Toyota Supra’s BMW-Derived Manual Gearbox’s Knob Made Intentionally Heavier For Better Feel
Toyota experimented with three different gear knobs before ultimately deciding to go with the heaviest one, at 200 grams.
Toyota experimented with three different gear knobs before ultimately deciding to go with the heaviest one, at 200 grams.
The Toyota Supra with the B58 inline-six engine recently gained a six-speed manual gearbox, which turns out to be borrowed from BMW as well.
While the BMW Z4 M40i remains an automatic-only affair, the mechanically related Toyota Supra 3.0 gets a six-speed manual transmission.
After years of speculation, Toyota has confirmed the GR Supra will get a manual transmission. All will be revealed in the coming weeks.
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This new video shows off the current BMW B58 engine and hot it compares to the legendary Toyota 2JZ from the Mk4 Supra.
A new report from Japan claims the Toyota GRMN Supra is coming in 2023 with the same S58 engine as the 503-horsepower BMW M4 Competition.
Toyota's motorsport arm has delivered the 50th GR Supra GT4, prompting Gazoo Racing to celebrate the milestone with a special edition.
A much heavier BMW 4 Series Convertible in the M440i spec met at the drag strip to go up against a Toyota GR Supra with the same engine.
In the video below we get to see the Toyota Supra at work in a straight line, against a different competitor: the BMW M4.
Toyota announced the introduction of a 2-liter 4-cylinder option on the European market today for the Toyota Supra model
The new BMW Z4 M40i doesn't only take on the Toyota Supra, but also the Ford Mustang GT. There's so much setting these three cars apart