Pics: Supra A90 size comparison to FRS/86

[Dirty Harry]

Originally Posted by eastendraceshop

I agree that the new Supra definitely looks much better in person than in photos! There were two new 2020 Supras at my local 8/6 day meet! I love how new Supra keeps the old Supra font on the badge.

-Sam

Yeah me too, cool how they kept some of the tradition flowing through. I’d love to test drive one to see what it’s like. I guess that might be 12 months away.

[extrashaky]

Am I the only one who thinks the center console looks like it was laid out in reverse? Several newer cars have a "wall" like that along one side of the console, but it's always on the passenger side to include the center console controls in the area defined as the cockpit for the driver. This seems to make the shifter and controls part of the passenger's area.

[LimitedSlip]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

Am I the only one who thinks the center console looks like it was laid out in reverse?

It would make perfect sense in a right-hand drive market. Anyone seen how the console is oriented in one of those?

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by LimitedSlip

It would make perfect sense in a right-hand drive market. Anyone seen how the console is oriented in one of those?

Same issue in the RHD version.

[LimitedSlip]

Maybe the intent was not to aesthetically "include" the console in the driver's space but to provide a very functional knee brace on both sides???

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by LimitedSlip

Maybe the intent was not to aesthetically "include" the console in the driver's space but to provide a very functional knee brace on both sides???

Only if you're a mutant or alien who has 9" femurs and ridiculously long shins.

[InspGadgt]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

Probably unpopular opinion but I think the FRS/BRZ/86 looks better.

Ditto

[yurikaze]

Originally Posted by James H

Don't think so. That is a typical over the top Japanese, not European design. Obviously Toyota did not pay an external design firm to pen this. For some reasons Japanese cannot do simple clean lines. They go crazy with adding more and more crease and "stuff" that eventually ruins the flow of things and just make it look idiotic. Their ridiculous samurai armor design shows this problem. somebody please send Akio Pinnifarina's number

Design is totally global nowadays.

The Supra is based on a Calty concept (SoCal) then tweaked for production in Japan.

The 86 is based on a French (Toyota ED2 studio) concept, then further refined at Calty, then Japan.

The Gundam-on-steroids Honda Civic Type-R was designed in Torrance CA at Honda North America R&D in comparison.

[Pedro13]

I have the opportunity to be in a new Supra and personally, I think that looks way better in person. Agreed with HKz that the Supra and FR-S/BRZ /86 both cars are a great looking. One thing that catch my attention was that inside of the cabin of the Supra you feel more cramped than on the 86. I'm short guy (you can tell in the picture) and still feeling that, I wonder how a tall guy will feel inside there, but the interior definitively looks refined, in fact looks totally BMW. But I don't thing this is a bad thing, instead looks nice. The color I saw was also a very nice choice: it was this "Phantom" color that looks like a metallic dark gray-matte and fits perfect on Supra. Did I pay $65K (CAD)for it? If it was a manual version and if I have the money, definitively yes! Still loving my 86 after known the Supra? Of course! with all my heart!

[LimitedSlip]

Originally Posted by Pedro13

I have the opportunity to be in a new Supra . . .

@Pedro13 - I'm kind of partial to the orange one behind you. Mine was silver.

[Pedro13]

Originally Posted by LimitedSlip

@Pedro13 - I'm kind of partial to the orange one behind you. Mine was silver.

Oh yeah, and this orange Celica was on sale!. The guy asked for 18K (CAD). It was in a good, but no great condition. Love this cars too! Congrats to you for have one! Do you have a picture(s) that you can share?

[Sapphireho]

Sorry, but I think the Beamra is an ugly car.

[LimitedSlip]

Originally Posted by Pedro13

Do you have a picture(s) that you can share?

No, I wish I did. The picture in my profile is from a sales brochure. Mine was a '77 that I bought in the spring of '78. I traded it in '80 for the "redesigned" Celica GT Liftback. Should've kept the '77. But the 86 helps.

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by Pedro13

I have the opportunity to be in a new Supra and personally, I think that looks way better in person. Agreed with HKz that the Supra and FR-S/BRZ /86 both cars are a great looking. One thing that catch my attention was that inside of the cabin of the Supra you feel more cramped than on the 86. I'm short guy (you can tell in the picture) and still feeling that, I wonder how a tall guy will feel inside there, but the interior definitively looks refined, in fact looks totally BMW. But I don't thing this is a bad thing, instead looks nice. The color I saw was also a very nice choice: it was this "Phantom" color that looks like a metallic dark gray-matte and fits perfect on Supra. Did I pay $65K (CAD)for it? If it was a manual version and if I have the money, definitively yes! Still loving my 86 after known the Supra? Of course! with all my heart!

Honestly, I love the cramped cockpit feeling. It feels like a MobileSuit.