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Old 02-12-2020, 05:57 PM   #1961
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Originally Posted by R_E_L View Post
My understanding is the manual is off the table for this car. They're probably trying to keep the 86 the purist car. This is probably going to be marketed to people that want the supra looks at the lowest price, and don't mind giving up the performance to get it. That and the 10 people who will actually buy a new car to engine swap it.
It will weigh a couple of hundred pounds less and still do 0-60 in 5.2 seconds. And it will cost thousands less. If you like the twisties, that's plenty of oomph for many including me.

It also leaves room for the FT86 to slot in.
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