The New Toyota Supra Will Get A Four-Cylinder Engine

Toyota’s Chief Engineer for the new Supra has confirmed that a BMW six-pot won’t be the only power option
The New Toyota Supra Will Get A Four-Cylinder Engine

Toyota has confirmed that a lighter, cheaper four-cylinder engine option will be made available for the new Supra.

The heavily BMW-based car will add the German marque’s B48B20 turbocharged four-cylinder unit to the B58B30 blown six-pot lump we’ve talked about before.

The New Toyota Supra Will Get A Four-Cylinder Engine

Although clearly down on power, with a reported 261bhp versus the six-cylinder car’s 335bhp, comments from Tetsuya Tada – the Supra’s chief engineer – at the Goodwood Festival of Speed suggest it will have its own advantages.

In an interview with Road & Track, Tada-san is said to have confirmed not just that a four-banger is on the way, but also that it will be lighter, with better weight distribution and a sharper turn-in. Both engines will use ZF’s eight-speed automatic gearbox, but it’s still unconfirmed as to whether it’s the only option.

The New Toyota Supra Will Get A Four-Cylinder Engine

It seems Toyota is also thinking about fans of the old A80 Supra. Road & Track says Tada-san recommended that anyone wanting to swap-in a 2JZ engine should go for the four-cylinder car, both for the financial saving and because it represents less bulk to remove from the engine bay.

That also indicates that the two powerplants shouldn’t be linked to wildly different chassis components with, for example, significant spec advantages for the more powerful car. After all these teasers, let’s hope the wait for full details isn’t too much longer.

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Comments

CasualG

Nice! A cheaper version for the the broke dudes

07/18/2018 - 12:50 |
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Ilias J.

2jz swapped Supra’s inc.

07/18/2018 - 12:55 |
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675LT_ftw

Not ao hyped now.. I’d still rather have the Z4

07/18/2018 - 13:05 |
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JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

Can’t wait too see all the keyboard warriors on Instagram and so on lose their shit

07/18/2018 - 13:45 |
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Anonymous

I challenge anyone here to do a HEMI swap on this Supra

07/18/2018 - 13:56 |
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Vincent Lin

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Maybe with the Nascar version…

07/18/2018 - 21:41 |
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ThatMercFan🅱️oi (EDM ftw) (Likes Aventadors) (O

Tbh who the hell would 2JZ swap an A90 Supra? That’s like putting Windows XP on a high-end gaming PC. It’s just dumb.

07/18/2018 - 14:02 |
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Ikr

07/18/2018 - 15:39 |
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XP was always better and you know it

07/18/2018 - 16:42 |
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Twopoint0

4G63 successor plis

07/18/2018 - 14:29 |
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Anonymous

I mean its not uncommon considering the RZ and SZ versions but if its over 30k they cam just scrap it imo.

07/18/2018 - 14:57 |
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5:19.55

We know both will get a manual. Why are they teasing us?

07/18/2018 - 15:23 |
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