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compare › Nissan Z RZ34 vs GR Supra A90
Nissan Z RZ34 vs Toyota GR Supra A90
49 reviewers · 109 videos · updated Redline Reviews · 10·Bros FOURR Speed · 8·ThatDudeinBlue · 7·TheTopher · 7
// the short answer
We watched 109 videos from 49 reviewers. Get the Supra if the drive is the point: the B58 and ZF pull harder, the steering is sharper, and it's the quicker car on track. Get the Z if you'll live in it: a cushier ride, more room, better visibility and windows you can drop at speed, for less money.
Nineteen more reviewers made the Supra's case as the driver's car stronger, but the refreshed manual Z is winning a few of them back on fun, and its trunk is the smaller one.
// who each one is for
// category by category
№ 01
Performance
Supra wins33–9clear
Supra out-accelerates the Z Nismo in every zone despite lower rated horsepower.
№ 02
Handling
Supra wins24–6clear
Supra feels sportier than the Z.
№ 03
Fun to drive
Supra wins16–9leans
Supra has a more immediate feel than the automatic Z NISMO.
№ 04
Daily drivability
Nissan Z wins37–10clear
Nissan Z is more comfortable for larger individuals.
“it is more comfortable in here for large people like myself and for Roman compared to the Supra.”
“The Nissan Z is a little bit more approachable on the street, little bit more comfortable, cushier.”
№ 05
Value
Nissan Z wins21–5clear
Z offers more power for less money than the 6-cylinder Supra.
Where reviewers split. Value is the real split: most reviewers price the Z thousands below a comparable six-cylinder Supra, but ThatDudeinBlue found the manual Supra the better value at the same money, Extra Throttle House say the Z is cheaper for a reason, and MotoManTV gives the Supra the edge on resale. Fun divides them too — TheTopher thinks the Z may be more fun on its lower-grip tires and prefers its manual for having less rev hang than the Supra's, and Sarah -n- Tuned would take the Z, while Jubbal & Cars prefer the Supra's shifter "by substantial margin." Ben Hardy calls the VR30's power band Porsche-smooth where Sleepy Garage and Realistick hear boost lag next to the more linear B58. Even the cabin splits: Doug DeMuro and ThatDudeinBlue rate the BMW-derived Supra interior nicer, while Kirk Kreifels prefers the Z's and Ben Hardy rates its build quality higher. And on cargo, Shifting Lanes calls the Z's trunk "laughably small" next to the Supra's, against Downshift and Roads Untraveled finding the Z's more usable.
“this car starts at under 40 thousand dollars uh and it's going to put vehicles like the supra to shame because you have to spend more to get the six cylinder supra”
№ 06// the footage
Hear it in the reviewer’s words
Sleepy Garage
Posted Jul 23, 2023Open on YouTube
Moments worth your time
Ben Hardy
Posted Sep 1, 2026Open on YouTube
Moments worth your time
Shifting Lanes
Posted Nov 4, 2023Open on YouTube
Moments worth your time
// the long version
“Sports car against grand tourer: the A90 Supra is the sharper, more serious driver's car, and the RZ34 Z is the softer, roomier, cheaper one you'd rather live in.
The Supra wins the driving. Its B58 holds a more linear band and stays in boost, the ZF 8-speed is rated the best torque-converter auto going, and the manual is the crisper, more mechanical shift. Turn-in is quick and precise, the chassis tighter and more confidence-inspiring, and the back-to-back tests from Grassroots Motorsports, MotorTrend and Gears and Gasoline have it out-accelerating and out-lapping the Z despite the lower rated output. Hagerty's verdict: the Supra was "better everywhere." It sounds better, too.
The Z brings more power on paper from its VR30 twin-turbo V6 and puts it down well, and MotorTrend's testers credit it with the better brakes. But the suspension is soft, the body rolls, the one-two shift is clunky and the 9-speed auto hesitates where the ZF doesn't. What it wins is everything around the drive: a cushier ride, better visibility, more shoulder room, a cabin you don't feel coffined in, windows you can actually roll down at speed and a lower price. The refreshed manual cars are closing the fun gap — TheTopher now says the new Z "drives better than the Supra" — but that's still a minority view.
Buy the Supra for the road you drive to; buy the Z for the miles in between.