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Originally Posted by gymratter
out of curiosity have you driven a M6? its a boat. the closest thing BMW makes that drives like the MK4 is the M3/4 and Z4 M coupe. not to mention the current M6 cost $120k+.
by using the Z4's bones for the new Supra it should help keep the weight down. most people want a Japanese corvette and not a full size luxury cruiser. thats what the Lexus LC is for. not everything needs to be big, fat, and ugly like the R35.
BMW has said the new Z4 will be slightly larger than the outgoing model. BMW insiders have hinted at a F-type competitor. which is only about an inch shorter than the MK4. |
That made me laugh, but in all seriousness, the NSX is not the best example of your typical GT car, right? A mid engine exotic, not a front engine, rwd, comfortable and somewhat luxurious touring vehicle.
Just taking the old Supra at 3500lbs then add increased safety standard equipment and chassis rigidity to it, increased electronics and systems for stability controls, increased emission control systems, increased electronics for cameras, monitors and navigation, and increased components if it requires more cooling because of higher power outputs or anything else, I can't imagine it weighing the same.
I haven't driven the M6 or the GTR, but if the m3 then vs the m3 now is several hundred pounds heavier and larger in dimensions then I can only imagine the new Supra would be bigger too than the mkiv. They could downgrade the Supra's attributes from the mkiv like how they did with the 350z from the 300zx, or they could switch the focus from a track enabled grand touring car to a more nimble, lightweight GT car.
I'm not really advocating anything except that I thought it would be odd for the Z4 to look like the M6 convertible and be bloated to the size of the 3 series convertible; that seems odd for a roadster to be so big, and if it is still small then it would be odd for the Supra to be so small.
Just another tid bit. Weight isn't necessarily a bad thing for handling. The GTR does well enough, right? The Camaro ZL1 LTE was faster than the Corvette Z06, right? And it weighs, what, like 400-500lbs more, right?