Mk V Supra - My Evo's Replacement?
The new supra is just a BMW with a badge and body kit. It's such a far cry from its most recent predecessor. Maybe technically as a car it's good, perhaps even better than the Evo in some ways, but Toyota choosing to let the one of the most unreliable manufacturers out there supply the engine instead of making its own engine was a total cop-out. The Evo up to the IX is a pureblood for the most part. It has an awesome lineage and now being out-of-production it gains a mystique that you don't get with these new bloated pigs they're calling "sports cars". Before someone says that doesn't matter - it matters...or else we'd all be riding around in generic ****boxes that check off a window sticker feature list. Post-2010 cars all seem to have that soulless corporate clone feel...and now they have that "wet concrete" paint color to match.
The impossibe has been made possible!
I dont care about the heritage of the car or who makes it. It's a good car, that's all I care about. I owned an Evo for a couple years, loved it and moved on to something better. The Supra is unique in its own way and if it's not the way you like, good for you. Honestly, I care 0% that it's a bmw with a Toyota badge.
I'm sitting in 2nd place for overall points right now in the series I race in and I can say I could never do that in the evo (same class/same people/same lack of rules). Been a good upgrade for me if I may say so.
The new supra is just a BMW with a badge and body kit. It's such a far cry from its most recent predecessor. Maybe technically as a car it's good, perhaps even better than the Evo in some ways, but Toyota choosing to let the one of the most unreliable manufacturers out there supply the engine instead of making its own engine was a total cop-out. The Evo up to the IX is a pureblood for the most part. It has an awesome lineage and now being out-of-production it gains a mystique that you don't get with these new bloated pigs they're calling "sports cars". Before someone says that doesn't matter - it matters...or else we'd all be riding around in generic ****boxes that check off a window sticker feature list. Post-2010 cars all seem to have that soulless corporate clone feel...and now they have that "wet concrete" paint color to match.
I'm sitting in 2nd place for overall points right now in the series I race in and I can say I could never do that in the evo (same class/same people/same lack of rules). Been a good upgrade for me if I may say so.
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Most of us would say you are missing out, but maybe not if only classics are your thing. But man....stock for stock, mod for mod, there are a lot of newer cars that are quite a bit better and faster than an Evo. That being said, I love, LOVE quirky old cars that make me suffer a bit when I drive them
I dont care about the heritage of the car or who makes it. It's a good car, that's all I care about. I owned an Evo for a couple years, loved it and moved on to something better. The Supra is unique in its own way and if it's not the way you like, good for you. Honestly, I care 0% that it's a bmw with a Toyota badge.
I'm sitting in 2nd place for overall points right now in the series I race in and I can say I could never do that in the evo (same class/same people/same lack of rules). Been a good upgrade for me if I may say so.
I'm sitting in 2nd place for overall points right now in the series I race in and I can say I could never do that in the evo (same class/same people/same lack of rules). Been a good upgrade for me if I may say so.
Well, it's a BMW Supra. It's an abomination. If it was the GT-R at least there'd be some credibility in the decision since Nissan didn't need Ford to build its skyline rebrand. Safety regulations have nothing to do with what's going on now...
How are you "suffering" driving an Evo? Sounds to me like you're just another jellyfish-spine who got 5 shots and wears 5 masks.
Well you can't care about heritage when your "upgrade" is a BMW Supra because there is none...and calling it supra is deceptive. It's like getting a fiero and putting a lamborghini body kit on it, then calling it a lambo. You got a BMW Z4 that is gender-identifying as a Supra... and if you don't care, why respond? The Evo has no such identity crisis and isn't going to chimp out if you don't get its pronoun right.
How are you "suffering" driving an Evo? Sounds to me like you're just another jellyfish-spine who got 5 shots and wears 5 masks.
Well you can't care about heritage when your "upgrade" is a BMW Supra because there is none...and calling it supra is deceptive. It's like getting a fiero and putting a lamborghini body kit on it, then calling it a lambo. You got a BMW Z4 that is gender-identifying as a Supra... and if you don't care, why respond? The Evo has no such identity crisis and isn't going to chimp out if you don't get its pronoun right.
If a car performs well, bring it on. I don't care which factory it came out of. Cars are something I use for enjoyment, not the cornerstone of a paper-thin personal identity.
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Toyota/BMW makes so much sense to me, their strengths very nicely overlap each others weaknesses. There is a term in biology called heterosis, or hybrid vigor. I think this is a very good analogue to the Zupra.
You were lamenting how modern sports cars are "bloated pigs" compared to your 9. That's safety regulations. Take an athlete, put a helmet, chest plate, wrist guards, shin guards, knee pads, Hovding, etc.. on them and suddenly they aren't so sexy anymore.
"Anything past the Evo 9 isn't a real Evo!"
"The new Supra is a BMW, not a Supra!"
"I didn't vax because I don't want the government and Bill Gates to control me!"
Such boring old arguments. Might as well just say you are set in your ways and have no friends. I'm sure you are the same kinda guy that froths at the mouth something crazy when people start talking about EVs and starts chanting GASOLINE GASOLINE GASOLINE.
The rest of the world moved on from 1992. Keep your head in the sand if it feels warm to you.
I also find it HILARIOUS that you came in here to tell us our Supras are really BMW's after not posting on this forum since 2015. First post in seven years to tell us all this. Get a life man child.
"The new Supra is a BMW, not a Supra!"
"I didn't vax because I don't want the government and Bill Gates to control me!"
Such boring old arguments. Might as well just say you are set in your ways and have no friends. I'm sure you are the same kinda guy that froths at the mouth something crazy when people start talking about EVs and starts chanting GASOLINE GASOLINE GASOLINE.
The rest of the world moved on from 1992. Keep your head in the sand if it feels warm to you.
I also find it HILARIOUS that you came in here to tell us our Supras are really BMW's after not posting on this forum since 2015. First post in seven years to tell us all this. Get a life man child.
Last edited by razorlab; Jul 27, 2022 at 09:28 AM.
Speaking of econobox..... One of my other cars has the taillights at the exact same height as the Evo, but the Evo is 8" taller.
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Driving socal canyons is what did it for me. Don't get me wrong, the econobox practicality is a huge benefit IMO. To say it nicely, the cars appearance was something I had to overcome initially. I've grown to like it, and appreciate the styling.
Going to place my bet that SsZERO states "ThE lAsT rEaL tYpE r WaS tHe 1997 ITR!!!!!!!!!"