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to be clear... ....proportion =/= size obviously a lighter and smaller car would be a better driver's car...but Toyota teamed up with BMW here, not Mazda or Lotus. When was the last time BMW had a coupe under 3000 lbs? Even the carbon fiber & aluminum i8 is 3500 lbs, and that only has a...

great engine, but a supercharged supra? nty. That and the new LS engine are both 3.5 V6s, so it isn't really that far anyways..

right, but if you're going by that then any slight deviance we see with the overlap will be much more dramatic in normal scaling. with your pic it appears the mk4 has a noticeably longer wheelbase as the center cap of the front wheel is clearly further ahead which would make sense considering...

agree with your points but until we get wheelbase & length info, laying two pics on top of each other is hardly evidence of being the same size...similar proportions could be argued (which in this case are quite different) but not size.

it will indeed be a little bit of a let down..but if the german designers can manage to pull it off to some degree, then props to them. I was really hyped about the FT1's chances especially with the way the LC turned out..

considering the rear quarter proportions are similar to the C7 and we see how laughably small of an area they had to work with (unlike the amount of space the FT1 provided), I wouldn't want the vent to come out as small and insignificant as the one on the C7 Z06...regardless of how many fake...

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yes, subaru got toyota's direct injection system but how old of a system is it now? By the time the 86 came out, it was already at least 6 years old. plus im sure toyota knew subaru wouldn't really care about using d-4s in anything else since they have their own injection system for their...

it does indeed matter what type of tech is incorporated, otherwise it'll be underwhelming as with most hybrids..as @Haros pointed out, the most modern performance hybrids have featured a kers...but take a look at the 2nd gen NSX..while it is sometimes called a baby 918, its powertrain is less...

i agree but to be fair in my eyes the CRZ was a success especially since what they achieved was unprecedented even for today since no one else has bothered to make a manual for a production hybrid other than Honda. The CRZ only really lacked outright power, everything else was pretty typical Honda.

obviously a TT i6 could be adequate to achieve such a goal but a hybrid system isn't as simple or as cheap (not to mention weight/packaging penalties) as how you're making it sound. logically speaking, name me all the hybrid powertrains currently on offer out there along with their MSRP (for...

not sure how LMP1 hybrid technology would make its way to a car that isn't 6 figures without it being half baked and still behind every high powered non-hybrid coupe on performance. it is safe to say a good chunk, if not most of us want corvette level performance for a similar price range.

HP in the 400s would be respectable to some degree (with this being boosted I am much more interested in the torque figures) but the supra project should emphasize power over handling...personally I don't care or want the Supra to be necessarily a light and nimble chassis as long as the power is...

hasn't that been the case each year since the millennium? why else do you think BMWs have softened over the years. sadly bmw hasn't treated their coupes/sedans with the same vision as say lotus or porsche who have maintained a steady & clear vision on what type of cars they build despite the...

indeed, it would be blasphemous to bimmer fans if one of their beloved chassis with a bmw engine & toyota body kit goes faster than their own variants..

of course..just like Porsche, BMW is now a SUV manufacturer that sells sporty coupes & sedans on the side to keep their image & brand up :hmm: I thought power was the main selling point in partnering with BMW...the Germans (except Porsche) don't make light analog machines anymore.

eh, think we were fucked a while ago for pure speed as the $40-50 K class seems to be the sweet spot right now to get the most bang for your buck...if the current TT 6 cylinder Z4 can't beat the current Focus RS or virtually any version of the Impreza/WRX STI in a 0 to 60 run then I'm not sure...

perhaps it shows how unfinished the project was or still is....or maybe the design has gone through several revisions since the design/proportions changed from the FT1 because it makes no sense to me why the rear hatch/glass changed quite a bit among other little design differences (the later...

..there are several differences from that first mule, overall nose shape, shape of the rear hatch/glass, design around the taillights are quite different, the height of the headlights are not the same, even the ducktails aren't the same size..it is quite odd that the camo panels became very...

very difficult for me to see toyota/lexus investing in 2 totally new & separate low production twin turbo powerplants especially since the industry is trying to move away from 8 cylinders...makes no sense why their board would give the green light to an engine configuration their German...