Interestingly, the auto gets the updated centre console too
https://www.toyota.com/configurator/build/step/model:engine-transmission/year/2023/series/gr-supra/model/2372/
The reason the wind buffering is a feature will be emissions and aerodynamics. The car, with windows up, will be slippery enough to meet a certain emissions specification, and as such, fixing the buffeting would likely compromise that.
Hence why it's prevalent on so many sports cars these days...
Tremec T56/TR6060 4th is 1:1, most other 6 speeds, it's 5th.
It is because that the T56 was an evolution of the T5, with a 6th gear added (in early days) but the customer pool liked it, so it was retained.
I hope both cars do really well. Competition drives a better result, and choice, for customers.
I wonder, if it wasn't for the Z, would we be getting the 6MT?
The ZF 'S6' transmission range is not exclusive to BMW. They are also used in Jaguar (and others from memory) and the large 650 units are used in Ford trucks (again from memory)
The L,40,L and Z are all codes based on torque rating, gear ratios, output options. D = diesel, B= Benzin (German for...
ZF is not a part of BMW, they are simply an OEM supplier to BMW. Just like Magna-Steyr manufacture cars for BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes and Toyota.
Does this mean the S6-50 is used somewhere in BMW range? Possibly. Given the ZF naming convention, the true transmission code will be able to decode the...
I must be the only human that finds that dude horribly cringey... and I hate using that expression, but there is really no other way to describe his... "content"
In Au, the cars are ordered to you, not chosen from allocation. So I told the dealer to not affix the plate (or even remove the protective coverings, let alone wash it) and they complied, which was great.