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New Toyota Supra Spied Testing With Production Wheels

It's been sixteen years since Toyota stopped making the Toyota Supra. Despite this, the company is in no rush to put the next generation into production.
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Together with the next BMW Z4, the Supra has gone through painfully slow testing and development programs. They would only add a few small details at a time. Even as far back as September 2016, the prototype looked exactly as we see it today.

Finally, and at the end of April, the Japanese sports car finally has a set of production wheels.

Before this, the 2019 Supra was usually riding on generic or BMW wheels. These are the real deal, sporting an interesting two-tone finish and multi-spoke design. Our spy photographers say they believe the tires are Michelin and offer a 255 width at the front, with the back ones naturally being wider.

We also see a new dual sports exhaust system with brushed tips and a diffuser, a setup that's reminiscent of track-focused Toyota GT 86 models of late. However, the all-LED tail and headlights make this car look more expensive, which it will be.

We've recently learned that most of the Supra's development was carried out in Japan and that it won't be cheap. It looks like that BMW spirit has rubbed off on them!

While initial speculation suggested the Supra would be powered by anything from a hybrid system to a twin-turbo V6, recent reports all point the finger at the BMW inline-6 configuration, complete with the 8-speed automatic gearbox. Even the dashboard will have BMW's luxury touches. That suggests it will be nothing like the predecessors.

Toyota is said to have scrapped the hybrid sports car idea in favor a Gazoo Racing version, which should be ready 2020 track action. Considering the Z4 is ready to roll off Magna factory floor at the end of the year, we should see it and the Supra at the Paris Motor Show this fall.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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