A bit disappointed in Toyota

[STi_to_GRzupra]

Almost going into 5yrs since it come out and someone still complaining about fake vents???

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[mmspider]

I actually think the 3 exhaust tip looks terrible and that also goes for the Civic Type R.

 

[puzzled]

I look at my house and it has fake window shutters all over the place.. but it makes the house look good.

 

[PaulFRDE]

I think there is a big misunderstanding about the philosophy of the 2 cars:
The supra is the "classic" RWD long hood coupe, great grand tourer, but also potent on track. The yaris/corolla are "shit-boxes" tuned to the maximum for the track.
So the yaris/corolla need to show up that they are not a shit-box, while the supra cares a lot about the NVH and the "classic coupe" look, and the fake vents are just here for the styling.

Btw you should not trash the yaris/corolla couple, we have the GR Yaris since some years in Europe, they are freaking fast, especially on narrow/short tracks.

 

[FLtrackdays]

I think there is a big misunderstanding about the philosophy of the 2 cars:
The supra is the "classic" RWD long hood coupe, great grand tourer, but also potent on track. The yaris/corolla are "shit-boxes" tuned to the maximum for the track.
So the yaris/corolla need to show up that they are not a shit-box, while the supra cares a lot about the NVH and the "classic coupe" look, and the fake vents are just here for the styling.

Btw you should not trash the yaris/corolla couple, we have the GR Yaris since some years in Europe, they are freaking fast, especially on narrow/short tracks.

Well said. I love traveling to Europe and seeing all your badass rides

Where the hell did Toyota come from all of a sudden??? They go from NASCAR Camrys to all of a sudden track Supras and these other killer GR cars. I’m not saying it happened overnight, but it sure feels like it!!!!

 

[SupraCess]

Did anyone watch the videos on the engineers talking about the vents?

 

[zrk]

Did anyone watch the videos on the engineers talking about the vents?

Lol.

 

[BMWAF]

Did anyone watch the videos on the engineers talking about the vents?

Yup and they are flat out lies. The ducts go nowhere and require cutting into the body work. But people blinded by the marque will defend these bullshit arguments rather than accept the truth that their beloved car company has flat out lied in order to save it 20c.

And that is why "Nice BMW" is never an insult!

 

[Fitch]

Not bothered with the fake vents. They are mostly design aesthetics anyway. I mean the Type-Rs are covered with fake honeycombe plastic too...

 

[nosavingthrow]

1. Triple exhaust is fine on CTR as it fits the vibe that car is going for, but it would really not fit the Supra aesthetics. Quad exhaust I could get behind though...

2. Maybe Toyota listened to all the "Fake Vents" hate on the Supra and applied that feedback on the GR Corolla? Either way, it is way to late to change something like this on the Supra for them. They are not going to just swap in real vents when that would cost them $$$ and time to do testing.

Making a production change like that would require them to extensively test that having a real vent on top of the hood doesn't cause any issues w/ rain etc. I think its been proven anecdotally that is isn't an issue (I have the SupraMod vents and have no issues) but that isn't good enough for an official change to a production car by Toyota. Also, they still haven't bothered to fix the wind buffeting, so fat chance they would bother with vents on the Supra.

3. Presumably that video exists because the marketing team forced the engineers to come make up some vaguely plausible bullshit for PR damage control around the whole "fake vents" thing, as it is quite the stretch.

 

[John8]

Saw a car, now I can't remember the make. I could tell it was stock but had 4 exhausts. Looked cool but the outer two were clean as a whistle, they were fake from he factory. But I bet those 4 made it go faster. lol

 

[FuzzyRev]

Along similar exhaust comments, any of you guys see this crazy shit? I kind of like it, just gotta fill those diffuser cutouts.

 

[J29DB03]

Along similar exhaust comments, any of you guys see this crazy shit? I kind of like it, just gotta fill those diffuser cutouts.

Cutouts will be for two flashlights to use as reverse lights.

 

[razorlab]

Almost going into 5yrs since it come out and someone still complaining about fake vents???

5 years?

March 2019 - March 2023 = 4 years almost exactly.

 

[M4-NYC]

5 years?

March 2019 - March 2023 = 4 years almost exactly.

Sir, this is a car forum, not a classroom. Take that fancy book learning somewhere else.

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