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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator
This must mean the 2nd gen 86 will not have 250hp. 230hp might be a stretch too......
So im guessing its going to be 200hp again and still be slower than minivans!
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You are absolutely right. The 4 cylinder Supra now sets the absolute ceiling for the next generation BRZ/86. There is no way Toyota will let the next BRZ/86 threaten Supra sales. Like Porsche did with the 911 and Cayman, this means they will keep the BRZ/86 performance and power noticeably below the Supra out of fear of cannibalizing sales. 250 hp and 5.0 sec 0-60 for the Supra means a likely cap of somewhere around 215-220 hp for the BRZ/86, and a 0-60 time of closer to 6 sec.
There's always hoping for a next-generation Nissan Z. Various stories and rumors speculate that Nissan is working on the car, which would be powered by a 400 hp twin turbo 3.0 liter V6, and be available with a manual transmission. But Nissan is in such a financial mess these days. They are in complete crisis survival mode. It's hard to see how they could come up with the money to develop what will at best be a small-volume niche car at a time when they're making their employees stop traveling and are doing massive layoffs.
Oh well. I'm glad I bought my 2019 when I did. Looks like the next generation car won't be offering any dramatic improvements in power.