The Average BMW 1 Series buyer is the exact same as the Average A90 Supra buyer you heard it here first.
Seems the reading miscomprehension is contagious.
The car matters, a Sports car that's likely not suitable for daily usage is going to attract a certain kind of customer, one that is likely going to know which wheels are driving the car.
This isn't some temperamental exotic. It's a car built on a platform related to the 3-series, pretty much the default compact sedan these days. I live in Canada and I see dozens of those every day, even when there's half a foot of snow and the temperature's dropped to -20C.
Its straight up irrelevant, with a sports can named Supra a certain level of performance is expected especially given its past.
You realize its past consists of more than the A80, right?
People wanted the Ft1 not a bastardized bmw. The lexus V6tt or V8 would have been fine. Whats so hard to get ? you all get hung up on a I6 but most logially would rather have a over built over engineered reliable engine then a unreliable i6, but hell that's just me i want my car to run not be in for warranty service.
No,
some people wanted the FT-1. Confirmation bias doesn't change that.
You make a different engine sound as easy as pressing a button. And let's be real here: the obsessive A80 fans would've likely been just as bothered by the idea of a V8 Supra.
The N55 isn't a terribly unreliable engine. Its predecessor was. And again, Toyota is a company, one
probably wanting to remain profitable. Building a bunch of bespoke items for a low-volume sports car is the wrong way to do that. This isn't the late '80s, where it can ride an economic bubble with no foresight.
Am i to believe those people drive in snow or rain and not know what wheels drive them forward ? sure there sure uhuh ok.
Er, yeah. Especially over in Europe, where a 1-series can have a little over 100hp. Pair that with standard driver assists and indifference about the mechanical aspect of cars, and I would not be surprised if people knew which wheels the power was going through.
Hell, I've had family members that grew up with rear-drive vehicles think putting kitty litter or sand under the rear tires of their modern front-drive sedans would help find traction in the snow. A lot of people give almost zero thought to the mechanical side of their car: it's simply a method of getting places. While I'm sure that won't be as true for A90 drivers, there
will be some folks who just want it because it's a storied name from a company that seems to be rediscovering its enthusiast side, and they saw an older orange one in a multi-billion dollar movie franchise when they were younger.
