Chris Harris Doesn't Like Toyota Supra, Says It's too BMW

The Supra probably wouldn't have happened without BMW or would have been much delayed. Harris isn't actually upset that the platform and engine are shared with the Z4 roadster. In his words, the original Supra was overrated and over-hyped as a based car and only became "cult" after major tuning undertakings.

However, whenever a major car manufacturer does a sports car, be it all-new or a revival, it becomes a statement. Harris gives the Alpine A110 as an example, claiming that the lightweight, simple and mid-engined setup is unlikely to be replicated again.

But Toyota "couldn't be bothered" to make its own statement. You get into the Supra and everything you come into contact with says "I'm a BMW, not a Toyota." Still, we believe that given more time, Harris will grow to love the Supra, since it's more playful and agile than the Z4. It could also be a great everyday driver, which is more than you can say about an A110.

“Everything says BMW, from the sound that it makes to the way that it drives… the way that the materials even smell inside it,” says Harris. In his words, it's like going to Oktoberfest in a Kimono. But even so, that exterior looks like nothing else out there, so at least give it some styling points.

Things could get better with time, as Toyota now has access to the 510 horsepower engine that's going into the M3. But which similarly priced sports car would you have, the Supra, Z4, a brutish M2 Competition, the Cayman or the Alpine?