The New Toyota Supra Has Been 'Leaked' By A Japanese Magazine
The new Toyota Supra has apparently been leaked early by a Japanese magazine, and the Internet is about to explode.
Japan’s Best Car magazine has, according to SupraMkV.com, printed the automotive equivalent of Kate Middleton sunbathing topless. If it’s genuine, you’re just not meant to be seeing it, and Toyota will be livid about it.
The article is said to show pictures of the production-spec Supra MkV alongside basic dimensions and engine specifications, plus a racing version. But the car looks so similar to the 2014 FT-1 concept that any semi-responsible motoring hack has got to tread carefully – just in case.
Given the hype around this car, it could be an elaborate hoax, or the magazine might simply be using FT-1-based images to illustrate the specs sent to it by Toyota Japan. The lower front skirt is different to the concept’s, but it’s incredibly close. We just don’t know what’s what, yet, and none of us speak Japanese in order to translate.
The specs claim that the MkV will use a 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six with 335 horsepower and 332lb ft – plus a 37lb ft overboost function. Fair enough; the parts-sharing setup with the BMW Z4 makes such an engine as likely as death and taxes.
It’s said to be 4380mm long, 1855mm wide and 1290mm high, which is 140mm longer, 110mm wider and 30mm lower than the GT86. Again, these numbers are believable. So is the 1496kg kerb weight, although that makes it over 200kg chunkier than the ‘86.
The leak also says that the straight-six will be linked to an eight-speed automatic gearbox. We’d like to believe otherwise and we’re still holding out for the official news before abandoning hope. Finally, the 225- and 255-section front and rear tyres aren’t too wide, suggesting that it might have just the right amount of grip to play with.
We can tell you right now that Toyota won’t offer any comment on this, so we don’t expect to bring you any. The truth will out at the Geneva Motor Show.
Source: SupraMkV.com via Instagram/japanese.car.community
Hat tip to Nishant Dash!
Comments
Why no big wing
At around 3300 pounds, I wonder if 335hp will be enough to make it particularly competitive, depending on price range. It’s only slightly lighter (100lbs) and more powerful (15hp, 17ft/lbs) than the MK IV. Granted, we don’t know the gear ratios and can only guess 0-60. I wonder how it will compare to something like a Camaro SS. It’s 400lbs lighter but the SS makes about 120 more torque and horsepower. Hopefully, they’ll give each other some good competition.
Photoshop
Duh… It was already leaked on the one two months ago. I mean that picture is already famous. Everyone has seen that one whenever they searched the New Supra
Nevermind about the “whenever they searched the New Supra”
supra MKV - ‘3.0 litre turbo i6 335BHP
supra MKIV -‘3.0 litre turbo i6 320BHP
16 years and all they did was add 15bhp?