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That's quite abrupt and sad news. I've always liked the WRX STI models. Whatever they do with it next I just hope they don't turn it into a lifted crossover.

I think the R&D with the Z4 manual as applied to a 3.0L B58 Supra is limited to just the pedal box and extremely rudimentary stuff as far as a production vehicle would have been concerned. It has been mentioned here that Toyota engineers did have a rough prototype manual Supra just to test but...

Going forward they will need to take a much more integrated approach early in the design and R&D phase for new BMW models that will get their treatment so this makes sense. I'm happy to learn that their existing facility will still service and make parts for their current and vintage model range.

That's excellent news... but we aren't getting the Crown sedan in the U.S., are we? Most likely just the ugly crossover version with "Crown" badges on it.

Yuck. I know it's just a render and that we've known this would more than assuredly be the case for a long time now but a crossover does not scream "aspirational flagship Toyota brand model" to me in any way. I'll never understand why everything in an automaker's lineup eventually has to become...

Hang on a minute... Toyota can't truly be planning to release ONLY 90 units of the GR Corolla for the U.S. That's completely pointless and ridiculous. I'd expect that for a Supra GRMN if we were ever to get that in the U.S. but not for a volume performance Corolla. If there is any truth to...

https://www.motor1.com/news/569464/acura-ilx-discontinued-2022-model/ The Acura ILX sedan has officially been discontinued in favor of the.... uh... "Integra". So I guess.... long live the ILX since that's basically what the new "Integra" actually is other than the name?

Hmm. I’m a “purist” I guess since I daily a manual car, am looking forward to the new/current crop of manual fun cars and I also don’t hate EVs in general. But I do prefer any EV I’d seriously consider to be a driver-focused and fun-focused machine rather than an egg-shaped blob with one or...

https://www.motor1.com/news/567023/toyota-ev-manual-transmission/ The interesting part is that this does not seem to involve mechanically bolting up a traditional manual transmission to an electric motor but rather electronically simulating the experience while still offering exactly the same...

https://www.thedrive.com/news/43994/this-japanese-shop-is-building-2jz-powered-toyota-2000gt-replicas?fbclid=IwAR3-pJ3gmp2ylz7hsOFCPOM6XPwuj8xNwp-5Fzph4akfRa16HBiPxtKWGNQ This is not a kit car but a true replica after extensive 3D scanning of an original 2000GT while offering an updated...

Out of curiosity, is the final drive ratio on the Supra 3.0 in all markets 3.154:1 or just in some markets? https://pressroom.toyota.com/2020-supra-product-supra/ Other than any electronic limiter defeat I'm curious to know if the differential housing/pumpkin family that these cars use ever...

It's not an NSU/Mazda "Wankel" rotary design but it would certainly be interesting if this one saw production applications and proved to be reliable, powerful enough and cost effective. A couple of other new unconventional combustion engine designs have come up in the last few years and while...

Hydrogen fuel cells with modestly sized intermediate battery packs to buffer the current flow are, at bare minimum, likely going to see use in heavy industrial, construction equipment, marine (especially cargo ships), aviation, and quite possibly semi trucks. Anything that goes into the air and...

I'm a Millennial and I love coupes and, yes, traditional muscle cars... though for me that appeal expands far beyond just classic 1960's-1980's Ford, GM and Chrysler/Dodge muscle car vehicles and their modern model versions. There are few 70's-present special Japanese cars I don't have at least...

"Toyota GR Corolla Could Offer An Automatic Transmission: Report" https://www.motor1.com/news/562170/toyota-gr-corolla-automatic-transmission/ I guess this shouldn't be a surprise. The 6-speed manual will still carry over from the GR Yaris but some kind of automatic will be offered. Hopefully...

^^ Good review. I wish the transmission were more responsive in manual mode but overall I think the point is to make a slightly ridiculous naturally aspirated V8 sport sedan that emphasizes fun and emotion above everything else. Hard to beat a RWD sedan with a 470hp V8 and a mechanical limited...

The video meme is infamous but this is most likely a shift-by-wire gear selector that is little more than a joystick to send signals to the transmission and ECU to tell the transmission to select another gear. It's "manual" but not in the sense that we're talking about in this thread in that...

Possibly yes. A new Toyota/Mazda DCT. Maybe Aisin will be their production partner/supplier for something like that or maybe someone else will make it for them. Or... as we've seen with current trends, maybe it will be a further evolution of the conventional automatic to the standard or above...

It would be really nice if it got a manual transmission but I highly doubt it would be considered given the need for a hybrid drivetrain. While a manual can technically be paired with a hybrid system like Honda's IMA or a super mild hybrid system like Mazda's "I-Eloop" it likely is not possible...

I expect something like this eventually... maybe not even in the A100 (which is more likely to be a gas-electric hybrid with Mazda) but perhaps in whatever an A110 would be in the future. Still, Porsche made a fairly good case for having more than one speed for their Taycan EV. I can see a...