The Nissan Z and Toyota Supra once sold out stadiums—the new manual sports cars attempt to live up to the legacies of their predecessors.
. Yes, yes, you know the story by now—while Nissan engineers were hard at work re-engineering a 20-year-old platform for the '20s, Toyota bought into the Z4 program. BMW would engineer, power, and build the GR Supra alongside the Z4 in Germany, and Toyota would design and tune the car to its liking. The result is a two-door fastback sporting a 3.0-liter turbocharged I-6 making 382 hp and 368 lb-ft of torque.
"Surface textures that the Supra dispatches uneventfully disturb the Z to a higher degree," associate editor Alex Leanse said, noting the Nissan took much more work to actually enjoy driving. The Z would also likely benefit from stickier tires, smarter stability control tuning, and chassis revisions, given that it would regularly oversteer and attempt to swap ends."Enthusiasts want rear-drive cars they can step out the tail with, but not like this.
The GR Supra, on the other hand, is a reminder of how much automotive progress has been made over the past two decades. In comparison to the Nissan, the Toyota feels polished, smooth, and more enjoyable to drive. Like the Nissan, the Supra's steering is quick, but it offers superior road feel , allowing those with slow hands to quell the car's nervousness and focus on the road ahead.
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