Why did they stop making the Supra?

[Freebeer187]

Why did they stop making the Supra?

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[IDAFC21]

because you touch yourself at night.















probably the same reason they stop making any car thats not a deathtrap. probably just wasnt "economically viable" to continue production of that model. It only had a real small niche that it fit in, however well it did in fact fit that niche, car companys don't consider that aspect when deciding to continue producing a car

 

[Poopshinanigans]

It was expensive as fuck for its time and really complicated. It died for the same reasons as the 300zx and the RX-7. Plus the high end coupe market was going down at the time.

 

[Renesis07]

It was expensive as fuck for its time and really complicated. It died for the same reasons as the 300zx and the RX-7. Plus the high end coupe market was going down at the time.

all that + emissions.

It's a shame, the 90's was a cool time IMHO for imports. Oh well.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

all that + emissions.

It's a shame, the 90's was a cool time IMHO for imports. Oh well.

But now we have cars that are just as fast, or faster, for cheaper.

 

[Renesis07]

But now we have cars that are just as fast, or faster, for cheaper.

not so much import-wise.

the 350Z wasnt faster than the 300Zx Twin turbo, the 370Z is just as fast. Yet both these cars are still in the 30K bracket.

Toyota dropped all sports cars, so no successor to the supra (yet)

Mazda built the RX8, but due to new emission regulations, they had to move the exhaust ports from the bottom to the side (causing reliability issues) and keep in N/A. The RX8 is about .5 seconds slower on the 1/4 mile with only 159 lbs of torque in comparison to an FD RX7 Twin turbo.

Mitsubishi still has the eclipse, but it is gay (no offense to anyone). The GSX was the best (IMHO) of eclipses. The new V6 eclipse is barely a match for the AWD GSX.


All in all, emissions is messing with the japanease sports cars a bit. There still producing sports cars, but they arent as raw sport as the 90's.

 

[bluzohh6]

this is a terrible thread

 

[Aerotic]

Because they found out they were fun cars.......then they made the Celica, problem solved =]

 

[9DSM7]

haha i own a gst eclipse fwd hyea:

 

[c5z06speedjon]

this is a terrible thread

LOL

 

[Poopshinanigans]

I'd take a W-body any day.

 

[Reid@SP]

 

[02FireGT]

Well we answered his question already... so what would you want most.... 300zx/Rx-7/Supra... I bet most people say Supra..... but I'd say 300zx.

 

[Renesis07]

Well we answered his question already... so what would you want most.... 300zx/Rx-7/Supra... I bet most people say Supra..... but I'd say 300zx.

Is it a big surprise to anyone that I would want the RX7 the most

 

[Freebeer187]

I would like a Supra please.

 

[K0R3AN]

easy there bud! LOL

dont supras have alot of problems with their VPC's? also, i heard they fry turbo timers!... JK reid, dont hurt me!!!

 

[Smoke]

The Supra was an awesome car for its time-but by 1997 it was friggin $40,000 ,and at that price it didn't find too many takers.Off the top of my head that's like paying $70,000 for a Supra today-its a sweet car,but that's a lot of bread unless you stole or won it.

 

[Yaj Yak]

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi

[SIZE=+1]What cost $40000 in 1997 would cost $53450.00 in 2008. [/SIZE][SIZE=+1] Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2008 and 1997,
they would cost you $40000 and $30552.63 respectively. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1] Do you want to do another calculation? [/SIZE]

 

[Renesis07]

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi

IMHO the supra is not a bad car for 53 grand. If they could somehow produce a supra for 09-10 and keep it around the 40K mark, it would sell.

 

[Yaj Yak]

no doubt, but it wouldnt.

that is only accounting for inflation...

everything transportation wise- cars/boats/snowmobiles/yadda have just gotten way more expensive.

 

[Smoke]

I was wrong about the money,but $53000 is still pretty stiff for a car of that performance today.

 

[Smoke]

I was wrong about the money,but $53000 is still pretty stiff for a car of that performance stock today.

 

[Renesis07]

I was wrong about the money,but $53000 is still pretty stiff for a car of that performance stock today.

true, but in the 90's that performance was considered "better performance" than in comparison to today's standards.

The supra twin turbo was just as fast as the C4 corvette which was roughly the same price. However, it was a Toyota rather than a Corvette.