JNC NEWS: This is the production 2020 Toyota Supra

[Mike]

After a 17 year hiatus, the Supra nameplate has returned to the automotive kingdom, unveiled today at the Detroit Auto Show. A poorly kept secret and incessantly teased, the reveal is perhaps no longer really a surprise, but here are … Continue reading →

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[wheee!]

I threw up a little in my mouth when I saw it...

1,000,000 x nope

[Mike]

Now this is what the new Z should have looked like...  Frankly, I like it.  Long nose, proper hatch, quarter windows, and the front looks like a G-nose design...

[wheee!]

Couldn't disagree more. Looks like a hacked up Miata designed by a French and Italian committee with a Greek budget.....

...to each his own.

[Mike]

26 minutes ago, wheee! said:

Couldn't disagree more. Looks like a hacked up Miata designed by a French and Italian committee with a Greek budget.....

...to each his own.

Agreed, it could use some design changes to closely match the original Z, especially on the front end.   However, I think Toyota did catch some of the design queues from the original Supra, which I think looks a lot like the original Z.  It's interesting to see how these two different Japanese companies are moving forward.

That said, not sure I would pay $50k for a base model..

[SteveJ]

12 minutes ago, Mike said:

Agreed, it could use some design changes to closely match the original Z, especially on the front end.   However, I think Toyota did catch some of the design queues from the original Supra, which I think looks a lot like the original Z.  It's interesting to see how these two different Japanese companies are moving forward.

The original Supra? I don't see it. ?

 

[wheee!]

I think the body is wayyyy too busy, looks like they smashed various Lexus front end parts on a poorly conceived body. The rear end is so chopped up, it looks like they could not decide on a single flowing line so they just added more..... so disappointing.

[SoCalJim]

It looks like Toyota took their busiest design elements and grafted them onto a BMZ Z4 M coupe.  Oh well.

[wheee!]

The M Coupe was beautiful....

[rturbo 930]

So it has the engine and trans from a Z4. What else? I think I heard something about the chassis being shared as well. Basically it seems like it's just a Toyota factory modified Z4. It's not special. The previous Supra was special. It might end up being a good car, but IMO it's no Supra. They should have called it something else.

[grannyknot]

7 hours ago, wheee! said:

I think the body is wayyyy too busy, looks like they smashed various Lexus front end parts on a poorly conceived body. The rear end is so chopped up, it looks like they could not decide on a single flowing line so they just added more..... so disappointing.

Exactly, phoney areo wings and ducts all over it, maybe in a few years when people get tired of this look clean lines will come back into fashion.

[SurferD]

What happened to true styling of sports cars? As mentioned before it looks like a Lexus and Miata mashup. All those fake vents can’t help aero either. Most of the chassis and certainly the engine are directly from BMW.  They can keep this one.