Farewell to BRZ - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

avp1 · 11-13-2020, 12:23 AM

After 7 years of driving BRZ, I decided to move up and traded it in for a 2021 Toyota Supra 3.0

Surprisingly dimensions are almost the same, but Supra weights over 500 pounds more. It is not as easy toss it around like BRZ, but almost 2 times more horses under the hood compensate for that. I actually like Supra's brakes more - they feel as good as in Mazda RX-8 I had before BRZ. I always felt that BRZ brakes are somewhat weaker than they should be even using TRD pads.

Supra though not cheap, is a good deal - you are getting BMW Z4 with hard top for $10K less than original. Even my wife agreed with that.

dodj · 11-13-2020, 07:52 AM

Congrats. Hope you are happy with the move. It's got a lot of interesting styling bits, not sure if I like it or not. Time will tell.

But this is a BRZ/86 forum so I get to say I like the BRZ better...lol

alphasaur · 11-13-2020, 08:21 AM

Really like how the Supra looks in person and I like it more every time I see one.

Congrats!

gymratter · 11-13-2020, 09:32 AM

congrats, see you on the other side.

www.supramkv.com

Tcoat · 11-13-2020, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gymratter

congrats, see you on the other side.

www.supramkv.com

Voices, a thousand, thousand voices
Whispering, the time has passed for choices
Golden days are passing over, yeah

CBR600RR · 11-13-2020, 09:59 AM

pics of the Supra, or it didn't happen.

avp1 · 11-13-2020, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBR600RR

pics of the Supra, or it didn't happen.

Here it is:

Sasquachulator · 11-13-2020, 11:32 AM

I was surprised at how....cozy the Supra is in comparison to the twins.
The Supra is actually kind of snug on the inside.

It feels higher quality for obvious reasons but the BRZ/86 feels more spacious. And thats not counting the back seat space.

daiheadjai · 11-13-2020, 12:21 PM

That angle really gives it a 2000GT-look

Will BRZ · 11-13-2020, 12:30 PM

Nice congratulations. Supra has definitely grown on me. Hope to get one in the future. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it

gymratter · 11-13-2020, 02:50 PM

for those that are interested, some dealers are letting remaining 2020 models go for as low as $45k.

avp1 · 11-13-2020, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gymratter

for those that are interested, some dealers are letting remaining 2020 models go for as low as $45k.

Good luck finding one.

Even new 2021 ones - need to order, and if you do not want "Premium", wait a month or two. But Premium price $56-58K is not as good deal as $52K MSRP for "Standard" 3.0. Plus Toyota now has $1500 discount from that.

Compare that with Z4 that starts at $63K.

dodj · 11-16-2020, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

I was surprised at how....cozy the Supra is in comparison to the twins.
The Supra is actually kind of snug on the inside.

It feels higher quality for obvious reasons but the BRZ/86 feels more spacious. And thats not counting the back seat space.

It looks bigger in the pic. Is it?

Dadhawk · 11-16-2020, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dodj

It looks bigger in the pic. Is it?

According to the (rounded) dimensions I've seen:

The 86 is 167″ L x 70″ W x 51″ H
The Supra is 173″ L x 73″ W x 51″ H

11-13-2020, 12:23 AM	#1
avp1 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Traded BRZ for Supra Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 164 Thanks: 5 Thanked 49 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Farewell to BRZ After 7 years of driving BRZ, I decided to move up and traded it in for a 2021 Toyota Supra 3.0 Surprisingly dimensions are almost the same, but Supra weights over 500 pounds more. It is not as easy toss it around like BRZ, but almost 2 times more horses under the hood compensate for that. I actually like Supra's brakes more - they feel as good as in Mazda RX-8 I had before BRZ. I always felt that BRZ brakes are somewhat weaker than they should be even using TRD pads. Supra though not cheap, is a good deal - you are getting BMW Z4 with hard top for $10K less than original. Even my wife agreed with that.

11-13-2020, 08:21 AM	#3
alphasaur friendly Join Date: Oct 2018 Drives: 17' 86 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 718 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 466 Times in 284 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Really like how the Supra looks in person and I like it more every time I see one. Congrats! __________________ Seek comfort in discomfort.

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dodj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Rallye Blue BRZ Location: Canada Posts: 130 Thanks: 72 Thanked 64 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats. Hope you are happy with the move. It's got a lot of interesting styling bits, not sure if I like it or not. Time will tell. But this is a BRZ/86 forum so I get to say I like the BRZ better...lol

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gymratter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: BMW Location: TX Posts: 2,395 Thanks: 1,971 Thanked 1,825 Times in 952 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	congrats, see you on the other side. www.supramkv.com

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CBR600RR Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Black Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 451 Thanked 563 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	pics of the Supra, or it didn't happen.

11-13-2020, 11:32 AM	#8
Sasquachulator Pavement Grey Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2020 Toyota 86 GT, 2017 BMW X1 Location: Calgary Posts: 3,083 Thanks: 109 Thanked 2,222 Times in 1,204 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was surprised at how....cozy the Supra is in comparison to the twins. The Supra is actually kind of snug on the inside. It feels higher quality for obvious reasons but the BRZ/86 feels more spacious. And thats not counting the back seat space.

11-13-2020, 12:21 PM	#9
daiheadjai Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2003 S2000, 2008 Fit Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,990 Thanks: 2,584 Thanked 1,154 Times in 688 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That angle really gives it a 2000GT-look

11-13-2020, 12:30 PM	#10
Will BRZ Damn that's crazy... Join Date: Oct 2018 Drives: 2015 BRZ Location: Texas Posts: 971 Thanks: 771 Thanked 772 Times in 467 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice congratulations. Supra has definitely grown on me. Hope to get one in the future. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it

11-13-2020, 02:50 PM	#11
gymratter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: BMW Location: TX Posts: 2,395 Thanks: 1,971 Thanked 1,825 Times in 952 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	for those that are interested, some dealers are letting remaining 2020 models go for as low as $45k.

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