Since today is Supra Sunday here at The Daily Driver, we thought it would be necessary to take this opportunity to discuss how we feel about the Toyota Supra's rumored return in the form of Toyota's new concept car, the FT-1.
The Supra made a name for itself as a high performance vehicle without the looks or price of a high performance exotic. Yes, its ultimate downfall was its high price tag, but drop in the same amount of cash as the price of a Ferrari, and you end up with something that outperforms nearly every supercar to date. The same can be said with most cars, but there is no denying that the Supra makes a much better tuning platform that many other vehicles. We feel as though the FT-1 is too much for a Supra, as it looks very exotic, with a design similar to the LFA.
Ultimately, here is what we believe: Toyota has recently released the new version of the 86, sold in the US as the Scion FR-S or Subaru BRZ (for our purposes we will refer to it as the FR-S, today). We understand working jointly with other car companies can do good things for sales and profits for both companies, and we understand that the FR-S is the new AE86, but imagine if it wasn't. See, we really like the design of the FR-S (or any version of the new 86), but the Subaru boxer engine under the hood can be a tad bit disappointing at times. Boxer engines are awesome, but how awesome would it have been if, instead of the new 86, the FR-S was released as the new Supra? Instead of a boxer engine, its power plant could have been a turbocharged inline six that we all desire for the new Supra. There are many people out there new dropping MKIV hearts into 86s, anyway, and its proving to be a beautiful swap. Hindsight is always 20/20, and many may disagree, but the FR-S, with a little redesign performance-wise, would make an absolutely incredible Mark V Toyota Supra.
That's just our two cents...
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