The MK4 Supra's interior was a revelation and nothing like anything else on the market. You get into the new supra and you might as well be in a 3 series BMW.
Genuine question...in what way was it a "revelation"? I have had the pleasure of sitting in a Supra once, and when I got in, nothing particularly amazing struck me about the interior. I remember it was shaped around the driver to give that 'cockpit' feeling, but aside from that, it just seemed like the interior of any 90s Japanese car - cheap, but functional, and not really the key focus of the car. Which was fine. There was nothing about it which made me think "wow, this is a special car!". Not until I experienced the performance.
Now as I said, I fully admit I'm not an "interior" kind or person anyway, I can generally take them or leave them, so I'm unlikely to ever be particularly impressed by one. And I wasn't even driving when the Mk4 came out. But I don't understand how the interior was considered so revolutionary and integral to the Supra that it should now be considered a bad thing when the new car comes instead with a interior which is objectively "better", just because it's made by Germans and not Japanese.
I know if I was getting into Toyota's Halo car I would want it to feel special. Nissan had no problem doing it.
Are you talking about the GTR? Because again, I don't think I've ever heard anyone mention special about the inside of the GTR....in fact, the only time I've ever heard anyone talk about the interior of one is when it's been mentioning how typically Japanese it is...ie crap materials and bland switchgear! What is so special about it?
I'm not being deliberately obtuse here. I get that it might be a bit of a disappointment that such a cult classic is no longer designed and built entirely in house, but it just doesn't strike me as the massive issue people are making it out to be. As mentioned before, better this than no new 6-cylinder, rear wheel drive, good looking coupé at all, surely?
