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Toyota's next Supra is coming, and speculations regarding its powertrain have emerged. This time, unnamed company insiders claim that the Japanese automaker is developing a twin-turbo V6 engine for its halo car. While Toyota has a comprehensive portfolio of V6 engines, the brand has never made a turbocharged unit in this configuration.
According to the insiders quoted by Japanese publication Mag-X, the new power plant would provide about 400 HP and 440 Nm (300 lb-Ft).
The introduction of a V6 in a range that used to have an inline-six engine would not be a surprise, as their rivals at Nissan has made the same shift with the R35 generation of the GT-R. The resulting powertrain was a success for the automaker, as is the ongoing GT-R.
However, Toyota's next Supra is being built with BMW, a company that has reportedly considered making V6 engines, but has never strayed from inline engines as far as six-cylinder units are concerned. If Toyota decides to apply this configuration, this will set apart the Japanese version of the jointly developed sports car from its German sibling.
According to Car Keys, one of the websites that picked up the speculation reported by Mag-X, the new engine will have the internal designation of 943F. A displacement has not been mentioned by the Japanese publication that first reported this possibility, but we expect it to have a 3.0-liter configuration, in the name of downsizing.
Lexus might pick up the resulting unit for some of the cars in its lineup, if the Japanese corporation will invest so much in an all-new configuration, which will have to be justified in the form of production numbers. The next GS and LS models might be the perfect candidates for the power plant.
Tuning one of Toyota's many V6 engines, jointly used by Lexus, is a stable possibility, but it is still unconfirmed by company officials. If Toyota and BMW choose to follow this strategy, the German automaker might stick to its line engines for the resulting Z5 model, which has already been spotted while testing.
The introduction of a V6 in a range that used to have an inline-six engine would not be a surprise, as their rivals at Nissan has made the same shift with the R35 generation of the GT-R. The resulting powertrain was a success for the automaker, as is the ongoing GT-R.
However, Toyota's next Supra is being built with BMW, a company that has reportedly considered making V6 engines, but has never strayed from inline engines as far as six-cylinder units are concerned. If Toyota decides to apply this configuration, this will set apart the Japanese version of the jointly developed sports car from its German sibling.
According to Car Keys, one of the websites that picked up the speculation reported by Mag-X, the new engine will have the internal designation of 943F. A displacement has not been mentioned by the Japanese publication that first reported this possibility, but we expect it to have a 3.0-liter configuration, in the name of downsizing.
Lexus might pick up the resulting unit for some of the cars in its lineup, if the Japanese corporation will invest so much in an all-new configuration, which will have to be justified in the form of production numbers. The next GS and LS models might be the perfect candidates for the power plant.
Tuning one of Toyota's many V6 engines, jointly used by Lexus, is a stable possibility, but it is still unconfirmed by company officials. If Toyota and BMW choose to follow this strategy, the German automaker might stick to its line engines for the resulting Z5 model, which has already been spotted while testing.
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