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Yeah torque converter autos are getting very good. The new 10 speed in the new LC500 is very good too, I hear. Torque converters have the added benefit of also being buttery smooth when they want to, something that dual clutches still have trouble with. Once dual clutches can be as smooth as TC...

Watch a video of an ISF (an older fast torque converter auto) or something and then watch a video of a 911 with PDK (a fantastic dual clutch), you should be able to hear an audible difference. Then listen to an Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio (The ZF 8speed TC Auto in the Supra) and get confused lol...

So sometimes it's tough with these modern torque converter autos, but the key thing is to listen for that fading/gradual engine note change between gears as opposed to the sudden change in pitch. It will sound different to just the sound of an engine coasting down because it will still be at...

Haha it's not Arabic, just regular numbers and letters censored by the photographer. Standard Deutschland plate with the D and the stars.

Just a censored German manufacturer plate.

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Welcome to the forums! I think many of us feel the same way for the most part. Key thing is to understand that Toyota isn't just looking at photos of Supras and hearing stories secondhand about how they drove; their team has actively and extensively driven and experienced the MKIV Supra and have...

That's the plan!

Thank you, thank you. :p It's funny, I actually bought them during the port strike a few years back (2015?). They took months to get here, but as soon as I saw them I loved them. Gun Blue is a wonderful color! When this Supra comes out, I will own wheels in 4 different bolt patterns... 5x114...

I had something similar to that idea on my BRZ for a while. Don't mind the cannon btw, that was a midpipe placed there as a joke lol.

Does this mean we take the average of BMW and Toyota and end up at... Land Rover???? :confused1:

Forgive me for the poor photoshop, but I still prefer the Red pillar :yes:

I am planning on attending NYIAS for sure. Just waiting on hearing back for my press application. March 28th is Press Day, btw.

If my eyes don't deceive me, those look like Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Which is odd considering they have been replaced by the PS4S. One of the German mules was also wearing Pilot Super Sports. Wonder what the OE tire will end up being. I believe the M2 come with Continentals?

I likely will be one of those people lol. I most certainly would love a Lexus LS that I can just tell to go to the store, while I sit on my phone trolling people on the forums... :cool:

I'm not exactly sure what it compares to tbh. Maybe the new Lexus LC 10-speed? I hear that's pretty good. So many people are using the ZF box that there really isn't much competition in the sporty TC Auto category. Of course, it's no dual-clutch, but as many people have seen me ramble on...

You're right, I am just playing devils advocate. I actually have no issues with automatic transmissions, and absolutely love the ZF8HP. But connected autonomous driving is most definitely faster and better (if you mean easier) for driving to and from work. For a street car, it really is the...

Most superior is automation then, surely? Easily could program a car to hit the 'Ring and use sensor data feedback to target optimal. With enough data, a machine learning system could sample enough track work in order to optimally drive at threshold speed on basically any track. I know of a...

You can control steering electronically with no connection to a steering rack with great success too. I'll take a hard pass though.