But not as the Toyota Supra.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/01/13/toyota-supra-gazoo-racing-geneva-motor-show/
The 2018*Geneva Motor Show, two months hence, will serve to intoduce the production*Toyota Supra*into the world. Rather, not the*Toyota*Supra, but the Gazoo Racing Supra; Toyota's new hi-po sportscar will retail under Gazoo Racing branding,*after Toyota knighted Gazoo*as the automaker's performance arm last year. According to*Auto*Express, the Supra will come in four trims: Supra, Supra GR, Supra GR Sport, and Supra GRMN (GRMN stands for Gazoo Racing tuned by Meisters of the NĂĽrburgring). The report says a "significant gap in performance and price" and different suspension tunes are likely from bottom to top.
Last year, a leaked document*made Supra watchers suspect three*BMW-derived engines would serve the four-trim Supra range: the*BMW*20i, 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder; the more powerful BMW 30i, 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder; and the BMW 40i, 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder. Commenters suspected that only the two most powerful engines would come to the U.S.
The latest intel, however, says that all versions will come with an inline six-cylinder engine sending all its grunt to the back wheels. That would align with statements from Gazoo Racing president Shigeki Tomoyama, who said, "The*new car*has to appeal to the existing owners first. The old cars had a straight-six engine, twin turbos and rear-wheel drive; the new car must have the same philosophy." The known benchmarks for the Supra, the*BMW M3*and*M4, and*Porsche 911, lend more credence to the idea of six-cylinder exclusivity.
All-wheel drive and*a hybrid powertrain might appeardown the road, but it looks like*a manual transmission will not. We're in the dark on the weight - many seem hopeful that the hardtop-only coupe will come in under 3,300 pounds - but we've been promised 50/50 weight distribution. A thorough*aftermarket*parts program is already in the works. There'll be a lengthy span between reveal and retail purchases, though – Supra deliveries might not begin until 2019.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/01/13/toyota-supra-gazoo-racing-geneva-motor-show/
The 2018*Geneva Motor Show, two months hence, will serve to intoduce the production*Toyota Supra*into the world. Rather, not the*Toyota*Supra, but the Gazoo Racing Supra; Toyota's new hi-po sportscar will retail under Gazoo Racing branding,*after Toyota knighted Gazoo*as the automaker's performance arm last year. According to*Auto*Express, the Supra will come in four trims: Supra, Supra GR, Supra GR Sport, and Supra GRMN (GRMN stands for Gazoo Racing tuned by Meisters of the NĂĽrburgring). The report says a "significant gap in performance and price" and different suspension tunes are likely from bottom to top.
Last year, a leaked document*made Supra watchers suspect three*BMW-derived engines would serve the four-trim Supra range: the*BMW*20i, 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder; the more powerful BMW 30i, 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder; and the BMW 40i, 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder. Commenters suspected that only the two most powerful engines would come to the U.S.
The latest intel, however, says that all versions will come with an inline six-cylinder engine sending all its grunt to the back wheels. That would align with statements from Gazoo Racing president Shigeki Tomoyama, who said, "The*new car*has to appeal to the existing owners first. The old cars had a straight-six engine, twin turbos and rear-wheel drive; the new car must have the same philosophy." The known benchmarks for the Supra, the*BMW M3*and*M4, and*Porsche 911, lend more credence to the idea of six-cylinder exclusivity.
All-wheel drive and*a hybrid powertrain might appeardown the road, but it looks like*a manual transmission will not. We're in the dark on the weight - many seem hopeful that the hardtop-only coupe will come in under 3,300 pounds - but we've been promised 50/50 weight distribution. A thorough*aftermarket*parts program is already in the works. There'll be a lengthy span between reveal and retail purchases, though – Supra deliveries might not begin until 2019.