They say you should never meet your heroes, as they disappoint more often than not. My love of cars really developed in the late 1990s to early 2000s.

I’ve always loved them, but that was when I really started taking an interest in them and dreaming about my ideal five-car-garage. The line up in that mythical garage changes continually, but for quite some time, the original Toyota Supra would have been in it.

The original started production way back in the late 70s, but through four iterations was on sale until 2002, when Toyota retired the Mk4 – the car that was in my garage. It left a hole.

But in 2019, Toyota re-birthed the name with an all-new car under the GR Supra banner. As with anytime that a manufacturer brings back a much-loved model, there was some trepidation. Add to that the new Supra was a collaboration with BMW, and the fear was that the raw power and beauty of the Supra would have been diluted.

Thankfully, that wasn’t the case. The new Supra looks the part, thanks to the flowing styled lines of the body – reminiscent of the Mk4, but clearly different and a new generation of speed. Coupled with the BMW 3-litre engine and turbocharger from the Z4, and you have a potent recipe for a seriously fast sports car.

The performance matches the exterior looks perfectly

And speaking of potency, with 335bhp and the 8-speed automatic gearbox, this car moves. Acceleration was fantastic, hitting 60mph in a shade over four seconds, and sounding amazing with a real growl from the exhausts. The performance matches the exterior looks and sound perfectly.

So onto the interior. In all honesty, the interior is where the Supra lets itself down. It’s perfectly nice – don’t get me wrong – but spending north of £50k on a two-seater, personally I wanted a little more in terms of luxury.

The materials were okay, but I think a sprinkle of alcantara would have gone a long way. The infotainment system was good and the digital dash was okay, but reminded me of the C-HR. The body-hugging sports seats were exactly what was needed, but then the steering wheel seemed to be straight out of a Corolla.

On the whole, meeting my hero in this instance was, I think, a little underwhelming. It had so much promise, and from the outside it was near perfect – the engine and gearbox, a masterpiece and the noise from the twin exhausts was spot on.

It was all just a little let down by the interior. There are touches that are clearly BMW, which is not a bad thing in its own right, but as part of the legend that is a Supra, is just wrong.

There’s an upgrade coming in 2021, and I sincerely hope Toyota has done something with the interior so that it matches the exterior. Yes, it’s a minor niggle, and the beauty of the outside does outweigh the small annoyances inside, but it’s so agonisingly close to a perfect sports car, that the little things matter.

Would it still be in my five-car garage? I honestly don’t know.