Good news: That long-awaited return of the Toyota Supra? A keystone to that iconic car’s resurrection has now been confirmed to be the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, happening very soon (12th July)
After months of testing on the Nurburgring and elsewhere and even the rollout of the GR Racing Concept - track-cozy semi-real version of the new Supra, it seems that Toyota is finally ready to reveal the production-ready car to the world. Well, we hope.
The teaser image here shows a Supra that, save for the distracting camouflage pattern wrap, could very well be in its final specification, replete even with what will be its stock wheels and suspension tune. However, some questions still remain.
Firstly, we won’t know whether Toyota will present the car as is (camo and all) or will display it entirely bare of any disguising blemishes. Secondly, will the car presented be stationary in a covered unveil ceremony or far more preferably, be shown running up the Festival of Speed’s Hillclimb? We’d sure be curious to see how the lithe little coupe tackles the course and even more so to listen to its BMW-sourced turbocharged inline-6 at full chat.
As was announced just after the project was confirmed to be green lit, this all-new Toyota Supra will be a joint sports car endeavour between the Japanese automaker - specifically its performance GR brand - and BMW, which will result in its twin from Munich, the next Z4 Roadster.
It’s been heavily speculated that both cars will feature a 3.0-litre straight-six (BMW’s B58, likely) with a twin-scroll turbocharger, producing around 250kW and 450Nm, and mated exclusively to a ZF 8-speed automatic. Further down the line, a more powerful variant with performance-enhancing hybrid tech from Toyota is expected to be introduced.
Sources close to some Japanese outlets have posited that, due to its lightweight construction, the new Supra is capable of a sub-4.0s sprint time from 0 to 100km/h and is likely to also be the quickest production car to wear a Toyota badge since, well, the last Supra. And definitely the one with the highest top speed.
It may have clearly taken plenty of cues from the radical stylings of the Toyota FT-1 concept, but the next Supra’s more petite dimensions and expectedly potent performance make it a prime contender against the new Alpine A110 and forthcoming second-generation Alfa Romeo 4C.
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