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https://www.clublexus.com/articles/electric-lexus-lfa-successor-could-have-a-simulated-manual-gearbox/ ^^ This is getting interesting.

This is where Porsche's battery R&D and QuantumScape's R&D (soon to be battery supplier to Volkswagen and Porsche) in solid state battery cells should come in. What they are doing with these prototypes you cannot do well with a compact-ish conventional lithium-ion battery pack. At least not...

It's a very beautiful car. Amazing to look at from any angle. The far more upscale spiritual successor to the SC400 / UZZ30 Soarer V8.

I LOVE the GR86 and was thinking about considering one after all the improvements over the last generation... but this has given me pause until they address this issue with a recall AND by adding a pre-made gasket the affected area. 2JZ engines and many other classic Toyota engines make use of...

^^ This. Someday I hope Toyota (and Lexus) actually accept customer orders for the exact model and configuration options they want BEFORE the vehicles are manufactured on the assembly line. I have heard of "special order" cases mostly on the Lexus side but I'm not inclined to believe it was...

The chassis isn't set up for it at all though. It's still taller than the hood line will allow. The front crossmember and suspension were not set up for it at all. It's also a transverse engine. There is no longitudinal version of the G16E-GTS 1.6L 3-cylinder turbo. What should happen however...

https://jalopnik.com/the-volkswagen-golfs-death-may-come-at-the-end-of-ices-1849377625 Volkswagen wants to keep it around as long as possible but they are unsure whether or not they can give it one more generation or not due to increasingly difficult emissions and fuel economy regulations. My...

Mid engine cars do have a unique feel and handling balance compared to FF, FR and RR cars. It will be interesting if Toyota does make use of their existing G16E-GTS since it's transverse and would make for a perfect way to recreate the same budget formula they used for the last three...

I'll speculate on this a bit myself. Certainly none of us other than Toyota insiders know the true facts about whatever a future MR2 will be: I think a new GR MR2 is inevitable but other than pure EV speculation it’s also very possible if it is produced in the next 2-4 years that it will use...

Agreed. And for all the pre-hybrid and pre-EV sportscar designs that's just where I personally stand. Personally I'm not class racing what I drive... I'm just enjoying driving it and I enjoy manual transmissions a lot and wish to add a new manual car alongside it soon while they are still on...

If you're focused on competing in class events with your GR Supra I'd have to agree that the ZF8 is the transmission that you want. That said you've got some truly drool-worthy older street/track cars in your sig! I'm sure that old track car is a blast to take out to events!

This would appear to be the solution from the warranty/legal side of things on Toyota's part as the guy with that GR86 in the article points out: If these cars and *all* GR vehicles are to be encouraged to be used for trackday fun driving then just introduce the same trackday-inclusive factory...

Toyota will now cover that GR86 owner's car under warranty. The larger issue of a GR86 recall for anyone else whose car is affected is unknown. https://jalopnik.com/toyota-will-fix-that-viral-gr86-but-the-bigger-warrant-1849365388

Not surprising. It would cost more to keep both the older console design and the new one set up for the M/T in production at the same time. Make it the standard for both M/T and A/T cars and keep that much more cost down overall.

Yeah, "engagement bro". Some people, myself included, find driving a manual transmission to be (*gasp!*) engaging and dare I say it.... a lot of fun. I daily a twin disc clutch equipped 2JZ-GTE car. It is NOT by any means faster than modern performance cars but it sure is fun to drive. By all...

My concern has been the potential for actual allocations of the general 3.0L 6MT Supras (not the limited edition models) being rather thin because of Toyota's shrewdly estimated 1/4 take rate for 6MT's... plus whatever markups dealers will undoubtedly add to any 6MT models compared to all A/T's...

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/what-do-we-really-know-about-toyota-gr86-engine-failure/?utm_content=buffer64322&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=GRMFacebook&fbclid=IwAR2ZKrDX2br0DE3UCSlNHbxVKXquRl-55WIyk8WmOOwYbbuQanVXFnJuheg&fs=e&s=cl

I was reading that very thread a few days ago. Subaru and Toyota need to reassess and correct this assembly line error immediately... and issue a recall repair service for all 2022-2023 GR86's out there so far. Factory mis-applied RTV sealant at the oil pan.

I'm not that surprised given that it's a 3400lb+ sportscar with a boosted 3.0L inline six making nearly 450hp at the crank with a shorter final drive ratio than the A/T models and full manual control over gear selection. And sticky factory tires. The 27 highway MPG rating is still decent...

I have every expectation that it is. Holy cow I love the sound of that thing. No stupid synthesized fake noise-- just loud natural motor whine that increases and decreases with vehicle speed. That's the way to do it. A machine like that just at the 600hp setting (1,000hp capable) with no ABS or...