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I had previously read at its launch that all 2.0’s are open differential. If anyone can confirm the 2.0 actually has a Torsen LSD or even a mechanical clutch pack LSD I am very interested to know. The 93-98 Supra non-turbo didn’t have an LSD as standard but it was a (rare but available)...

^^ Carguy11 states that the U.S. spec Supra 2.0 has a non-active (Plate mechanical or gear type?) LSD rear end but I thought it has already been established that this is not the case and all those 2.0 cars have a conventional open differential. Unless something changed one model year after the...

It looks good! This time Toyota needs to make the Brembo brake package a regular (ie: no bonkers TRD sideskirt and wing package) option on the GR86.

I didn’t say I expected it at a bargain basement price. I see w proper GR Yaris drivetrain carrying over in full to a GR Corolla as being closer to $40k MSRP at least. Still all the right hardware being offered from the showroom floor is still easier than waiting 25 years to legally import a...

For model year 2022+, 6-cylinder manual transmission option or go home. There has been well enough time since launch to meet the customer demand for it... which should have been anticipated for the first model year anyway. Maybe due to the covid slowdown that will be delayed as well the GRMN...

The manual handbrake should be included to get it right but I understand the odds against it. Overall if Toyota does not bring overall the other hardware then the value proposition won’t be there. Torsen LSDs can likely be added by owners and so can a set of front and rear big brake calipers...

The GR Corolla, despite not being built for WRC, needs the same engine, manual transmission, big brakes, 4WD system with three modes, manual handbrake and dual LSDs. If the GR Yaris’ LSDs can be added as brand new parts then it would be annoying but acceptable. But without all of that hardware...

That “poor old A80” was designed and geared with a 1.33:1 final drive ratio because it was intended as a very stable high speed circuit racing car first and foremost. Any of these modern sportscars with lightning fast automatics and DCT’s will certainly edge out an A80’s 0-60 and 1/4 mile times...

Due to the direction everything is EV technology is here to stay and it’s going to become extremely prevalent in transportation. But there will be a lot of hybrids first for many years alongside it. Aside, the hydrogen variant will be for heavy duty and industrial applications primarily...

Would I drive a Tesla? Sure. I've driven a couple of other EVs prior (a Fiat 500E and a 1st generation Toyota Mirai) and I'm sure I'll eventually try out a Tesla just to do it. But I have no interest in actually buying, owning or leasing a Tesla despite otherwise liking EVs in general. They...

I wouldn’t necessarily make each vehicle’s horsepower rating the number one hierarchical differentiator when it comes to the GR Corolla and Supra 2.0T. They’re two completely different kinds of performance cars. And currently the Supra 2.0T is in a weird spot anywhere in the lineup: compared...

I love the current generation but I think I might like the second generation as well. To be fair though it's not like there are many competitors to this recipe other than the Miata. I'd like to hear about the Performance Package and continued availability of four-corner Brembo brakes from the...

"GR Sport" is supposed to be more like an existing model and driveline configuration with some options added. Toyota branding a model with just "GR" at the front of it will mean a full-on specialty high performance model or trim all its own with a unique engine, transmission, driveline, brakes...

I believe it's supposed to be 2025 which I think really means that the final Supra MKVs in all editions will be *model year* 2026. Seven year model run for the A90 and Z4 from model year 2019.

This is a good sign. If true it will save the Crown sedan from being discontinued like the Mark X even as an SUV style Crown may be in the works. And maybe it will even spawn a sportier Chaser or Mark X variant all of which will use those Mazda Skyactiv-X inline-six engines. I hope for a Tourer...

If the GR Corolla comes in automatic only even with this driveline then my interest will be gone. If the GR Yaris offers its trick 4WD system, turbo engine, 6-speed manual and two LSDs then Toyota can offer all the same hardware in the Corolla. It’s already annoying enough that there is no...

I really wish Toyota were committing to a GR Corolla with all this hardware rather than keeping it very limited by calling it a “Sport GRMN”. Especially since the hardware all comes from a bona fide regular production “GR” rather than “GRMN” model. But as long as the USA actually gets it...

Hmm.... so far so good with the same 1.6L turbo but not installing the same 4WD system and dual LSDs of the GR Yaris would not be good enough. Not with a 25 year wait for the JDM model to be eligible for import. Hopefully the entire GR Yaris 4WD system, big brakes, three mode selector, twin...

For the NA engine I misspoke. I meant the 1.5L I-3 NA w/CVT FWD in the JDM GR Yaris RS. Yes, the 1.6L I-3 is the turbocharged variant with 6MT and AWD in the JDM GR Yaris RZ and Euro GR Yaris. I am also hopeful for the dual Torsen LSD track package making its way to the North American GR...