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03-26-2012, 06:28 PM | #15 | |
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MR2 stopped production before the Supra, thus my statement still stands, the last real sports car they made.
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It's like people are going hook, line, and sinker on the marketing stuff. The way some parrot it, it's like they're on the payroll. Look at the GT-R once again, where it's designer said it needed to be in that ballpark of weight to add to the handling, and it's numbers speak for itself. Reading here, you'd think the GT-R would corner like the Renault Robin, or a Yuke. |
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do you honestly think they intended to add weight to improve handling of the gtr? weight was a negative effect of adding things that had a positive effect like awd and dct. weight is bad period. saying they wanted to add weight to improve handling is like saying people wear condoms to improve sex. |
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The Supra and the 86 are fairly different, so it's all about what you prefer...
The feeling you get when that 63mm starts spooling at 2k RPM, and hits 25psi of boost at 5k to 7k. OH MAN. It's great! But I feel like having super-progressive chuckability in the FRS will be just as exhilarating. I dare not try to take my Supra to the limit, but in an FRS, I feel like I could be more ballsy...
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it was about toda saying the gt86 was the first of 3 sports cars to bring back to the line up gt86 - handling supra MKV - power mr-s - being in between the 86 and the supra all most likely to be turbo'd and in production in the next 4 years toyota is also going to the smaller displacement engines and turboing most of the lineup in a few years aswell starting in europe and bringing them to the US
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The MR2 Spyder is 2195lb, has 2 seats, RWD, mid-engine, has more agility than pretty much anything out there... and somehow it's "not a sports car"
Get real... Power can be added to any car. It's only one side of the equation. A simple bolt on turbo kit, or a 2zz swap, and you have a pretty damn fast car. I swapped a 3.5L 2GRFE into mine, and it's great... but it was still a sports car before any mods. Looks are subjective too, but I like mine... It's a shame I'm selling it to get this slow ass BRZ |
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still a cool and very different build i must say props, why not keep it and get the brz?
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^^UPSPRO I recognize that name from Spyderchat haha. My gawd you hooked that thing up so nice. I had a black one too w/ hardtop. Before I sold it, I parted out my C-ONE quads, full TRD bracing/suspension, TRD Japan headers/cat/inlet to a lucky few for way cheaper than I got them (think I was the only person in the country to import the cat and exhaust). Sweetest handling feel of any car I've owned.
It seems more and more spyderchatters are migrating over here I guess in pursuit of their next permagrin fix. I've owned them and miss them. Elements of the BRZ will remind me of them in some ways. My dad had a MkIV Supra TT; might be using the money he got from it for a BRZ/FR-S.
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I just drove my supra the other day after not having driven it for about 4 months. I shat my pants! I know the 86 is never going to be able to give me that same feeling but I know it's going to be a completely different experience.
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I still get held up over that 3400lbs for some reason. Maybe because the car is just smaller than most cars today I feel it shouldn't weigh so much. My Audi weighs 3800lbs but it's also fairly big, and yet it still handles brilliantly (thanks to quattro and some meaty Michelins). I've heard Supras don't make the best track cars, either. I think my biggest problem with them is that *most* of their owners are total douchebags. Hence the "GOD'S CHARIOT" comment, lol. All that crap aside, I still get a little giddy when I see one in person, but yawn when I see one in a magazine. "Oh look, another 1,000whp Supra... and I'll flip the page to another Civic with a shaved engine bay and a K-swap, and another 240 with a body kit...
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You mean it should have got a real motor. The 1ZZ was a joke without what's considered heavy mods. Even my 2ZZ in my GT-S wouldn't have been a proper motor for the car. Like it or not, the motor is just as key to a real sports car as is the suspension, chassis, and styling. Deal. |
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A 2zz Spyder with a PowerFC (to kick the left in sooner and smoother, makes a world of difference) is a car to be reckon with. I am not arguing that the 1zz was the right choice... it wasn't. However, the Spyder is still a sports car, and a damn good one. I mean the car barely even has a trunk! It's almost as raw as the Elise. I have to ask if you have ever driven one in anger? |
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JohnnyR is too concerned about putting cars into classes and making bold statements about cars "outclassing" others to be concerned with the details.
MR2 Spyder was meant to compete with the Miata. It did great. Those cars are not better or worse then a Supra, they are different and fill a different need. In many ways those cars are better then a Supra. I would go so far as to say the 1ZZ was the right engine choice, the 2ZZ adds a non trivial amount of weight to the rear and tends to throw off the balance. The stock car feels perfect 50/50. Take it from someone who has driven both a 1ZZ and 2ZZ swapped Spyder. Supra was meant to compete with the VR4, 300ZX, RX7 and other Japanese twin turbo 6 cylinders. It did great in that sector of cars. These cars are not better or worse then a Miata or a MR2 Spyder, again they fill a different need. The FRS/BRZ is meant to appeal to the same people who might be considering a Cayman, 911, or other purist sports cars. It will be a bit slower due to power, but also cost 1/4 as much and generally be more appropriate for public roads and having fun at a race track. It is not better or worse then anything else, again it fills a different need. It's very telling that every time I talk about vehicle dynamics, handling, and involvement, JohnnyR always beings up 0-60 times and 1/4 mile times. Someone is living at the drag strip. |
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