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Old 05-08-2019, 02:19 PM
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I can't decide if I love it or hate it! (The Supra!...nobody likes the Shen in short course format!)

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I like it. Is the car really louder inside than out? I wonder if you can buy the track in itunes?

I've never driven that layout, thankfully.
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I've never driven that layout, thankfully.
No kidding! I mean, I don't particularly love the shen or the carousel but I hate the bus stop. Best part of the track is going over the blind crest.

I saw the Supra at the DC Car show. It was meh for me. Transmission sounds great. Very German...
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Just read about it this week. bmw part #s all over the place. Nothing wrong with the brand sharing stuff I guess but this surely isnt the supra.
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Just read about it this week. bmw part #s all over the place. Nothing wrong with the brand sharing stuff I guess but this surely isnt the supra.
It's no more Supra than the abomination GM is calling the up optioned $50k+ Blazer! I read someone refer to it as the Camaro of SUVs...uh what?
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supra looks like a bad copy of a bmw z3 coupe, aka, the shoebox.
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His pedal work is the worst. Make up your frigging mind. Power or brake.

Could not get past the droving enough to evaluate the car.
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supra looks like a bad copy of a bmw z3 coupe, aka, the shoebox.
And the BMW version looks better than the Supra...
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Lots of chatter on the internet how Toyota improperly positioned the *new Supra within the segment stating that it's historical competitors were GTR and NSX and not Z Car, Cayman, Mustang, Camaro...I remember the Supra when it was just a faster version of the Celica so I'm not sure I agree.

Rambling on here; the new car is clearly positioned to go after Cayman, and, I believe back in the heyday the 944/968. But I just don't believe many Porsche owners would defect for this version of the Supra. Anyway, comparo piece between old and new.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a2...evwsrq_hiGGfoM
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