After a long wait, the stick-shift Supra is exactly what it needs to be. However, we wish it was available on the more-affordable four-cylinder version.
255-hp turbo I-4 and the now-382-hp turbo I-6 installed in Supra 3.0 variants, which are the only versions that get the stick. For drivers, being able to control that power via a traditional standard shifter and clutch pedal is as delicious as playing the engine like a throaty saxophone. We expected the shifter to be BMW-like—figuring the Z4 might ultimately get this transmission, too—yet it feels different.
Toyota's iMT rev-matching function, which is defeatable via a fairly buried onscreen menu for the driver assist functions, proved flawless during our handful of laps on one half of Utah Motorsports' circuit. Should you decide to forgo the rev-match function's auto-blipping of the throttle to smooth downshifts and practice your footwork, the pedal box places the brake pedal right up next to the floor-hinged gas pedal for easy heel-toe action.
Our only other complaints? By hitching the manual exclusively to the GR Supra 3.0, Toyota has by default made it a pricey proposition. A GR Supra 3.0 starts at $53,595, whereas a Premium trim example runs $56,745 and the new A91 Special Edition costs $59,440. Of course, if you want a six-cylinder Supra, that's how much you'll pay—There's also no getting around the fact that, without the automatic transmission's torque multiplication, the manual Supra is slower.
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