2019 Toyota Supra
11-04-19 | 12:18 PM
#1486
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From: Virginia/D.C. suburbs
Mike, lol-- I wouldn't take you for yellow cars; may I ask what they were?
Were they the yellow in the 70s?
Was your IS300 yellow?
Not criticizing at all, I like yellow, too. I wanted to paint my black 1997 Maxima SE bright yellow when I was younger.
And this Supra looks great in yellow.
Were they the yellow in the 70s?
Was your IS300 yellow?
Not criticizing at all, I like yellow, too. I wanted to paint my black 1997 Maxima SE bright yellow when I was younger.
And this Supra looks great in yellow.
The other yellow car I had was a special-order/limited-production Saturn SC-2 coupe in chrome-yellow, which I had for only a very short time, and returned it after a couple of weeks for a full-refund (that was Saturn's policy in those days) because it had shimmies in it that I found unacceptable and could not be adequately dealt with in the service-bay (both me and the shop-manager worked on the car together and tried numerous different wheel/tire fixes, to no avail). We thought it was a structural defect caused by the partial-third-door cutout on the driver's side not having the same body-structural rigidity as on the normal passenger side of the car. I took the refund money Saturn gave me and bought a yellow IS300 instead....and that's how I ended up joining CL.
(a shame, too, because the dark reddish-purple Black Cherry plastic-bodied Saturn SL-2 sedan I had previously owned had been an excellent car....I loved it)
Anyhow, back to the Supra.
11-04-19 | 02:51 PM
#1487
The Shelby GT350 kicks sand in the Supra's face in terms of raw track performance and schools it in terms of character and excitement, too. Game over? Perhaps, but it feels like there's a pretty special car just waiting to burst out of the Supra. There's no question it's sharper and more fun than its BMW Z4 twin, and there are flickers of magic on every drive. If Toyota could just fan the flames, break free of the Supra's slightly restrained and polite parameters, and uncover something with the same delicious balance but more guts, more intensity, more Supra, it might just be onto something. I doubt the Shelby GT350 even entered into Toyota's thoughts as it set about imagining its Cayman beater, but it would do well to take a few tips from Shelby's furious, fantastic, and wildly entertaining take on the pony car.
11-05-19 | 03:06 PM
#1488
Toyota Supra Heritage Edition on display at SEMA
The return of the Toyota Supra had more than just enthusiasts excited. The two-door performance coupe has a rich aftermarket heritage, even before the late Paul Walker piloted an orange, 2JZ-powered car in The Fast and The Furious. And at the 2019 SEMA Show, Toyota is embracing that heritage with the aptly named Supra Heritage Edition.
Packing “over 500 horsepower,” the Supra Heritage Edition is no 10-second car, but it is a damn cool take on the BMW Z4-based Supra. Toyota partnered with Precision Turbo and Engine to tweak the 3.0-liter straight-six’s turbocharger to stuff 18 percent more air into engine, while there’s also a custom intake, a three-inch exhaust, and a Mission Performance ECU. That’s a solid set of engine enhancements without getting too crazy.
The highlight for fans, though, should be the new body kit and heritage-appropriate rear wing, while the headlights, taillights, and other body details take inspiration from the iconic fourth-generation Supra. In particular, the custom 3D-printed taillight buckets carry CNC-machined lenses – the setup looks so good that we sincerely wish someone, somewhere would rush them into production. These are the taillights the Supra should have had from the start.
Packing “over 500 horsepower,” the Supra Heritage Edition is no 10-second car, but it is a damn cool take on the BMW Z4-based Supra. Toyota partnered with Precision Turbo and Engine to tweak the 3.0-liter straight-six’s turbocharger to stuff 18 percent more air into engine, while there’s also a custom intake, a three-inch exhaust, and a Mission Performance ECU. That’s a solid set of engine enhancements without getting too crazy.
The highlight for fans, though, should be the new body kit and heritage-appropriate rear wing, while the headlights, taillights, and other body details take inspiration from the iconic fourth-generation Supra. In particular, the custom 3D-printed taillight buckets carry CNC-machined lenses – the setup looks so good that we sincerely wish someone, somewhere would rush them into production. These are the taillights the Supra should have had from the start.
....although the front air dam is too low and the vehicle sits too close to the ground.
11-09-19 | 09:43 AM
#1493
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Even he would think it's too clownish lol.
11-09-19 | 08:37 PM
#1495
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11-10-19 | 04:19 PM
#1496
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11-11-19 | 12:00 PM
#1499
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I have seen two white ones. On display at the dealer. The faux hood vents are really dumb. Other than that is looks quite nice. I love, love, love the fact that it has a Toyota badge and not the Lexus at the price point it commands.