Last Call: Will the Mk5 Toyota Supra be glorified the same way as the Mk4?

Colby Buchanan

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I know a lot of people aren’t a fan of the Mk5 for various reasons. Some just don’t like the look, others don’t like the fact that it’s a BMW Z4 in JDM clothing. For me, I think it’s fine, we’ve seen the BMW engine prove to be decently versatile and I think the car looks pretty good overall. But will it be put on a similar pedestal as the Mk4? The mk2 and mk3 Supras are also great but the 2jz Fast and Furious icon is what everyone knows and loves. Ken Gushi is working on a Mk5 for the 2020 Formula Drift season which is cool and the number of builds we saw at SEMA was insane. But it might not have the mass appeal until it gets a feature in a mainstream movie like the Mk4.

Where does it fall in your book?

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Colby Buchanan

Colby Buchanan

My name is Colby Buchanan and I love all things car-related all the way from rusted 240sx’s to McLaren Senna’s and of course I have a soft spot for American Muscle. You can spot me in my bone stock ’06 350z named MackenZ.

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14 responses to “Last Call: Will the Mk5 Toyota Supra be glorified the same way as the Mk4?”

  1. bv911 Avatar
    bv911

    Let’s hope it’s not looked back on too fondly, as in “remember that last sports car Toyota ever made…?”

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    1. Wayne Moyer Avatar
      Wayne Moyer

      Hold on let me get my walker out.
      The brief time I sold Toyota’s were a lot of fun and also kind of weird but there was something that made it interesting as a future car guy. I got to drive an early 80’s Celica Supra on the same day as an 80 Trans Am 6.6L 4 speed. Also later I had a salesman driving the Trans Am next to me while I was in the Celica Supra. Having those two next to each other was what took me from part time car guy to nearly full time car guy.
      Later on I drive a brand new 95 MK IV Supra. It was damned near a spiritual experience. it was eye opening for a guy who had been raised a mother who had a love of cars but not ones with power until she got a XJS V12 (admittedly used). In ’97 this was a whole new level of power to me. I don’t care that it was only 300 horses. It just defined supercar and it wasn’t supercar money. It was Land Cruiser money! Oh and it looked so cool. Sure you could get a SC300 with a stick but who cared this whistled and pinned you to your seat and… and… ..oh did 80 in 2nd gear.
      Hot damn it was just the perfect car.
      TL:DR:
      So will the BMPRA be as collectible? Sure but it will be for a whole new generation but not for someone like me in Gen X or someone who could actually afford it at the time. It’s not a pure Toyota and it doesn’t stand out like the car did at the time when there was nothing like it at the time in the price range.

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    2. Wayne Moyer Avatar
      Wayne Moyer

      Hold on let me get my walker out.
      The brief time I sold Toyota’s were a lot of fun and also kind of weird but there was something that made it interesting as a future car guy. I got to drive an early 80’s Celica Supra on the same day as an 80 Trans Am 6.6L 4 speed. Also later I had a salesman driving the Trans Am next to me while I was in the Celica Supra. Having those two next to each other was what took me from part time car guy to nearly full time car guy.
      Later on I drive a brand new 95 MK IV Supra. It was damned near a spiritual experience. it was eye opening for a guy who had been raised a mother who had a love of cars but not ones with power until she got a XJS V12 (admittedly used). In ’97 this was a whole new level of power to me. I don’t care that it was only 300 horses. It just defined supercar and it wasn’t supercar money. It was Land Cruiser money! Oh and it looked so cool. Sure you could get a SC300 with a stick but who cared this whistled and pinned you to your seat and… and… ..oh did 80 in 2nd gear.
      Hot damn it was just the perfect car.
      TL:DR:
      So will the BMPRA be as collectible? Sure but it will be for a whole new generation but not for someone like me in Gen X or someone who could actually afford it at the time. It’s not a pure Toyota and it doesn’t stand out like the car did at the time when there was nothing like it at the time in the price range.

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  2. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    I judge all cars by there looks.
    “That one looks drunk. That one looks like it’s gonna change lanes. That one looks like something might fall off.”

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  3. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    I judge all cars by their looks.
    “That one looks drunk. That one looks like it’s gonna change lanes. That one looks like something might fall off.”

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  4. Maymar Avatar
    Maymar

    I feel like the reason the MkIV is remembered as fondly as it is, is because of the massive tuning potential as opposed to its stock merits. Throughout all its life, the Supra has leaned towards Camaro performance at a Corvette price, and the new one does that too.

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    1. crank_case Avatar
      crank_case

      Of the conceived in the bubble era flagship sportscars, it’s probably one of the least interesting in stock form – NSX, RX7, R32 Skyline GT-R (yes I know the US couldn’t get it at the time) all seem to be a bit more special.

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    2. crank_case Avatar
      crank_case

      Of the conceived in the bubble era flagship sportscars, it’s probably one of the least interesting in stock form – NSX, RX7, R32 Skyline GT-R (yes I know the US couldn’t get it at the time) all seem to be a bit more special.

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      1. Maymar Avatar
        Maymar

        It’s probably mid-pack? The 3000GT is mostly complex and heavy, and the 300ZX is similar in concept but hasn’t received quite the same love.

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        1. crank_case Avatar
          crank_case

          Yeah, the 3000GT was like a Galant/Legnum VR4 that was less useful, coupe with none of the engine placement advantages of a coupe. I seem to recall the 300ZX getting more favorable reviews by the European motoring press than the Supra at the time, but time hasn’t been as kind, perhaps because it lives in the shadow of the more focused Skyline.

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  5. George G Avatar
    George G

    Nope.

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  6. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    One of four AMC Eagle wagons in Norway is for sale, and the owner wants to get rid of another Eagle:
    https://www.finn.no/car/used/ad.html?finnkode=178049225

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    1. Smaglik Avatar
      Smaglik

      Good looking eagle!

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  7. neight428 Avatar
    neight428

    I thought the idea was ridiculous at first, but I’m really warming to them. The 4-cyl versions could be compelling too, depending on the price. If an ECU tune and a couple of bolt-ons can take a $40k de-contented BMW sports car into the Mustang/Camaro acceleration neighborhood, that would be an internet bragging rights kind of deal that might gin up a following.

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