I'm quite skeptical of that Summer '19 timeline by Ultima, as they would have to make significant headway on decoding the entire CAN system in order to spoof the transmission control. And they probably aren't getting their car till June at the earliest anyways.
That being said Ultima does have...
Oh btw, I've gotten 3000+ new comments on my old Supra video from 2017. The vast majority of them are expletive ridden rants in some primal form of English talking about how Toyota just changed the badges on a Z4 and disrespected the Supra name. Lot of threats against Tada San and Akio San too...
Here's a crazy idea, why don't you guys just drive one in the summer and see what you think of it? Seems a lot easier than endlessly arguing hypotheticals on the internet.
Sure, and I'm sure the Supra will have flaws too. The automatic-only thing being the first of them. Won't change the fact that if it drives well, it will be received well. Plus, just like with the BRZ, the aftermarket will come in to fix whatever they feel needs fixing.
The Supra should be using the latest revision of the ZF 8HP50, which is technically the version that is rated to 500NM of torque, which is (suprise, surprise) 369lbft of torque, aka the exact number that the B58 is rated to lol. Does that mean that the trans will explode on a cool day when the...
Swapping a 2JZ into a modern car will never be cheap or easy. It requires a significant amount of development in order to decode the CAN systems on any modern OEM car. Pure Automotive's electronics package for the 86 is $6k and that's just for the ECU and harness. Swapping a built 2JZ in, with...
We talked to Tada San about it, he basically said "lol, look at the 86 launch".
The 86 got the exact same Internet shit-talking, and then everyone started to shut up when they saw Chris Harris pouring smoke out the back of one at Jarama shouting "YES, YES, YESSS, THIS IS THE CAR WE'VE BEEN...
Yeah, your ass is on the floor once you sit in. Also, everyone over 5'10"ish hits their head on the roof getting in lol. I think the door opening is just a little smaller than other cars and so it'll skim the old noggin on ingress. Just gotta get used to that though.
Have you checked at Longo Toyota in Prosper? It's not the same Longo as the one in LA, but perhaps they've got the same policy on selling cars at MSRP?