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Originally Posted by ichitaka05
...Open dif, power curve is more toward SUC/CUV than sports car. crappy brakes (cuz it had SZ brakes).
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The engine and brake feel are two of the things I'm concerned about with regards to the partnership with BMW for both 2.0 and 3.0 Supra.
BMW engines (not talking about M engines) are really boring to drive. The wide torque band is great for 0-60 and allows you to use a high gear when cornering but they are not rewarding to rev out. Personally in a sports car I don't mind having a peaky power band because I want to use the top of the rev range anyways. I find the throttle response to be damped by the ECU for the sake of making the ride smoother. Worse yet the throttle response changes when the car thinks you are driving "aggressively". I would prefer the engine to behave in a consistent manner. Modern BMW turbo engines also don't sound good. Stock they are quiet and sound generic and with an exhaust they sound like a dump truck.
Like the engines, BMW brake feel is not tuned for sports cars. This includes the Brembo brakes they offer on everything. Pedal stroke is long and very light which makes it difficult when releasing the pedal during corner turn in. Otherwise the brakes work fine. Good initial bite, large rotors means more heat capacity and there are cooling ducts built into the bumper and wheel wells. I'm not bothered by the floating calipers offered on the 2.0 because it means I would not feel bad when replaced with a true track caliper kit. FR-S has much better brake feel. Toyota and Subaru really got the brake feel right which is impressive given the "economy car" brake hardware.