New Toyota Supra

Elysian said:
Finally saw one of these in person, still don't like the looks.
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I love it, except for the fake vents but I got over that a while ago. ;) Still my #1 choice today if I were buying a new sports car. The C8 is growing on me, but it's not instant love like I have for the Supra.
 
I raced a new Supra the other night with a downpipe and tune. My NA 10 Speed Mustang GT on E85 and CJ manifold winded up to 8000 rpms and passed it with ease. I was expecting a bit more competitive run since these are apparently trapping 120+ with boltons and a tune.
 
Exposed said:
I raced a new Supra the other night with a downpipe and tune. My NA 10 Speed Mustang GT on E85 and CJ manifold winded up to 8000 rpms and passed it with ease. I was expecting a bit more competitive run since these are apparently trapping 120+ with boltons and a tune.
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I'll have to look around for the good videos. Every Supra race I've ever seen has the Supra just getting decimated by everything. The darn things can just never get out of the hole properly. All they do is spin and their launch control is utterly worthless.
 
OverclockN' said:
I'll have to look around for the good videos. Every Supra race I've ever seen has the Supra just getting decimated by everything. The darn things can just never get out of the hole properly. All they do is spin and their launch control is utterly worthless.
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If you go to this channel you'll see this guy racing his tuned 2020 Supra against almost everything. Sometimes he wins, sometimes he loses, but he has a tune and that makes his car unsuspectingly nasty. Wasn't the one I raced, but I know him personally.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWpD8rG1caWdk9yqvRcI-Q

With just a tune and some minor bolt ons a 2020 Supra can be literally a 10 second car. Just not my type of vehicle, looks too much like a FRS/86/BRZ.
 
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Understandable.

This one was at Orlando Speed world, where I go all the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiFkP6Ac81A

This white Supra is on their street racing page as well, but the track run above gives you an idea what a tune ,a downpipe and some race fuel can do.
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Seems about in-line with what other cars running 10's cost. Not bad at all. It's great to live in a time where we have so many options to go fast.
 
Still following Papadakis Racing somewhat on their Supra build. It's fascinating seeing what all they do to get it race ready.

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Looks good, but is this car going to follow the BMW mantra of falling apart after 50k miles or will it have Toyotas legendary longevity?
 
xCLAVEx said:
Looks good, but is this car going to follow the BMW mantra of falling apart after 50k miles or will it have Toyotas legendary longevity?
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Well, I owned a BMW and it had issues well before 50k. To be fair, once I got past 20k miles, all was good! Before 20k, it was in the service shop more than on the road.

We'll see how how the Supra does over the next few years but I wouldn't expect to see too many hassles with it.
 
As I learn more and more about different cars, I'm fairly convinced there isn't a car model available without it's own set of troubles and problems. :lol:

I know about quite a few of the issues of BMW's past and present. A few of my friends track only BMW's with no troubles ever, some with significant mileage and track time. My brother has a 2013 328i he bought new that has never needed a repair beyond a software update for the I-drive. If I were to grab from just that limited sample set (which is what most people do), I'd say they were fantastically reliable.

But I also have track buddies that have newer M3's that need rod bearing PM, VANOS issues, and a friend that had a X3 with a transmission that seemed made of glass.

But it's no different than problems with various late models of Audio, Porsche, Ford, Subaru, VW, Toyota, etc. I could go on all night about the issues with Corvettes. :p

I think the Supra will be fine.
 
Is the Supra really built for speed though? Doesnt it follow the same mantra of the 86 except with power to spare?


And im sure the reliability is fine. i highly doubt it'll be at Toyota levels of never blows up since the thing is almost entirely a BMW underneath (switchgear, idrive, components, etc)

We havent had any issues with our 2017 BMW X1 as of yet. Engine and transmission have been a great pair (i think its the same combo going into the 4cyl supra variants. B48 motor + 8 speed ZF transmission) I havent driven it much since we got our second car (Scion iM) but I think it has somewhere around 45k kms on it so far.
 
Depends on what you mean by built for speed, I guess.

It should handle a track just fine. The 86 cars could. Well, they just needed more thermal capacity in the brakes.
 
xCLAVEx said:
Scotty Kilmer doesn't like it.
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Who is he?

However, looking at his channel:

  • Here's Why This is Ford's Biggest Mistake in Years
  • Here's Why Brand New GM Trucks are Breaking Down
  • Why Not to Buy a New Honda
  • Here's Why This New Jeep is Terrible

So, his channel is basically just about trying to poke holes at everything. I'm no sure that's the best channel for objective journalism.
 
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