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Originally Posted by Borchert97

The new Supra is really disappointing, in the $50k price point, you can get a Corvette if you want a car lighter, or a GT350 if you just want a monstrous track car. Hell, you can 2JZ swap an 86 and call it an 86 Supra if you want, and still be several hundred pounds lighter. Here's an overall size specs comparison:

2020 Supra:
Weight: 3,397lbs
Wheelbase: 97.2 inches
Length: 172.5 inches
Width: 73 inches
Height: 51 inches

2017 86:
Weight: 2,774lbs
Wheelbase: 102.5 inches
Length: 166.9 inches
Width: 69.9 inches
Height: 50.6 inches

Amazingly, the 86 is still the lower car, I thought the Supra would at least have the lower CoG. The 86 is still the far better buy. For a few grand, you get a more powerful car in the form of boost or an engine swap, just as good a looking car (objectively), for at least $15k-20k less.

I was genuinely considering buying the new Supra under two conditions.

1. It was priced closer to a $40k starting point.

2. It was offered in a manual.

Neither point was met, so I don't buy. Simple as that.

At the crowded price point of $50k, you can buy a new base Corvette Stingray, have more power, less weight, and a lower car with a removable targa top. Or you can buy a GT350, have 200hp more than the Supra and almost 100 more than the Corvette, and have a total track monstrosity.

Just to note, the Supra DOES have a lower CoG than the 86