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yeah, Toyota is MASSIVE... multitudes bigger than any other automotive company by far, and that is in large part due to focusing on profits.

Well, it's slated to start production in November of 2018 and will be sold as a 2020 model (coming out in fall 2019), so we are quite a long ways out. The Z4 on the other hand is apparently supposed to be on sale next fall, so a full year ahead of the Supra.

received word from one of the engineers that the test mule is not wearing a production bumper and that it has since been revised.. no details though :( I was under the impression the one being used was being tested as production (it was also similar in the official renders), but I didnt ask...

exactly :) I know all too well about the Toyota ECU architecture challenges lol

I really want a new Mazdaspeed 3, only I want it to be AWD. I'd buy that car...

yep ^

that looks pretty good, only we may see some sort of launch control :D ... but you didnt hear that from me.

hopefully they give us something :/

Probably feels off because it's ridiculous lol. The Gazoo brand is a tuning arm that awkwardly competes with Technocraft Japan/TRD, but is favored by Akio Toyoda. I'm sure there will be a GRMN version of the car, that's for sure, especially given how TRD in most markets outside of Japan has a...

it weighs 3100lbs in test mule guise (asst engineer confirmed), has only been seen testing with the ZF8 (8spd auto), and as said is powered by a 380hp B58 derivative (bmw leak). It's price range, as outlined by the head engineer, is in the $50-60k bracket. There's not a crazy amount to...

Car will likely have great tires (we've also seen that the brakes are decent), so I'd do intake, downpipe, catback, and some sort of tune if available through COBB etc.

yeah, the issue doesn't lie with the shared components because those are going to affect each fairly equally. For instance, Takata and Kobe Steel would likely affect Honda, Toyota, and Nissan about the same if all products were equal. However, even in those cases there are still different grades...

I have a lot of friends with a lot of cars, as I'm sure most on here do, and quite a few have had big issues with Nissan. One bought a Titan brand new in 2006 and by 2012 the bed/bumper had rusted out in some spots (lived in FL at the time), the A/C compressor had to be replaced twice under...

There is also this tidbit showing how glorious they are as of late: https://www.autoblog.com/2017/10/19/nissan-suspending-car-production-in-japan/ Kobe Steel, Takata, and Nissan should all take a sabbatical together :)

Sure there are, but that doesnt make them any better... their level of cost cutting for a Japanese manufacturer is the most hardcore by far; it's basically cutting corners in their case. This article details their relationship with suppliers due to this...

Yeah, it may be unrelated, but he left Nissan soon after that and never looked back. Modern Nissan really is a joke of company though, and the level of cost cutting on U.S. models at least is horrendous. You get some reprieve when buying a Z or GTR because they're made and sold in Japan, but the...

No fucking way. Of all the things that could go down in the world, the one thing that will never happen is Nissan bringing back the Silvia. I'd do a backflip... I know the head engineer that worked on the original S16 proposal (Mike Kojima, Formula Drift Dai Yoshiharas chassis engineer). The...

^ agreed

my buddy had a US slicktop converted to the full '99 spec. it was a gorgeous car... 600whp VG and then sold that and was gonna swap in a 2J before selling the shell.

it just has an angry motor lol; thing wants to kill itself.