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Originally Posted by tedg04 View Post
Isn't it? Don't forget 4" longer wheelbase. Comparing it to another big car and proving the Supra is bigger does nothing for your point.
Consider that for it's time it was more like 10" longer (overall and wheelbase) and more than 100lbs heavier than a 993 turbo - which was AWD.
And yet the Supra out handled the Porsche of that era.

So was the Supra beyond impressive or was the 911 weak sauce?
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