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This probably should be for another thread but as an aside it's worth noting in conjunction with that BestCar quote on Mazda's new Skyactiv inline-six engines: https://www.motor1.com/news/355606/lexus-rc-mazda-engine-rumor/...

I was talking about the GT86 and multiple reasons why it always needed to be made as a 2+2. And the rear seats are not “shitty” in my opinion. It’s a small sports car so it they’re going to be small back there but I found them to be decently useful for the size, having previously owned another...

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/01/new-details-emerge-for-86-brz-successor-more-power-newish-name/

I’ve referred to previous Supras mostly as MKII, MKIII and MKIV but also as A70 and A80 in some circles. Whatever works. Sub-variations of J29 is what appears in listings of the new model’s exploded parts diagrams so that is what it is but since Toyota decided to also officially market with...

I don’t think you have that “story” cornered particularly such that you can singlehandedly “end” it. Besides, I was primarily referring to the GT86/BRZ with my comment. Both Toyota and Subaru wanted a 2+2 coupe. The engine was going to be Subaru’s anyway and it just so happened to help keep...

It's really interesting how well some old billboard ads get preserved after years of being covered up by other advertisements. https://jalopnik.com/the-mkiv-toyota-supra-was-new-again-for-one-glorious-da-1840984688

My 1993 SC300 5-speed's original curb weight was 3,506lbs. The automatic of the same year would be a slight bit heavier around 3,340-3,350lbs when you also factor in the traction control system's weight. Non-sunroof cars were lighter but were always rare and very low production for the U.S...

Thanks for the update, A70. That thinking is very disappointing. You know one *could* go as far as to argue that the entire existence of the A90 Supra is completely unnecessary from a pure sales volume standpoint amidst crossover and SUV cash cows.... but here we have it as a production...

Excellent news for Europe! But... absent from the press release is the manual transmission option that the Euro BMW Z4 2.0T gets. I know that getting the car into a lower tax bracket in some EU countries either based on engine displacement, CO2 output or both is a big motivator for the 2.0L...

Desmo, I completely had a zone out moment while staring at that beautiful KP61 Starlet : ) I agree with you. The Yaris GR-4, especially with the optional LSDs, should leave quite a few cars behind on the technical tracks and especially windy roads and dirt courses. The stock power to weight...

^^ I was going to say... USDM MKIII Turbos tend to be in the 3500-ish to 3600-ish range. Not surprising that a JDM TT-R is among the lightest of the A70 turbo range. They aren’t lightweight cars but I’ve never heard of one weighing anywhere close to 4000lbs. The current Lexus RC chassis on the...

^^ The difference is that even with the difference in the regular Japan/Euro Yaris chassis and lineup the Yaris GR-4 still folds into an existing lineup much more easily.... and in addition a lot of that driveline and R&D will soon go into at least one other globally sold model. Plus variants...

^^ Probably for the same reason that they used the FA20 for the first gen 86: it’s short, perfect for a RWD layout and being a flat engine allows for a low hood line. And all of that made it much easier to keep the short wheelbase and make the car a 2+2 rather than a two-seater. Packaging is...

A70, I’m recalling how you mentioned a while back that whatever version of this car/drivetrain comes to the rest of the world as would be even better than the Yaris GR-4. If it’s the global Corolla that we get which will have this treatment then I’m patiently intrigued! I’m also still...

Whoa! TNGA based (hopefully still small like the current one) and 255 turbo horsepower. That should change a lot of minds about the 86. The only remaining question is how this fits into the lineup where the four cylinder Supra exists at 250-ish horsepower... unless a horsepower bump for those...

^^ Your proposed approach would definitely work as well. I think it would be the difference between just gifting the existing USDM Corolla hatch with this drivetrain versus doing that and giving the entire chassis the homologated rally car treatment. The most important thing is definitely that...

That or they could bring the modern European Yaris line to the U.S. and give Mazda back their 2 hatchback and include the Yaris GR-4 along with it. That won't happen but that doesn't mean it isn't the right thing that should happen. The Corolla with *exactly* this drivetrain would be great but...

Count me among those interested. This and the Supra are totally different enthusiast cars for different purposes. If Toyota managed to spread out the R&D cost to develop this little engine for both a high performance rally car and hybrid-electric applications then so be it. They still...

Yesssss! For a 1.5L I-3 in a production lightweight rally car that’s excellent! I do hope this drivetrain gets adapted to another global (incl USA) Toyota model after all, much as I’d take the Yaris GR-4 as-is.

$13.6k for a factory replacement turbo on a $50k+ MSRP vehicle?? More like here's hoping independent aftermarket tuning companies for the MKV begin to offer factory turbo rebuilding services. There are some scenarios where you'd definitely want to keep a stock turbo handy.