Best Sports Car For 50k? A90 Supra vs C7 Corvette

The A90 Supra and the C7 Corvette are both great rear-wheel drive sportscar options. With Patrick on the hunt for a new car, today we review each of these cars and declare the ultimate rear wheel drive coupe under 50k. Will the 6.2L LT1 V8 reign supreme or will the BMW-built turbo B58 steal the title with its excellent aftermarket support and tuning capability? Both these cars will be a big upgrade from the 4-cylinder Scion FRS, but what's the best option in 2024?

00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Why These Cars?
01:43 - A90 Supra Full Review
07:56 - C7 Corvette Full Review
14:18 - The Best Sports Car Under 50K

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[FEthan]

This channel desperately deserves more subscribers. Production is fantastic

[noahhenson]

I’m in the same predicament as you and I’m going with the Supra everything else is the price range does not compete the Supra is comfortable, it gets looks, it’s easy to mod and the interior is near perfect not to much not to little.

[skankhorde]

You compared a tuned Supra to a stock c7 Corvette... did you know enough to tweak the Corvette's ride choice to Track mode with Wet on/Traction off? (press center button selector twice) That would have given you your only true "handling" mode.
Or did you leave it in Touring or stock Sport Mode(s) because you thought you were driving "around town" so you test drove in "old man" mode?

"70mph in 2nd, 3rd, 4th gear"?? Ummm, NO. I suppose you could lug the engine like that and claim its' massive torque translates to "long gears"... but if you use the gears properly, 3rd is good to 105 and 4th will get you to ~140. 5th will take you to the 180s (that's what "they" say; I've only driven to 143 [in 4th gear]). 6 & 7 are meant for freeway fuel economy (29-30mpg at 70mph). Most guys do what GM recommends--they shift immediately from 1st to 4th in city driving. 2nd and 3rd are for racing; the car's got enough torque to rev first gear to a comfortable shift point at 25-40mph to shift directly to 4th in city/commute driving.

No arguments with you evaluation of the interior--dead nuts on, there.

However, if Nurburgring times are any measure, the A90 Supra ran a 7:52 in 2019 (with a wishlist in the low 7:40s). A base cSIX Corvette ran a 7:59 in 2012 and in 2013 GM Authority claimed the c7 z51 ran a 7:39 "with errors", so I don't think there's much of a match at "the track" between the A90 Supra and a c7 z51. Unless you test the Corvette in "old-man" mode like it seems you did.

Above and beyond the stock variation, the c7 z51 would be a completely different car with a "thousand dollars" of tune and a DSC controller.

[tyrellrivers]

C7 vette stock for stock would smoke a supra and it looks better

[nkimokc]

I'll take a corvette over a BMW anyday and I'm a car technician😅

[mcf]

i have a 2016 C7 base M7 with P1X procharger and its an awesome daily driver... if the weather is warm its always my choice between my tuned 2016 taurus SHO

[gregt.]

The C7 all makes sense in TR mode with TC off in an empty parking lot.

[FEthan]

Also for the Supra is so easy to make big power. Throw a hybrid turbo on and hopefully yall have an E85 pump nearby and you can easily sit at 650RWHP. You can also do a transmission tune called xHP and it shifts just as fast as a DCT

[strudelalec]

I hope the Supra you get has a better paint job

[pzyggoe]

3LT Corvettes jave issues with the leather separating from the dash. If you buy a 2LT you get most of the toys like the HUD and Bose spund system, but not Napa leather interior, and its a bit cheaper. I like my 3LT but if i had to do it over again i wpuld have gone 2LT

[timucker]

i drive a c6z and I would rather a supra than a base C7. gs or z06 is a different story but that’s more money. The vet v8 makes the right noises and is a tiny bit faster however downPipes and a tune ads 100 hp easy to the supra. and it does have a better transmission and interior. actually, for $43k id buy a low mileage c6z and use the extra to heads cam it because thats what i did 😁. good luck.

[dustingre]

So, in conclusion, you choose the M240i? 😆

[SSH]

Supra is just so much more modern and capable. Good choice.