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And it seems there will be one more. And another ground of Supra owners looked down on by other Supra owners (in whichever direction you'd prefer). Jeff

The VIN won't give much if any identification as to the chassis code of the car, unfortunately (for Toyota or BMW these days). But expect BMW stuff. J29 chassis code and some sort of X## engine code. Jeff

Of course this is just my experienced opinion, but I believe it is good marketing. A subtle (or not so subtle) throwback to days gone by. It's certainly possible that the project may have even been referred to as A90, but when the technical docs come out, I suspect a much more BMW-esque chassis...

Toyota referred to the engine as a 4U on a plaque on display prior to launching the car. It is not referred to as a 4U anywhere else. All technical documentation, manuals, vehicles, and catalogs refer to it as an FA20. Toyota uses the FA20 designation for the 86/FR-S and not 4U. :( Jeff

The chances of this car actually having an A90 chassis code are pretty much zero. The chances of Toyota using JZ for this engine is definitely zero. Jeff

Excluding the new Supra, my opinion is that a nicely setup A70 is the nicest looking Supra, but also that most A70's look like junk. Percentage wise I would say there are many more nice looking A80's than A70's. The new A90 is about on par with a nice A70 out of the box. I have a few concerns...

Toyota didn't skip the A50, they just didn't build a Supra using an A50 chassis. The 'A' chassis was originally used for the Toyota Carina, the A10, A30 and A50 were not used for the Celica or Supra, but were used for the Carina. The Celica was built on a similar platform as the A10 and was...

It's actually an old tale. In 1986 a Ford Mustang 5.0 (4.9L V8, 200 hp, 265 ft-lb, 3000 lb) MSRP was about the same or less than an AE86 Corolla GT-S (1.6L L4, 112hp, 97 ft-lb, 2350 lb). Jeff

There is something to be said about what type of car something feels like when you get into it, and that is all about things like the style of the steering wheel and the font on the HVAC. It doesn't always matter if it is used in another BMW, it feels like it was designed by BMW. I don't really...

Production cancelled due to low sales numbers? Sounds just right for the Supra namesake. I kid, I kid. I hope. Jeff

Agreed. and compared to contemporary vehicles in 1985, the A70 had a spot-on interior. Once it received shadow grey and black pieces I would say it is (thus far to me) my favourite Supra interior. Jeff

Nothing justifies anything having fake vents, but they're on everything. If you want to buy a new car today, chances of getting a fake vent or a fake exhaust tip or something that is fake for the sake of cosmetics is through the roof. It's reality. I mean, I guess complaining may be the only...

Or more... Not sure why Toyota thinks TRD is doing so great in North America anyway, TRD here is about as watered down as it comes. Sure people know the name and that may be worth more than the GR branding, but TRD in the US gets less and less TRD every year, with the exception of a piece here...

Oh man if we got started on fake vents, the places this thread can go. But alright, I'll start: The M3 fender vents are fake. Jeff

Real TRD Japan still exists, but I expect most of what us Toyota people would have classically considered real TRD will now be coming from the GR brand. Jeff

It's an odd mix of modern Toyota and BMW. Not sure I like the BMW elements to be honest. Jeff

Making vents functional that don't need to be functional seems like an odd choice. It's not going to happen. They are cosmetic, just like many other aspects of the design. I don't really like using fake vents as a cosmetic design element, but they're part of the concept styling. Fake vents...

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Saw a video on FB showing it reving while parked. Sounded decent there too. A bit more BMW sounding, but still good. Jeff

I was hoping for standard Toyota wiper blades. Looks like they're going with the BMW type. Disappointed. Jeff