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At long last, Toyota released the first picture of the Supra without any kind of camouflage. The automaker even acknowledges how anticipated the two-door coupe, “confirming one of the worst-kept secrets in the automotive industry.”
The “oft-teased and much-anticipated” model will debut in a couple of months at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and the first production model will be auctioned for charity. Described as one-of-a-kind, the Supra in question “will be delivered to the winning bidder when production starts in the first half of 2019.”
January 14th is the day of the world premiere, and Toyota is surely taking its time about it. BMW - which shares the engine, transmission, and platform from the Z4 with the Supra – has already started production of the two-door roadster at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria.
The Z4 M40i is the most capable of the lot, and this sort of performance should trickle down to the Supra with the 3.0-liter inline-six engine too. In other words, look forward to 382 horsepower, Adaptive M Sport Chassis, Adaptive Sport Steering, and the M Active Limited Slip Differential.
Lower down the lineup, Toyota will be much obliged to offer the 2.0-liter four-cylinder that BMW uses in rear- and all-wheel-drive models, including the 3 Series. Even though the Z4 isn’t available with a stick shift, assistant chief engineer Masayuki Kai let it be known that a six-speed manual transmission has been developed.
Codenamed A90, the fifth generation is extremely different from the A80 of the 1990s. The body style and inline-six engine option may be shared, but Toyota didn’t develop the Supra of today with the same attention to detail and focus on performance as the previous generation.
The automaker is aware of the hotchpotch it has created with the help of BMW, but on the upside, Gazoo Racing is working on a hardcore model that promises to handle as good as possible. Toyota is so serious about bringing performance back in its lineup, the GR Super Sport Concept has been confirmed for production with influences from the TS050 Hybrid and somewhere in the ballpark of 986 horsepower (1,000 PS).
January 14th is the day of the world premiere, and Toyota is surely taking its time about it. BMW - which shares the engine, transmission, and platform from the Z4 with the Supra – has already started production of the two-door roadster at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria.
The Z4 M40i is the most capable of the lot, and this sort of performance should trickle down to the Supra with the 3.0-liter inline-six engine too. In other words, look forward to 382 horsepower, Adaptive M Sport Chassis, Adaptive Sport Steering, and the M Active Limited Slip Differential.
Lower down the lineup, Toyota will be much obliged to offer the 2.0-liter four-cylinder that BMW uses in rear- and all-wheel-drive models, including the 3 Series. Even though the Z4 isn’t available with a stick shift, assistant chief engineer Masayuki Kai let it be known that a six-speed manual transmission has been developed.
Codenamed A90, the fifth generation is extremely different from the A80 of the 1990s. The body style and inline-six engine option may be shared, but Toyota didn’t develop the Supra of today with the same attention to detail and focus on performance as the previous generation.
The automaker is aware of the hotchpotch it has created with the help of BMW, but on the upside, Gazoo Racing is working on a hardcore model that promises to handle as good as possible. Toyota is so serious about bringing performance back in its lineup, the GR Super Sport Concept has been confirmed for production with influences from the TS050 Hybrid and somewhere in the ballpark of 986 horsepower (1,000 PS).
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