Side sills like that definitely help increase the chassis rigidity, quite different than the 86/BRZ, where their side sills were designed for easy access.
I'm just poking fun about the stereotypes. All jokes aside, the rumour about the Supra able to post a 0-60 time of 3.8sec might be legit.
I seriously do hope both BMW and Toyota learned a lot from this partnership. Who knows, future BMWs may become more reliable and Toyotas may become more...
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Ummm this happened...
I'm still more curious about how the new Supra is able to have a lower CoG than the 86. The battery placed under the boot/trunk isn't enough to greatly lower the CoG. Maybe a dry sump? But that is quite expensive. Carbon fiber roof?
There is a car that has a really low CoG, it's the Alfa Romeo...
I'm talking about the current fwd cars, not the old ones. What I mean is modern fwd hot hatch compete with each other to see who has the fastest lap time around Nurburgring rather than which one is more enjoyable.
I'm not bad mouthing the fwd cars from back in the day, especially the ones you...