#NAIAS: Toyota Says A BMW Manual Transmission Could Be Considered If They Saw Overwhelming Demand

Given it’s a shared project with BMW, no one really expected the Supra to be very different from the Z4.

The mechanicals and interior design are strong reminders the 2020 Supra has more genes from BMW than Toyota. To its credit, Toyota has managed to make the Supra look significantly different on the outside than the BMW Z4 Roadster but everything else could be described as a compromise. Would it have been better if Toyota didn’t bring back the Supra nameplate at all?

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PUGPROUD - 1/15/2019 4:15:43 PM

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Manuals more engaging but market demand shrinking.

countguy - 1/15/2019 4:48:45 PM

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Which means there won't be one. The manual market is very small and shrinking.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 1/15/2019 4:53:44 PM

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Honda sold 170 NSX's in the USA last year. Let's see if the Bupra can do better.

PUGPROUD - 1/15/2019 5:10:25 PM

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Base NSX price three times that of Supra. Over under on Supra is 4,500 units in 2019.

MDarringer - 1/15/2019 6:45:00 PM

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4500 in the first year is doable, but after that the volume will collapse.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 1/15/2019 9:36:16 PM

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Every single vent on this new model is fake, on the sides of the grill, on the hood, on the door (????) and on the back of the rear quarter panel. Not sure how much that will appeal to anyone interested in dropping $50k on a sports car.