The Most Overrated Japanese Legends Ever
Yes, that's a Supra (insert stuu-tututu noises here), and before you say anything, let's get this clear: it's not worth paying almost a million sweet jesusin' bucks on this thang. NOPE. NADA. NO.
The goddamn Supra was always more grand tourer than pure sports car. It's heavier that Gorlock The Destroyer (3,400+ pounds), the handling is good but not transcendent, and in stock form, the legendary 2JZ makes 320 horsepower – respectable for 1993, but definately not "a million bucks worth it 🤓👆🏽" earth-shattering.
The car's reputation has been inflated by the F&F franchise (family power, don't ask), social media hype, and the simple fact that Toyota stopped making it, creating artificial scarcity for a car that cost 40 grand when it rolled outa the factory in '93.
Yessir that's a booty, i mean a beauty, alright.
For sure, the RX7 is - Hands Down - THE most perfect, drop-dead gorgeous piece of spankin' hot wheels Japan has ever made (believe me, the Japanese make lots of spankin' hot stuff).
BuT hEY 🤓👆🏽 wHy Is it in yOuR HaTE LisT tHen?
First, this ain't a hate list, its... a reality check.
Second, F&F glorified this machine (for good tho, thanks Han!) but the goddamn fans (12 year olds who think V8 is the only engine that exists and stupid tik-tokers) ruined this beauty: ricing, fake stats, buffed 0-60s, stupid liveries, unrealistic horseponies, and more.
That, my little 0-60 babies, is a gentleman's supercar aka, the NSX NA1.
The NSX was frickin' groundbreaking when it launched in 1990. Aluminum construction? mid-engine layout??!!! and Ferrari-challenging performance (WTF) with Honda reliability (sign me up) was holy raspberry pi's revolutionary. Ayrton Senna really did smoke up the chassis.
But lemme blow (😏) some reality, the NSX was holy shi- good sports car that was definately more reliable than its Italian competitors (ferrari...ahem-ahem...cluctchbox..ahem). With 270-290 lil' ponies, it was fast alright, but not FAEESST you know? The handling was precise but not like the good ol' pastas, i mean the Italians ofc. It was the automotive equivalent of a Swiss watch – beautifully engineered, perfectly executed, but drop it once (into hype or a good pothole, you can choose), you goin' banksy-rupture.
Now dear shitlings, that is the WRX STI GC8.
The OG rally car. fast-check. agile-check. could pick up your dad's girl-check. drowning in hype and strugging to live-check.
WAit wAt? 🤓👆🏽
yes.
but we can stance it!
no.
custom rims-
no.
carbon fibe-
(glances up)
come on man! what about active aero?
you seein' my logitec G203?
uhh I don't really see what you mea-
It can go in some interestin' places boy, so you better shut it and lemme speak.
ahem-ok sir-i mean my man, whatever ok! just say it!
The og GC8 was a rally pureblood special, and yes, it dominated the World Rally Championship in the late '90s. The EJ20 turbocharged boxer engine and symmetrical all-wheel drive system-I think I'm gonna cu-
But here's the thing about rally cars, you dumbahh: they're built for rally stages, not street driving. The suspension is harsh (unless you wanna spend 40k on good ones), the interior is basic (different opinions, no hate), and the turbo lag is real (no, your shit dell inspiron is not gonna work here. Insert happy civic noises). Modern hot hatches like the Golf GTR or Civic Type R offer similar or better performance with vastly better refinement. The GC8's reputation is built heavily (gorlock-level-heavy) on nostalgia and rallying success that most owners as as close to experiencing as they are to legitimate female interaction.
That's it I guess.
These cars ain't bad, the're overrated af. It's like expecting a WWII war hero to fight every battle constantly, yea nuh-uh, not happenin' for sure, you can idolize 'em, get some inspiration. But if we gon' keep poppin' em forever, yeah, sometime or the other, they are gonna lose their charm and probably rust away.
I'll catch ya in the next one!
