The 2023 Toyota Supra MANUAL is So Much Better 

“What’s that third pedal Patterson”

Hearing that Toyota almost immediately began work on a manual transmission in response to customer's asking for it matters more to me than them actually making a manual Supra. It shows that Toyota is paying attention, and is responding to consumer feedback. Now we just need them to ramp up planned production numbers on the GR Corolla and crack down on markups.

Thank you Nissan.

Thank you Toyota! A new manual car in 2022, you listened to your customers. Auto enthusiasts want manual sport cars. #SaveTheManuals

A bmw engine shouldn’t be a problem because they’re the kings of modern gas powered inline turbo 6’s 🤨 this is coming from someone that’s worked on and driven everything from corollas to Bentleys and everything in between. I’ve owned a 2J and most people look at those through rose colored glasses if you ask me, technology progresses🤷🏾‍♂️

I remember back in 2020 I went into a toyota dealership at the parts department and they were talking about how they were testing a manual supra on some track. Glad to see its finally here

I was wondering the other day when we would see reviews about the new Supra in a manual. Thanks David

This is why manuals need to stick around. Great review!!

Glad to hear that you liked the manual and the drive experience! I've been reading the same experience recently! Also, I loved the edit in the beginning!

Toyota GR Deparpement tunes the Supra to the way Toyota wants it to perform and that’s what people don’t understand it’s not just a parts bin from bmw Toyota tunes these cars and even with this manual transmission Toyota tuned the manual transmission to their liking also.

Been watching you for years TDIB, you always review cars from such an enthusiast-centric viewpoint. I appreciate your passion for the automotive, keep making great vids!

I'm glad you loved it ☺️ I definitely want one more now, especially with the GR86 having all those problems.

Love this car now. it becomes a Toyota more and more with each passing year. I've never owned an auto. manuals are just more fun. i live in the Sierra Nevada mountains and shifting through the curvy mountain roads there is nothing like it. Having a bad day the occasional clutch drop from a stop sign or clutch kick in a corner will fix that...

It’s all about sales strategies…every year they put out a new different version of the supra..so that the sales stays consistent thru out the generation

You were one of the first people I heard amplifying they wind buffeting issue. Buyers need to point it out on their surveys

You are absolutely correct Dave! It's not always about speed or how fast you get there. It's about how you get there!🤔😃👍🏻

Great Video man. I like that Toyota listens to feedback. My two main gripes with this car when it launched was the fact that it only came in auto, and was severely underpowered. Toyota addressed both of those issues. I'd definitely buy one now. I remember seeing it for the first time at the NAIAS in Detroit a few years ago, and I asked the Toyota rep if there would be a manual version. Lol the guy covered his name tag, looked around, and said "we're not supposed to be talking about that."

The body on the supra is growing on me, when it first came out I didn’t like it to much. But now I really like it. Especially with a street hunter full body kit

can we stop to realize david's gr8 choice of into tracks? really sets da mood for da video, keep pushing 🙏🏻

“We’re doing it live!” One quote that will never cease to make me laugh 😂. I wouldn’t be surprised when I’ll see dealerships mark them up for $100k when they hit the lots

Happy Toyota is moving in the right direction, however after seeing the Targa concept from SEMA, I would really appreciate a production model

I'm not gonna lie. I really fell in love with this thing. The bmw motor never bothered me, the interior didn't quite fit the car and what it was going for (that infotainment screen always bothered me, regardless of car). But after three or so years it grew on me so much to the point where I really want one in the future. Seeing it in person is so much different. This solidified it, maybe three, four years down the road. Still going to get a gr86/brz in the near future, but after that definitely

Loved the intro. The videography is noteworthy, and the music slaps.

Awesome review. Mine is arriving in 2 weeks. Can’t wait!

All in all, if that Rev hang could be tuned out, it would be the perfect car

Lotta suspension and steering tweaks I read for 2023 Supra as well. They keep making it better! Heck the 6 spd in the Mark IV was not Toyota as well, it was also a German tranny in a Getrag and it had great beefy notch feel as well. Now add a sport roof Toyota. This is gonna be a high demand car in manual for sure. Great review! I just subbed to your channel!

Just started the video but that interior is on point. They are doing a great job keeping it extremely sporty but very mature and professional looking

This was such a fun video to watch. Great job sir. I look forward to be able to drive one , one day.

