Mid-Engine Toyota Supra Rendering Shows Anyone Can Go Down the Corvette C8 Path

And then there was the absolutely bananas FT-1 concept that was supposed to preview the production model, which was the perfect metamorphosis of the Manga phenomenon into something with four wheels we've seen our entire lives. It was just the sexiest car to grace the face of the Earth for ages, and Toyota was going to build it.

Put these two together, and you can imagine how everyone's hopes were high enough to need a tank of oxygen to keep breathing. And then Toyota launched the actual all-new Supra, and one of the most unfair things ever happened: people were slightly disappointed.

We say "unfair" because Toyota did try to come as close as it could to the FT-1 concept and, even though it fell a little bit short, the new Supra was still a capable, good looking car. It was no fourth-gen Supra, though, and no FT-1 either, so plenty of disgruntlement ensued.

Well, as they say, time heals everything, so the more time we spend with the new Toyota sports car, the more pleasant it becomes. Marouane Bembli, the digital artist known as The Sketch Monkey, seems to share our feelings about the new Supra, though there are a few details that continue to get on his nerves.

Nobody likes fake elements on a car. We don't like fake exhaust tips, and we certainly don't like fake air vents. Fortunately, the Supra doesn't make itself guilty of the former, but it does have a few cuts that serve no purpose other than to irritate the people who appreciate genuine design.

Marouane could have just taken them out and be done with it, but since a lot of his followers had been asking for a mid-engine Supra conversion, he decided to combine the two. You can see the result in the picture above and the entire process in the video below, and both are worthy of your attention.

It's a much cleaner, more discreet overall look for the Japanese cult model, and even though finding complaints about it is hard, we feel like we can level at least one: it's just a little teeny bit boring and slightly dated. Clean is OK, but with a mid-engine model, you need some wow, or it will just look like a generic sports car from [insert manufacturer name here].

Let us be clear, we're in no danger of Toyota launching a model like this, but on the other hand, we bet that's what a lot of people were saying about Chevrolet before the C8 came out. Still, considering it's been less than two years since the Supra came out, we're probably safe for at least another five or so.