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Driving.ca: Would you rather: BMW Z4 or Toyota Supra?
https://driving.ca/bmw/features/feat...r-toyota-supra
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01-16-2019, 05:11 PM | #3 |
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Personally I'd pick Supra over Z4 simply because I prefer closed roof. Supra is significantly cheaper than Z4--a loaded 3.0 Premium is about 58k while M40i approaches 70k (although Toyota got "stuck" with last gen switch gears (HVAC control, gear shifter, infotainment, ect. and a detuned engine). I think the quoted 335 hp on Supra is underrated (Euro-spec has particulate filter but makes the same 335 hp)--it may not make the full 382 hp as Z4, but 360ish seems more reasonable. 0-60 in 4.1s is pretty good, considering regular M2 with 365 hp is also 4.1s while M2C with 405 hp does the same deed in 4s flat. Unlike so-called "Supra fanboys" who bemoan the use of BMW parts in a Supra, I personally don't see that as a negative. After all, aren't BMW and MB engines used in many other makes, some much more exotic than BMW/MB themselves.
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01-17-2019, 02:33 PM | #4 |
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Converting the Z4 M40i price to Canadian dollars (divide by 0.72) results in a Canadian price approaching, in my best William Shatner voice, an eye-watering: Ninety. Thousand. Dollars. Apply retail sales tax and you're fully in the six figure price range.
Whoa. That is out of this world. Based on that, I am expecting the Z4 sales numbers up here to be about as depressing as the Environment Canada weather forecast for Winnipeg Manitoba in February.
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01-21-2019, 08:34 PM | #5 |
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Own a BMW but I can't imagine choosing these cars over a new Corvette. 440hp is base. Similar weight. Fairly well equipped $49000 with dealer discount. Don't laugh I see these at local cars and coffees and they have finally got it all. They also do very well at the track.
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