I think too many reviewers gloss over the fact that this is a sublime smooth strong straight six, as compared to a semi unrefined V6 in the Nissan that doesn’t t like to be redlined. Thanks for pointing that out!.😊

Lovely video David but why are people still complaining about the engine i know the 2JZ is an amazing engine but so is the b58.

your ability to describe the driving experience is amazing, great video

I love how Toyota listens to their customers. We now have a manual Supra because people kept bugging about it. Same thing with the GR Corolla. Europe got a fun hatch and we wanted it and they gave it to us

Thanks for the video. This 100% redeemed Toyota in my eyes is the reason why this car is at the top of my shortlist for my next sports car. Yes everyone is pushing EVs for the future but people can't look past the amazing "attainable" sports cars we have now and all with manuals. We have the Mazda Miata, the Veloster N (for not much longer), the Toyota GR 86 / Subaru BRZ, the Honda Civic Type R, VW Golf R, the Toyota GR Corolla, the Nissan Z, and this Toyota GR Supra. The fact that 3 of these cars are Toyotas is just proof that the leadership at Toyota knows what they need to do to make quality performance cars a reality. I did not even mention the manual variants of the Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger. Right now we have quite possibly the best affordable, manual sports cars ever made and maybe ever will be made. If people have the ability to buy any of these cars and sleep on them, they will regret it in the future because IMHO, in light of where the car industry seems to be going, these cars have all the makings of future classics. I would not be surprised if supercar owners make their way to a Toyota dealership because of Toyota's amazing lineup, because you can't row your own gears in many supercars with Porsche being the exception.

I think not only does this car have lots of bmw influence obviously. But I think from now on bmw will have Toyotas influence bleed through in every car they make. From turbo engine tuning, to suspension all the way down to assembly line and manufacturing. Everyone talks about it being a bmw, not nobody ever mentions the fact that the partnership between the companies spans much deeper than delivering nearly complete chassis to Toyota. And you can already see the improvement in bmw cars coming out.

What’s great ab Toyota and how they do so well is they listen to their audience not the money but the audience to get the consumer satisfaction to buy their cars. Which is why they are successful in the car market

Love it thanks for sharing Dave

This car is so desirable. Toyota/BMW nailed it. Looks are stunning and performance is very much there

This car being manual now really encourages me to go get a loan and buy one

Haven’t even gotten a minute into the video yet. Just gotta say EXCELLENT music choice!!! Slippy is one of my absolute favorites!!

You should really try to buy that ride. It would make a great mod series for you channel for everyone who’s looking what to do to their supras.

I’m on a wait list for a ‘23 GR86. Now that the Supra has a manual, I want it!

Best intro of the year!

I have no regrets with my order and excited to get my Supra 🙏🏼

I’m on the waiting list for my manual premium cant frigging wait man. Thanks for the review!

Just the fact that I could buy the supra with a stick now makes it an aspirational vehicle. As soon as the manual supra was revealed, the car seemed to double in appeal in my head rather than get instantly dismissed. Now it's a car I want almost as bad as an Alfa Romeo 4c, and when I finally save up the money to have one, I'll have to choose between those two

I love how the thumbnail of the video is completely different from the title of it 😂

I’ve been watching you for so long man I’m literally in one of your thumb nail from a meet you did in ga with tj

David, u have changed my perspective about the Supra. I am going to test drive it when it comes to my country.

Now I'm torn between this, the Z, the GR Corolla and the GR86

The amount of people that think R&D happens overnight is astonishing 😂

For the love of god yes, I’d love to grab one of these up. I’m so happy Toyota listened!

I own one now for 3 months. His assessment is very accurate, coming from a 19 S550 (5.0 mustang) and many other sports cars. This is a Fantastic daily or weekend car. The clutch is so nice to my old knees. The car pulls like a I can’t believe a stock sub$60k car does. And if you want some spice you can get a lot for under $5k. The only problem is the stock clutch won’t let you push +600 hp, but I bet 475-490 would be nasty… maybe some day.

Making this a manual actually saved this car …. Here comes the aftermarket gods lol

I have a mildly modified ‘22 A90 and absolutely love it. I wouldn’t trade for a manual, but could be tempted if they ever do the targa top that has been teased so many times

I have a manual now as well and I completely agree!!!! This would have sat so much better if it had come first. Well done Toyota! Wowwwww love this manual.

Great car, and awesome opening sequence and music!

Got the Launch edition when it came out and I’m gonna trade it in for this. I need the drama of a manual in my life😂

Nissan thank you once again for making other manufacturers compete.

How times flies. I can’t believe this car has been out for 3 years now

Love the video bro, definitely love the car now just because on the manual.

Not immediately having a manual option for this was absurd

Faith in auto industry semi-restored! Now if we can just get Toyota to put their own engine into it

Dude I'm soo happy, the supra came out and I was about to purchase one until I found out that it was only available in auto, that evoked feelings of depression but now I have to get one if they're in manual

Wow great review! Loved how you compared it to the nissan z

Can't wait to see how this manual beast goes toe-to-toe with the new Z😎

I have a 2022, and I really don't know why everyone complains about the visibility in the supra. I've had this car for 9 months now and have put almost 9k miles on it, and I have absolutely zero problems seeing out of it, or turning my head when I need to change lanes. Yes, it did take me about 2 weeks to get used to after coming from my FRS, but I now have absolutely no problems with it. As for the wind buffering problem, it's easily solved with a $150 mod, and can definitely confirm that I can roll both windows all the way down and it's a non issue up to 130mph. After that, I wouldn't recommend having the windows down 😂. I really do wish I knew that a manual version was coming. It was not announced until 5 months after I bought mine.

