The $63,500 Toyota Supra Will Do 0-60mph In 4.5 Seconds
It’s been a little while since we last had a reasonably solid Toyota Supra rumour, hasn’t it? The last time we reported something about the new sports car - built as part of a joint venture with BMW that will also give birth to the next Z4 - it involved a Toyota exec telling the world that the Supra “will not be a cheap car.” Now, we have a good idea of how ‘not cheap’ it’ll be.
According to “unconfirmed” details from a “valid source” posted on the Supra MkV forum, we’re looking at a US MSRP of around $63,500. Which, we’re keen to point out, is less than the MkIV was sold for (adjusted for inflation) even after Toyota slashed the price. To give that in some kind of context for those outside the States, that’s around $9000 more than a BMW M2, and $5000 less than an M4.
It’s not just pricing that this source has just divulged - we’re also given some technical details and spec information. On the performance front, we can expect a 3.0-litre inline-six turbo developing 335bhp and 369lb ft (almost certainly a BMW-sourced engine), allowing for a 0-60mph time of 4.5 seconds. The weight meanwhile should be just under 1500kg.
It’ll have a head-up display, lane-keeping assist, pre-collision warning, navigation and park assist fitted as standard. The vents in the front and rear wings are - we’re afraid - said to be fake.
On the inside, we’re promised “Lexus-level quality,” although the infotainment system has been pinched from BMW. Given how good iDrive is these days we’re just fine with that, and in any case, the overall design of the interior will be very different to the Z4’s, from the sounds of it.
It’s hard to know how accurate the above information is, and it’ll be a while before we know for sure: the Supra isn’t expected to be revealed until the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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So BMW money for a Toyota that’s slower than a Mustang? Sounds like a great seller!
We don’t know how it’ll corner yet
“Lexus-level interior” suggests a high quality interior. Mustangs have shit quality interiors.
Well, the MKIV supra was also developed with bmw’s help
But those are only rumors. We still don’t know the real specs of the car, neither the price
REALLY ANNOYING FANBOY SCREECHING INTESIFIES
I get what you mean
Yey the Supra is back
So let’s do the checks
Innovative: no
Slower than the avrage sports car: yes
Luxury GT: no
So It’s not like the old Supra, but still it’s nice that toyota builds the successor
How is it not a luxury GT?
So you can either get a name with what sounds like a pretty meh inline 6, or for damn near the same price a GT350R with that lovely flat plane V8 and some serious perfomance to play with… Not saying the supra is bad, i think its just too expensive and youd be paying for the name rather than the performance
You’d also be paying for a pretty comfortable luxury GT car. The GT350R is track focused monster with a cheaper interior. Yes it out performs it, but they don’t share the same purpose. It’s like trying to compare a BMW M4 GTS to a Lexus LC500.
Needs more horsepower. For that money, I’d get a turbo Giulia.
Not sure why but this body shape makes me think of the gt86 straight away.
Looks fugly from any angle.
Underpowered.
Overpriced.
And they expect people to buy this?
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo im gonna say 400 hp or dont worth it
The new z40i ( no M version ) will have 380 hp in america, so maybe the entry level supra will have near 400hp in america too
Its fine I suppose, but you could buy a Camaro ZL1 for the same price with 650hp and 3.5 seconds to 60mph and the Camaro isn’t a bad handling car for its size