minimal use of touchscreens, etc. I'm not sure this is truly a "Supra" per se but GR is definitely working on some EV...

They would be very foolish to restrict sales of the new MR2 to just the Japanese domestic market. And I figured they would re-purpose the G16E-GTS engine for this car if it were to be built as a gas only or hybrid. It just makes sense that they would put it into more vehicles to further...

My only problem with the MX-5 Miata despite it being a gold standard small sports car: Unless it's just someone's weekend car or second non-daily car it has the problem of offering only two seats and scant little storage space. Even the Supra MKV does a better job than the MX-5 does in...

I hear you on the Tesla build quality. There's a lot of hit and miss in those cars. Their charging infrastructure is, on the other hand, pretty reliable. But maybe that's because until now only Tesla models could use it. Longo should be a good bet in southern California especially if you're...

I drove a friend's dual motor Long Range Tesla Model 3 recently. Acceleration off the line was satisfying and the handling was surprisingly good but I really felt all of its 4,000+ lbs. I felt like I'd want much stickier high performance tires with good word of mouth rain traction ratings on...

Speaking as a Florida native for most of my life I'll say that not all Floridians are shady people but that there are definitely a lot of very shady people holding public office in the Sunshine State. Back on topic, I'm in for any updates on how Digatron's lawyer is helping him out with his...

Well yes of course on a Supra forum most of us will be biased in opinion favoring the car the forum is dedicated to. And there's nothing wrong with that. This is an owner's forum after all. Zoomie just happened to bring up the GR86 in his post as a point of comparison and contrast to the MKV...

^^ This is precisely the point, yes. The GR86 isn't going to win any drag races nor will it power down the straights on track the way any high powered car will... but it is just perfect in its delivery of driving feel and handling. It just feels great to drive and is a bit like a 1990's...

That you can not only hear the lovely V8 exhaust note but also apparently the transmission gears and/or differential gears is just perfect. Gear noise is welcome too!

And that's saying something since this is the cut down version that I posted with ;) I don't regret my purchase one bit. It's a great little daily driver car and it's even decent on fuel economy, as I was coming from a car that gets 12-15mpg city and at best 22-23mpg highway if you stay out of...

It's not a jaded perspective at all. I gave an honest assessment for the GR86 and I've driven a lot of different cars over the years. It is not a "dog" to drive. The earlier generation GT86/FR-S/BRZ with the 2.0L FA20D engine... now those are definitely dogs to drive... but the 2022+ version...

California may have a lot of restrictions as to modification and smog testing but they aren’t going to get that particular wishlist item. Yeah, the subway lines, bus lines, above ground trains are all gradually improving and that is a good thing out there…. but L.A. and San Francisco will...

That's not a Camry and there is no rumor at all that Toyota is working on such a thing let alone with a V6. A hybrid gas-electric with a three pedal manual transmission... yes, Toyota *is* working on that kind of setup and has patents for it. But not in this car that's being mentioned. The...

To each their own. It's one of the most beautiful car shapes in the world to me. And so is the MKIV's in a different way. My SC is has the earlier rear bumper and side skirts but with an early type SC400/Soarer 2.5GT style flat factory wing and a 97-00 factory front bumper. That combination...

If you have an out of state vehicle I'm not sure if they can ticket you for violating California exhaust noise laws while operating the car on California roads. Probably they can. On the smog and visual compliance part an out of state registered car isn't subject to the same restrictions...

It's some work and still money invested to do it right but if you want to have almost the same car with all the build driveline you want to put into it for a fraction of the cost of an MKIV then build a 1992-2000 Lexus SC, haha! The MKIV uses almost entirely the same chassis just with wheelbase...