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The thing about the Car Enthusist, is that we make up about 5% of the whole car Market. So would it be in their interest to start making the Supra, Skyline, S15, RX7, 300zx, 240sx, etc etc? No it wouldn't, they lose money everytime they make these cars. So car companies have to stick to what sales in the hundreds of thousands each year which is semi-sport cars and Ecomonic cars to the rest of the 95% of the consumer.
I think the 1993 TT Supra was running very low 13's in the Qtr and could hit 150mph in just over 30 seconds.... that is as fast as a modern M3......plus the Supra could be modified (similar to current Evo's) for very cheap. MBC and some air/fuel playing = big gains.
And so can a Current Mustang GT probably, the car is still way outdated to be even considered remade.
Maybe in 20-30 years time when they bring the Supra name out of retirement (like Nissan did with the Zed) Toyota will buy some old shells and get a sub-contractor to build them up with N.O.S. parts
[QUOTE=tafka TMB,Jun 25 2005, 09:33 PM] Maybe in 20-30 years time when they bring the Supra name out of retirement (like Nissan did with the Zed) Toyota will buy some old shells and get a sub-contractor to build them up with N.O.S. parts
Supra today has to compete against the 400hp C6 and soon the Mustang GT500 ($39K 475hp).
I just don't see a $35K-$45K Supra/Supra turbo being a compelling buy.
It's true Japan could a 2-seater with over 300hp. The field is wide open. I think something along the lines of a shortened IS350 2+2 or 2-seater with 310+hp sold by Toyota ~$35Kwould sell nicely.
06-22-2005, 06:01 PM
