Those are exactly the reasons it’s a coupe. Less rear seat room, no middle rear seat, and no b-pillar.

Sure thing, and my guess is the new Supra will follow suit.

You must have missed the part about service. A self-winding, mechanical watch typically needs to be serviced every 5-10 years, at the cost of hundreds of dollars, if you plan on keeping it long term.

Well, Toyota did manage their own engine tune...that offers less horsepower than the Z4. lol

The last Supra was a bit of a lard ass, too. 

I agree that the inline-6 was too high of a priority. It’s a bit like mechanical watches. You can buy an $8k Rolex with a movement that requires an $800 service every 5-10 years, or you can buy a quartz watch that needs just a new $10 battery in 10 years (and keeps better time.)

You’re right that it means cut, but it comes from the days of carriages, and the number of doors doesn’t matter.  These new four door coupes have “cut” rooflines compared to their sedan siblings. 

Ah, so this is a sedan?

Not according to BMW:

Jennings still participates in the Tournament of Champions, last of which was just a few months ago, so he’s had recent practice. The questions also get harder for those meetups. IIRC correctly, Holzhauer’s answer rate is a tiny bit higher than than Jennings’.

Coupe does not just mean two doors. It’s a culmination of things from the roofline to rear interior volume. Case in point, one of the great two-door sports sedans of all time, the 2002:

There are some companies that’ll swap in something like a 3.8l-4.0l flat-six into a 987, for those willing to spend the money. I guy at our track has one, and it seems pretty awesome.

Yeah, but even with the suspension swap I’ve done with 1M parts and what not, the Cayman is still sweeter.

Worse steering, engine in front, heavier, turbo...I don’t think they really do compare, unless you want the more isolated numbness and tech that newer cars have to offer.

No! The only reason to trade in a 2006 Cayman for anything is if you need backseats.

As someone who went from a flat-6 Cayman to a BMW with a similar turbo-6 similar to the B58 (N55,) you can definitely leave the car in 3rd, but you don’t have to. It’s pretty linear, and I still shift the thing up anddown like an NA engine.

The sound is definitely garbage.

As a young Gen-Xer, I completely disagree. I’m old enough to remember the kind of guys who drove ‘80s Camaros, Corvettes and Mustangs, and I want nothing to do with that.