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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I’d pick the M2 over the Mk.V Supra anyday.
Im just wondering why it’s gonna have a bmw engine?? That just beats the whole purpose of THE Supra, why couldn’t they do the same this as dodge did with the demon and rebuilt the 2jz to have more power than the original one, if they were to do that then I’ll be down to pay that price tag
If its engine is based on BMW’s new inline 6 (x40i models) then it’ll be a BEAST of an engine. Nearly 0 turbo lag, it pulls hard until rev limiter, GREAT SOUND (m3/m4 can only dream of sounding as good as other inline 6) and it’s a super strong closed-deck block (shared with the diesel equivalent), so maybe it’ll be the next 2JZ
Mark my words, the engine is going to be the next generation BMW 340i and it’s going to have 380 Hp.but I’m not sure about the 4.5 to 60 cause i think it will go slightly faster
Honestly for this price I don’t see anybody buying it. 30k maybe but only thing special about it is the name. They should’ve just released the FT1 body instead That would’ve sold like hotcakes imo. I know I would’ve bought one
I kind of struggle to see why I would buy this over a comparable BMW, all the important bits are from them so it’s not like it’s going to be any more reliable…
Perfect I guess… the only thing I would imagine why people wouldn’t be happy is cuz it uses a BMW engine instead of the expected Toyota “3JZ”. But other than that, specwise, pricewise, everything seems in the ordinary.
But it ugly