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Well gee. Okay then. I guess Toyota had better accelerate the development of a suitable manual for the 3.0L in that case. The Supra needs one in every market and everyone loves the 3.0L I-6 version, so... Really... other than the 2.0L allowing Toyota to meet fleet emissions and fuel economy...

DesmoSD, thank you for sharing your story! It really is a small world and you never know who you’ll meet! He’s at Tesla now! I wonder if he’s done any work on the new Roadster. I agree that even the 70’s 280Z’s front end, like the 240Z and 260Z, is excellent to draw inspiration from. I...

Wow! Cool you got to know the designer of the Z33! I agree, I wasn't a fan until the 370Z was released. Honestly I put the blame on Carlos Ghosn for the Z33's shortcomings. The Z32 is a timeless, beautiful car. The only downside was working on the engine due to it being designed first and...

Personally I feel Ford nailed the "retro" or rather evolutionary styling of the Mustang once they got to the 2015 model year. I still love those cars but just didn't care to own a Fox chassis, SN95 chassis or the first "retro" 2010-2014 editions. Now though? Perfect for a modern Mustang...

It's a beautiful looking modern sportscar that drives and performs under tuning very well. I've got my gripes about a couple of added specs that I personally want but if I were to add one to my garage.... why would I care one iota what someone else thinks about it? I'd have bought it for me to...

I don’t think it will be a DOA model trim. There will always be buyers for a cheaper edition of a beautiful looking sportscar. The EU Z4 197hp manual is currently a low production model. Supposedly we will get a 2.0L manual Supra in the U.S. though. At what horsepower level is not yet known...

Reports so far are a 240Z inspired front end with a 1990-1999 300ZX inspired rear end. And the possibility of including a manual transmission option. The point of a four-cylinder Supra, if offered with a manual transmission as reported... is the manual transmission in a Supra MKV. And for...

I just came across this article/video. It's not clear how much horsepower and torque this guy's MKV is pushing (I skipped the 370Z section of the video and went straight to the MKV section so maybe he said something I missed) but this is curious to me: just how strong are the MKV's rear axles...

At the end of the day... regardless of the many reasons and theories as to why... the Supra MKV isn't a Toyota Camry or Highlander. It's a niche halo sportscar for the brand with a huge word of mouth cult following and history . Since it's not an electrified model at this time such a niche...

I love the look of the current car but the 86 Shooting Brake concept was excellent! I also recall at the time of the car's launch that Toyota was open to that, the one-off shelved 86 convertible concept and a possible sedan variant that would probably echo the 1998-2005 Altezza/IS.

A70, is there any chance that Toyota might try some new on-demand body panel reproduction techniques like what Nissan is experimenting with for its own Heritage Parts program? https://autos.yahoo.com/watch-nissan-teaches-robots-classic-155702615.html English subtitles are available for the...

Totally agree. With one exception and that being the potential tie-up with Mazda for their Skyactiv-X 2.5L and 3.0L I-6 engines in a few Toyota/Lexus products (mostly Lexus) such as the IS sedan, RC coupe (or another coupe positioned slightly above it... SC?) and a reborn Mark X performance...

I feel like some of the comments and quotes in the article regarding a manual transmission are old or possibly taken out of context... but this is one was published January 14, 2020. I certainly hope that option is still on the table and not just for the 2.0L 197hp model (like equivalent Z4 for...

Oh, it's just Model Year but abbreviated.

The V35A-FTS is open deck...? Definitely yuck. The 1JZ, 2JZ and B58C are all closed deck and heavy boost friendly.

^^ I hope that 2.0T manual availability begins with MY2021. Can't come soon enough.

My apologies, yes! That one is definitely at the very top whenever we finally get to see it.

^^ This is what they should do with the next Z. Sharing a V6TT engine with Infiniti makes the most sense. Glad to hear that they’re considering a manual transmission from the get-go! With a 500hp Nismo version planned Toyota will need to offer some similarly powered GRMN Supra eventually.

It was definitely a revelation for the 86/BRZ to come in at about 2800lbs as a modern offering. I recall that during its design the pre-D4-S FA20 engine actually only put out about 160-170hp. It took Toyota and Subaru working it over (with the D4-S system) to get it up to 200hp and 156 ft-lbs...

I love the MK2/A60 Supras. I’ve never owned one but always admired their looks and curb weight. Swapping a totally stock 2JZ-GE into one always struck me as a perfect combination. Honestly the modern equivalent of that usable sportscar paradigm from Toyota is the GT86. Very practical and...