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The end result is a much greater sense of connection that the automatic simply can’t compete with.There’s a reason it’s the hill that automotive purists everywhere are willing to die on, there just isn’t anything like the feeling of driving stick shift cars. It’s clear that Toyota thought long and hard about tuning minute things like the feel of the shift lever between gears and the engagement of the clutch pedal. And I’m happy to report that the latest Supra (sporting the six-speed manual) embodies the ethos of the original. Toyoda’s dream with the Supra was to build a car that celebrates the joy of driving. So enthusiasts asked, and Toyota delivered with its GR Supra MT. This was very noticeable in first and second gear while I was accelerating out of the pit lane at Utah Motorsports Park.

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The Final Drive in the manual is shortened from 3.46 in the auto to 3.15-improving acceleration at the cost of top speed. This is made possible thanks to an auto’s ability to get going in second or third gear, and the torque inverter that takes care of what the clutch pedal would do-only much smoother than a human-providing much less risk of wheelspin.Īlong with new TC calibration, the Supra MT also has much shorter gear ratios to curb sluggish acceleration in lower gears. Toyota tuned the Traction Control (TC) system to cope with the greater risk of wheelspin in the manual vehicle.Īn automatic transmission can put power to the ground much smoother than a manual with a lead-footed human being operating the clutch. However, one of the biggest differences is in power delivery. The new manual Supra is a mere 2 pounds lighter-3,398 versus 3,400. Many enthusiasts will know that they can be very slightly lighter than a vehicle with an automatic. Manual-Specific TuningĪside from requiring you shift gears yourself, manual vehicles have peculiar handling characteristics compared to their automatic counterparts. We’re very much looking forward to testing the gearbox in daily driving situations, but the Supra made a good first impression. Shifting across the gearbox-changes like second to third or fourth to fifth-also feels super snappy. The end result is a gear shift that feels crisp and tight without needing the arms of a bodybuilder to row through the gears.

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You’re not constantly reaching for the gear lever while driving an automatic vehicle, so the considerations are different. While the existing shifter (a BMW component) complements the automatic transmission quite well-Toyota used a mix of Bimmer components to lower the cost and engineering load of designing a new sports car-the manual car needed some ergonomic modifications. The larger friction area and burlier spring can better cope with the high power and torque demands associated with the engine. While the transmission is the heart of the job, the team also swapped in a larger-diameter clutch fitted with a much stronger diaphragm spring. The metamorphosis from automatic to manual first involved modifying the existing transmission housing, driveshaft, and gearset. Toyota partnered with German transmission supplier ZF to build a new gearbox able to cope with the 382 hp and 367 lb-ft of torque coming from the vehicle’s burly turbocharged 3.0-liter engine. Squeezing the new transmission into the Supra was no easy task. Unfortunately, the more affordable 2.0-liter variant (starting at $44,635 MSRP) will not have a manual option. For some perspective, that means the 3.0-liter Supra starts at $52,500 and the 3.0 premium at $55,650-a $610 increase over the previous model year.

If that’s not already exciting enough, it will be a no-cost option to go buy the manual over the automatic. Purists can breathe easy, as the Supra is now available with a six-speed manual as it enters its 2023 model year.