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If you're focused on competing in class events with your GR Supra I'd have to agree that the ZF8 is the transmission that you want. That said you've got some truly drool-worthy older street/track cars in your sig! I'm sure that old track car is a blast to take out to events!

This would appear to be the solution from the warranty/legal side of things on Toyota's part as the guy with that GR86 in the article points out: If these cars and *all* GR vehicles are to be encouraged to be used for trackday fun driving then just introduce the same trackday-inclusive factory...

Toyota will now cover that GR86 owner's car under warranty. The larger issue of a GR86 recall for anyone else whose car is affected is unknown. https://jalopnik.com/toyota-will-fix-that-viral-gr86-but-the-bigger-warrant-1849365388

Not surprising. It would cost more to keep both the older console design and the new one set up for the M/T in production at the same time. Make it the standard for both M/T and A/T cars and keep that much more cost down overall.

Yeah, "engagement bro". Some people, myself included, find driving a manual transmission to be (*gasp!*) engaging and dare I say it.... a lot of fun. I daily a twin disc clutch equipped 2JZ-GTE car. It is NOT by any means faster than modern performance cars but it sure is fun to drive. By all...

My concern has been the potential for actual allocations of the general 3.0L 6MT Supras (not the limited edition models) being rather thin because of Toyota's shrewdly estimated 1/4 take rate for 6MT's... plus whatever markups dealers will undoubtedly add to any 6MT models compared to all A/T's...

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/what-do-we-really-know-about-toyota-gr86-engine-failure/?utm_content=buffer64322&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=GRMFacebook&fbclid=IwAR2ZKrDX2br0DE3UCSlNHbxVKXquRl-55WIyk8WmOOwYbbuQanVXFnJuheg&fs=e&s=cl

I was reading that very thread a few days ago. Subaru and Toyota need to reassess and correct this assembly line error immediately... and issue a recall repair service for all 2022-2023 GR86's out there so far. Factory mis-applied RTV sealant at the oil pan.

I'm not that surprised given that it's a 3400lb+ sportscar with a boosted 3.0L inline six making nearly 450hp at the crank with a shorter final drive ratio than the A/T models and full manual control over gear selection. And sticky factory tires. The 27 highway MPG rating is still decent...

I have every expectation that it is. Holy cow I love the sound of that thing. No stupid synthesized fake noise-- just loud natural motor whine that increases and decreases with vehicle speed. That's the way to do it. A machine like that just at the 600hp setting (1,000hp capable) with no ABS or...

This isn't surprising news. I guess it's nice to have options but when I see the Civic Si and new Integra together I really don't see any appreciable difference. I don't think either the Civic Type R or Integra Type R will be attainable at sticker price in most cases. For an Integra Type R...

More than that it needed to be a two-door hatchback. There just isn't much more that you're getting over a Civic Si in this car except the Acura badge and a higher MSRP.

I completely agree with you. Just having traditional cruise control capability in a manual car is well enough IMO. Awesome car, btw!

Standard cruise control function has been a thing on manual cars for decades. I retained that function in my manual Lexus SC and it's accurate down to 1mph adjustments at pretty much any speed you set it to. It's still awesome to have available for long trips in the big cruiser. Though it...

In fact there is a reason you are seeing the connection to the DMC-12 DeLorean: Giugiaro designed the original concept drawings for Hyundai in 1974 but since they never produced it the design was reworked and then sold to John DeLorean for his soon to be infamous stainless steel car...

Nah, it couldn't be for a new MR2. Clearly they're bringing the mid-engine Previa minivan back. .....? Kidding. This is very cool to hear. Thank you for sharing! I do hope your report and the recent IG post from Toyota GR of an AW11 MR2 point to a successor on the horizon.

^^ This proper sedan version of the Crown looks MUCH better. No immediate modifications needed in order to get rid of the crossover ugliness of the one we'll get in the U.S. It's very annoying that it won't come here. Come to think of it, if these are all built on the same core vehicle...

That looks a little better than the previous rumor images. I still wish it weren't so high riding as it is but at least it's not the Highlander/Rav4-sized thing that it was speculated to be. That being said, I wonder well the suspension will take to being lowered 4-5 inches.

It looks like BMW doesn't want its I-6 Z4 left out if the Supra is being equipped with a manual gearbox on the same assembly line. https://www.motor1.com/news/597564/bmw-z4-m40i-manual-gearbox/ https://www.bmwblog.com/2022/07/11/bmw-z4-m40i-six-speed-manual-transmission/

Very lucky!!