Unique words tell a lot about a society. Have you heard of kaffeklatsch? It's a German slang for 'gossip over coffee'. Oddly specific as it is, it makes sense that it's coined by the people who invented drip coffee making, spilling a different kind of beans while another brews over... Fly to the other side of the world and thumb through their no less enigmatic dictionary, and you'll note that somewhere along the ideas of 'dear wife' and 'cherished pet', the Japanese have a place in the pages for

Sat on the start/finish straight, I await a countdown to launch the new 2023 Toyota GR Supra 6-Speed Manual (6MT). Moments before – I ease up on the clutch to figure out the all-important bite point is, the point at which the engine and manual transmission become seamlessly connected and power can be put to the ground. Out the gates, progress is measured, but almost as soon as the rev needle touches the 3,000 rpm mark, the 2023 GR Supra 6MT explodes with power, and the staccato notes of the exha

If you’ve been to Legoland, one of the most appealing attractions is definitely the scaled-down recreation of famous landmarks made entirely of the ubiquitous plastic bricks. Though the company has produced a few scaled down models of actual cars you can build at home, this life-size recreation of the Toyota GR Supra is not one of them. In commemoration of the Supra’s 35th anniversary (Excluding the Celica-based variants which came before), Toyota Gazoo Racing and Legoland Japan collaborated to

By now, you would have read about how the JZA 80 Toyota Supra that was driven by Paul Walker in the Fast and Furious franchise sold for a eye-watering USD 550,000 (RM 2.28 million), making it the most expensive Supra yet. I definitely agree that this price is indeed out of this world, especially considering there was another Deep Jewel Green Pearl JZA80 Toyota Supra in the same Barett-Jackson auction, that was put on the block for USD 88,000 (RM 365,728). That's still a lot of money, but it's si

Mag X, a Japanese publication has reported that a manual gearbox is “under preparation” for the A90 Toyota Supra. The manual gearbox is expected to make the infamous coupe even more engaging to drive. There are yet to be any specifics on the manual gearbox. Currently the A90 Toyota Supra utilises the 8-speed automatic transmission with shift paddles. Earlier this year, Toyota had already introduced a 4-cylinder turbo B48 base variant of the Toyota Supra alongside the B58 turbo 6-cylinder variant

Back in the early 90s, if you wanted to buy a performance car, you’d most probably choose the manual transmission option. The equivalent automatic option was probably heavier, slower-reacting, and had higher fuel consumption. My own uncle once told me back then, “In a sprint, my manual car would always be faster and more accelerative versus an automatic.” Those words stuck with me. Fast forward to today, and self-shifting transmissions have gotten so good, no human input could possibly match its