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Toyota officially unveiled the new Supra at the Detroit Auto Show today, offering it with a BMW-sourced 3-liter turbo engine. We want to say that the Japanese photos show something else, even though they don't. However, we do have some nifty specs.
Big horsepower numbers may be frowned upon in Japan, which is probably why the Miata comes with a 1.5-liter over there. And so too does the new Supra have base engines, two of them, of the four-cylinder variety.
It's a bit unusual since from the base 224 HP model to the top end 330 HP one, the classic Supra was all 3-liter. But when you consider the 2020 model was developed in partnership with BMW, it starts to make sense that some Z4 engines snuck in there.
Just like the Z4 sDrive20i, a Supra can be had with 197 HP (metric, equivalent to 194-hp US) and 320 Nm of torque (236lb-ft). This model is called the Supra SZ and will reach 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.5 seconds, which is acceptable but not surprising.
Next up the range is the SZ-R with its twin-scroll setup capable of making 258 HP (254-hp) and 400 Nm (295lb-ft). She'll do 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds, compared to 4.3 for the 340 horsepower RZ model. Besides price, which isn't available at the moment, weight is another advantage these base models have. The SZ is 110 kilograms lighter than the 3-liter model while the Z4 sDrive30's (258 HP version of the Z4) sheds 70 kg.
As we said, the photos aren't relevant. They just show the same GR model that's in Detroit, on with the steering wheel on the right. We desperately want to see how much room is left under the hood or how they spec the exhaust on the cheaper models. But that will have to wait until the Toyota sports car actually goes on sale.
It's a bit unusual since from the base 224 HP model to the top end 330 HP one, the classic Supra was all 3-liter. But when you consider the 2020 model was developed in partnership with BMW, it starts to make sense that some Z4 engines snuck in there.
Just like the Z4 sDrive20i, a Supra can be had with 197 HP (metric, equivalent to 194-hp US) and 320 Nm of torque (236lb-ft). This model is called the Supra SZ and will reach 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.5 seconds, which is acceptable but not surprising.
Next up the range is the SZ-R with its twin-scroll setup capable of making 258 HP (254-hp) and 400 Nm (295lb-ft). She'll do 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds, compared to 4.3 for the 340 horsepower RZ model. Besides price, which isn't available at the moment, weight is another advantage these base models have. The SZ is 110 kilograms lighter than the 3-liter model while the Z4 sDrive30's (258 HP version of the Z4) sheds 70 kg.
As we said, the photos aren't relevant. They just show the same GR model that's in Detroit, on with the steering wheel on the right. We desperately want to see how much room is left under the hood or how they spec the exhaust on the cheaper models. But that will have to wait until the Toyota sports car actually goes on sale.
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