I don't know if you found it, in recent years, manual transmission models have become more and more rare. Indeed, with the reduction of the cost of various accessories of the vehicle, the automatic transmission model has almost achieved full coverage, even if the model of tens of thousands of dollars, it is also equipped with an automatic gear, and for the performance car, the manual transmission is almost extinct. In fact, from a rational point of view, whether it is the pursuit of comfort or performance, the automatic gear is better than the manual gear, so that the manual gear has almost no advantage, the only thing worth remembering, I think may be that the automatic gear can not replace the driving pleasure.
Recently, an overseas dealer confirmed in an interview the news that Toyota Supra is about to launch a manual transmission model, which is undoubtedly a good news for the majority of friends who love manual transmission. The new car will be released as soon as this year and will be officially launched next year.
The current Toyota Supra power system is composed of B58's 3.0T + ZF 8AT, the maximum horsepower is 340Ps, the peak torque is 500N·m, the power parameters are basically the same as the G29 BMW Z4, in terms of actual power feeling, it is still quite fast, and thanks to a more sporty tuning method, it also makes the actual driving experience of the Supra better than the Z4. And the Supra has a stronger body rigidity than the Z4, so in terms of driving limits, the Supra also has an advantage over the Z4.
Supra is expected to become smaller in the audience after the launch of the manual transmission model, because at this stage, the manual transmission is only a niche choice, and the purpose of Supra's manual transmission model is only for the feelings, and there should not be many people who really pay for it.
In terms of price, at present, Toyota Supra is sold in the country in the form of imports, the official guidance price is 496,000-64.60 million yuan, and due to the problem of quotas, there is almost no hope of affordable car lifting, more or less there will be a price increase, so if the manual gear enters the country in the future, it is expected that there will not be much change in the price.
summary:
Obviously, the launch of the manual version of the Supra is more just for the sake of feelings, which Toyota itself knows very well, but if the price of the new car is too high, then many potential consumers will be discouraged.