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@imthishan My thoughts on the new Toyota Supra? With BMW on deck, it’s sure to be a quick, brilliant car to drive. Not sure why everyone thinks having BMW doing the engineering is a bad thing...they’re produced as many iconic sportscars as Toyota, if not more. And I understand the economics of why Toyota and BMW had to do it this way.

But should they have? Both are rich, successful companies long overdue a little indulgence. Both have a long history of extraordinary engineering. But it’s a little sad that Toyota - remember, an engineering company! - made BMW do all the work. We love American cars for their V8s, British cars for their handling, and Japanese cars for their fanatical attention to detail and quality. By handing the whole kit and caboodle over to Germany, Toyota might as well be admitting
they can’t do it anymore.

As for the looks - the first picture (final above, concept below) shows why people are so confused. Fitting the Supra on the Z4’s shorter wheelbase robs it of sportcars classic leggy proportions, and the overhangs look much worse too. The Concept was simply longer and less squashed.

Will the new Supra be as iconic as its predecessor? Time will tell. But the last sportscar Toyota did was outsourced to Subaru. I should know - I bought the very first 86 sold in the UAE (2nd pic) . And it was a great car but I never fell in love with it because it wasn’t a Toyota, it was a Subaru. And I don’t really like Subarus. On the other hand, the iconic car I do remember owning is my E36 M3 Evo (last pic) - every inch and valve a BMW. It’s a legend, like the previous Supra.

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@imthishan My thoughts on the new Toyota Supra? With BMW on deck, it’s sure to be a quick, brilliant car to drive. Not sure why everyone thinks having BMW doing the engineering is a bad thing...they’re produced as many iconic sportscars as Toyota, if not more. And I understand the economics of why Toyota and BMW had to do it this way. But should they have? Both are rich, successful companies long overdue a little indulgence. Both have a long history of extraordinary engineering. But it’s a little sad that Toyota - remember, an engineering company! - made BMW do all the work. We love American cars for their V8s, British cars for their handling, and Japanese cars for their fanatical attention to detail and quality. By handing the whole kit and caboodle over to Germany, Toyota might as well be admitting they can’t do it anymore. As for the looks - the first picture (final above, concept below) shows why people are so confused. Fitting the Supra on the Z4’s shorter wheelbase robs it of sportcars classic leggy proportions, and the overhangs look much worse too. The Concept was simply longer and less squashed. Will the new Supra be as iconic as its predecessor? Time will tell. But the last sportscar Toyota did was outsourced to Subaru. I should know - I bought the very first 86 sold in the UAE (2nd pic) . And it was a great car but I never fell in love with it because it wasn’t a Toyota, it was a Subaru. And I don’t really like Subarus. On the other hand, the iconic car I do remember owning is my E36 M3 Evo (last pic) - every inch and valve a BMW. It’s a legend, like the previous Supra. Because you can’t outsource art.

 

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