I'm amazed at the ratios. First is like 4.1-something. With that low RPM turbo torque it must be a monster.

Great Move Toyota!! Manuals are hands down the most rewarding to drive.

I hope the Corvette gets a manual I rather have a mk3 or mk4 Supra tbh

Man I will always hate how clunky and laggy modern manuals feel. Sounds to me like it could use a lighter flywheel like many cars these days. Also sounds to me that it cant handle bang shifting really well... youre shifting it quite slowly and it still wasnt dropping rpm as quick as it should for it.

Toyota is awesome at PR. Keeping Supra in the conversation and keeping up the hype. My A91 MT will be here in a few weeks, can’t wait. $10k markup be dammed.

I'm so stoked to get mine soon!

David I absolutely love your channel. Been watching for years. But I’m going to have to voice some “constructive criticism” here. Now I admit I don’t fully understand how the RU-vid algorithm works in terms of thumbnails, so I’m sure you get more views based on the way you do things, but the “ruined everything 😭😞” on every other video gets really annoying. We all know that the video is not about something “getting ruined”, in fact it’s always just a great video about the comparison of two cars in the same general class or maybe a following of a certain type of car, so I just don’t get why you do the clickbait thumbnails. Again, no hate at all towards you man. You’ve got some of the best car content videos on RU-vid. Please like if you agree so David will see this.

Now I could see myself falling in love with this car.

great review thank you

Just bought an A91-MT in CU Later Gray a few days ago. Love the car.

From what I have seen on the manual gearing it looks really fun. Even 5th and 6th gears. With that said, I would guess the gas mileage of the manual will take quite a hit over the auto. Only 1 overdrive gear and its a 0.85. At 65 mph you'll be at 2400 rpm and 80 mph you will be at 3000 rpm cruising on interstate. Not that we buy cars like this for gas mileage. Just pointing out its geared aggressively which is great for performance. We paid for 6 gears. Might as well use them all.

Now I hope they announce a Targa top

Love to see it!

Kept looking at the background and finally gonna say it. This was out at Utah Motorsports Campus right? Looks like it, it's my home track and super super fun to drive. Hopefully you were able to get some good laps in! The Attitudes are my absolute favorite corner to nail.

Cool, too bad markups make it impossible for most people to ever affording one.🙄

To be fair they did an amazing job with the 2jz. But why would they make a new engine just for people most likely not like it. On top of that, bmw makes amazing i6’s

Dope to see u came down to WA😂

My dream affordable garage is now the type r and this thing with a wobbly stick in the middle

The auto Supra 100 percent gives you the sense of speed, not sure where the idea that it doesn't comes from. There's not a single person who can shift faster than the ZF 8 speed and it's incredibly quick. If you want a casual enthusiast car, then go for the manual, but if you want a fast car, go for the auto. The pulls you can make in the auto will outperform the manual all day.

Dammit making me wanna go bankrupt😂 lack of a manual was my only problem with the car other than the BMW door chime

Great video 👏👏👍

now that we finally have manual in this, this is one of the few cars id consider my 2021 STI away for.

They still have not solved the main problem for JDM loyal. It’s still a BMW!

I love all the "I love this car NOW" comments. I am probably one of the very, very few who really liked the MK5 Supra when it was first released, auto and all. This car is awesome, and now with a manual, it's just that much better.

0:29 - Oh my god that colour. I am not very easily impressed but I am straight up the most impressed I've been in months of news for the manual supra! Let's go!!

The world needed this

Nissan z just took the loss on a win they thought they had in the bag 😂 That's what happens when you parts bin a car based off a 20 year old chassis and act like you reinvented it

MK5 Supra > MK4 Supra B58 > 2JZ

The manual is crazy once someone tune the rev hang it’s gonna be a demon

Im so happy they made a manual in this car. What I keep hearing that I dont like is the hang time of the engine between gears. I wish it would decel quicker. Makes no lift shifts MUCH easier.

Remember when the engineers told everyone those fake vents in the door and the hood that have no real pass through can easily be removable and are there so we can choose to use it? Lol years later they still have no real use

all we need now is the sequel to the 2jz 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

Hats off Man in Blue, thanks for making this review

Great video aside from the granny shifting 🤣 very informative and I’m glad that toyota listened to their enthusiast fans