IF The All-new Toyota Supra EXCEEDS Expectations And Turns Out To Be AMAZING, Will It Be Sullied By The Fact It's A BMW Joint Project Car

The first reviews of the all-new Toyota Supra are starting to come in. And, guess what: The ones I've seen are quite positive on the vehicle.

Could it be yet another LFA-like moment? Or, perhaps like the Scion FR-S or as it's now known, the Toyota 86? These were cars that experienced an ebb and flow of love/hate.

People were obsessed with the LFA, then it took too long to deliver to the market and then it cost an arm and a leg. People were incredibly stoked by the FR-S/86 but then it debuted with a paltry amount of power and then the hooligans came out to go sideways, everywhere.

The Supra is a bit different though.

That's because its nameplate is legendary and expectations are running VERY high. The other two, on the other hand, were all-new nameplates and setting out to prove something. The Supra has to LIVE UP TO whatever's been built up in people's minds. That's a very tall order.

It's like the season finale for Seinfeld. No matter what Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld wrote, it wouldn't of been as good as what each and every viewer concocted how the show should end.

All this said, a thought popped up into my mind. Let's say the Supra comes out swinging and surprises EVERYONE. Let's say it's one of the best driving cars to come out in recent years.

IF that's the case, does it sully the Toyota Supra that it's a joint project car created in partnership with BMW? Does that, essentially, take away some of the credit compared to, say, if it were a fully developed Toyota vehicle?

What say you, Spies?

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 9/21/2018 10:21:03 PM

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Realities of low volume model production in 2018 notwithstanding, it would have been better to not make the car. BMW engine, BMW interior, BMW quality with Toyota styling. Could you imagine Ford making a Mustang in joint partnership with another brand? How about the Corvette? You can't suggest an unbroken line from the Toyota GT to this. It isn't a Toyota.

MDarringer - 9/22/2018 12:01:22 AM

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BMW "quality" is a step down from Toyota's bulletproof excellence.

MDarringer - 9/22/2018 12:00:25 AM

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For me, because it's a BMW in drag rather than a Toyota it's a no go. It might be the best BMW in ages, but it's wearing the name brand of the Camry. It's not a true Supra because nothing about it is a Toyota. Toyota could have done much better by itself. It has RWD platforms, great engines, and RWD experience. What's next? A Challenger by Alfa Romeo? Oh wait...oops.

MDarringer - 9/22/2018 9:20:18 AM

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The meth-addicted drug dealers that frequent Bimmerfest who don't cover their stumps before they hump will flock to the "Bupra" and their girlfriends won't get beaten as long as they know how to look like a cheap prostitute and adorn the car.

zlives - 9/24/2018 7:30:34 PM

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hey man, share what ever you are smoking.

MDarringer - 9/24/2018 7:39:55 PM

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Clearly zlives is one of those bimmerfest d-bags

MrEE - 9/22/2018 9:39:25 AM

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It likely will become a favorite track car and admired by such drivers, just as the 86 achieved. This though this is a small crowd so sales will not impress.

MDarringer - 9/22/2018 11:19:12 AM

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People who are impressed by thr GT86 have never driven a truly good handling car.