Comments by "pm ayo" (@pmayo7894) on "Toyota Supra 2020 in-depth review - tested on road, sideways on track and over the 1/4 mile sprint!" video.

  1. Because Toyota needed a straight-6 engine for the Supra (outside the Japan-exclusive 4-banger). They can't just use the 2JZ because it would have been expensive to make it compliant with today's emissions regulations, and it's heavy. Oh, and Toyota was reported to have a great hand in the development of the B58 engine.
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  2. And how much is the NSX again?
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  3. Two if you count the Mark 3. Four if you count the Celica-based models (Marks 1 and 2).
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  4. The Supra was never inteded to compete with the GT-R. It's mainly the Z cars.
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  5.  @prestog610  - a direct competitor it was not. https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/toyota-supra-a90.235133/page-41 "That big group of 90s Japanese cars is only really considered rivals due to them having the same power outputs. In reality the Supra has always been more of a GT than a sports car (high performance but heavy and not that sharp to drive), like the 300ZX. The NSX and RX-7 have always struck me more as being the sports cars, while the R35 shows the direction Nissan probably would have gone even earlier were it not for the gentleman's agreement nominally limiting them to 280PS."
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  6. It wasn't competing with the GT-R in sales. It was mainly the Z cars.
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  7. Chassis and engine development, suspension tuning... Both BMW and Toyota created a purpose-built platform so that their desired cars could be built. Oh, and the Supra has been racing since last 2018, so Toyota have a good amount of data for the refining of their own product.
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  8. The GT-R was not the real rival of the Supra. The Z was.
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  9. The Supra and GT-R weren't supposed to be competing with each other.
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  10.  @MegaEvoluzione  - I was addressing one sentence: "The R34 and the Supra Mk4 were evenly matched..."
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  11.  @MegaEvoluzione  - I was addressing one sentence: "The R34 and the Supra Mk4 were evenly matched..."
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  12. Because they are looking for a straight-6 engine, more specifically. They cannot use the 2JZ due to its heavy weight and cost in reworking the thing for today's regulations.
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