It Looks Like The New Toyota Supra Will Be Automatic-Only
The upcoming Toyota Supra will only have an automatic gearbox unless the company decides to build a non-hybrid version, if new information to come from Autocar is accurate.
A sneaky new spy picture taken through the slightly open window of a Supra test mule shows an automatic gear lever as one of several pieces of obviously BMW-sourced trim in the cabin. The wide iDrive rotary dial and widescreen media interface are both also straight out of the BMW parts bin. That confirms that the traditional oily bits are going to be BMW’s.
At the moment, sources say that Totyota is only going to fit a hybrid drivetrain to the Supra, and manual shifting isn’t yet possible with it. Instead, Autocar says that Toyota is going to use an eight-speed BMW automatic with different ratios to the Z4 sister car.
The hybrid setup won’t be your average kind, though, instead using a WEC-derived intelligent four-wheel drive system with the conventional drive going to the rear wheels and electric motors at the front wheels assisting where necessary. Energy will be recouped via regenerative braking and from combustion itself, being stored in supercapacitors like those in the LMP1 TS030 racer.
On the other hand, other websites are still reporting that there will be entry-level non-hybrid versions of the Supra for some markets. The cold truth is that we can’t be sure yet, and Toyota is staying tight-lipped.
While the Z4 will have hard- and soft-top options, the Supra will only be a coupe focused on forward-looking technology. Prices are expected to start in the low £30,000s.
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Nothing wrong with that. Hybrid automatics have been known to have great performance. Yeah, manuals are cool, but is it really worth it?
P1, 918, NSX, LaFerrari, Regera (kinda).
They’ve all got Auto and Hybrid.
They’re called the FLIPPING “Holy Trinity”.
Hybrid Auto Supra should be good.
As long as the PRIUS CVT stays away
Well there are worse things you can take from a BMW. Automatic Transmission isn’t that bad.
You could, for example, take the indicators.
Oh no wait……..
The Thing i hate the most is that Car companys know that we love there cars because of serten things.So why do the make cars that have stupid transmisions or hybrids.Its like the want us To be angry.Wankers
I still wanting for a manual gearbox.
The Z4 BMW had a manual option transmission. Since these cars are cobuilt together I wouldn’t see why it wouldn’t be an option in the cheaper Toyota.
inb4 purist hate
me: sees new supra oh hell yeah! A reason to live! Finally, I’ve been waiting so long!
Toyota: It automatic
me loads gun I CAN”T TAKE IT ANYMORE!
If you’re name is TheTunerGuy then why not just swap in a manual?
Because its a GT car Duh, These class are designed to go fast in comfort during long distances.
SO it will be like the new NSX. Mega advanced, stuff full of tech and mighty capable, but will leave you as cold as a rock. Meh, next please.
But the new NSX does what the old one did.
The old one made Supercars more available.
The new one is making Hybrid Supercars more available.
In a sense it’s doing what it was made for.
Ghastly…. I’m literally shaking rn
Why.toyota
… Why…..
Cries Manual tears
I don’t see anything Supra about an Automatic Toyota.
What’s the Fast and the Furious supposed to do now? Not Shift?
I mean they did shift the r35 in the beginning of Fast and Furious 6
Infinite paddle pulls
Car companies seem to have forgotten that sheer speed and lap times are not what make a car fun to drive. Going faster, setting the fastest ring lap time… these just show that a car can get me a ticket very quickly. It does not reflect the enjoyment that I will get from driving it.
Yeah. The problem with new (sports) cars is that you have to go very fast to have fun.
Totyota?
Matt Kimberley