There's A 2.0-Litre Toyota Supra And It Could Replace The GT86
The canapés are barely cold after the global launch of the new Toyota Supra, but already there’s huge new news. Four-cylinder options have been confirmed as expected, but there’s more: one of them has just 3bhp more than the GT86.
Toyota in Japan has gone public with the four-pot engines that are headed for the A90 Supra. Both are turbocharged 2.0-litre units borrowed from BMW, with the more powerful of the twins coughing up 258bhp at 5000-6500rpm on top of peak torque of 295lb ft from 1550-4400rpm. That will make it good for a limited 155mph and a 0-62mph sprint in 5.2 seconds. Like the 3.0-litre car, the 2.0-litre ones will be automatic.
The second of the two turbocharged 2.0-litre engines has 200bhp, placing it right on the nose of the 197bhp GT86. Despite being about 140kg heavier, the Supra will be markedly quicker thanks to its extra torque and ZF automatic gearbox. Its 6.5-second launch to 62mph easily beats the 86’s 7.6 seconds.
As such there’s furious speculation that the base model Supra – badged Supra SZ in Japan – will kill the GT86 off. We’re not convinced, given that the GT86 starts at around £25,000 and the 3.0-litre Supra – Japan’s RZ – is way up over £50,000. Even the cheapest Supra is unlikely to fall below £35,000.
The four-cylinder Supra saves some 70kg at the nose, according to the initial reports. That could really boost the car’s handling dynamics, especially considering that BMW is claiming a 50:50 weight distribution for the, ahem, quite similar new Z4. The dynamic diamond that is the GT86 also has wonderful balance but with more chassis flex and body roll. Perhaps it’s different enough to survive alongside a 200bhp Supra… or perhaps not.
At the moment the four-banger Supras are confined to the Japanese market alone, but it’s not very likely to stay that way. Only time will tell whether the Supra and GT86 will be able to coexist.
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Was hype for the GT86 but it turns out that “cheap” car is still expensive af in my country and when I heard of the S-FR, I was delighted.
now the new Supra is out and most definitely will cost at least half a million in my country, if it’s even enter the market here but I still held hope for the S-FR concept to go into mass production
Japan may as well release other things into the international market like the Honda S660, Daihatsu Copen and also S-FR (if it comes out)
this is overrated what i am most interested about is the new mark X RWD and a M A N U A L transmission
The new Mk X isnt manual. Its auto. Even in the GR trim from Toyota. Still looks like it would be a fun car to have. Fly under the radar in appearance, but kill it in the skids.
Daaaaamn that looks so nice,also has a stickshift,ya know they could collab with bmw with the chassis its ok but with a retuned mark x powertrain.
But for me, I’ll just let it be,i mean we cant undo the past, I’ll just wait for the bmw i6 turbo powered one to have a stickshift,and see how it goes in tuning community.
After all this time and hype - it’s not a very good-looking car imo.
Just dont…
7.6s 0-60? Are you at half throttle man? Oh wait that’s the Auto… It’s under 7 in a manual.
The GT86 was a temporary car to fill in for the Supra’s absence over the last few years.
The beauty of the gt86 is it’s driver oriented nature, which many people claim is from it being a manual low power car, aka making it fun to drive and push the hell out of. If the 2.0L Supra with an auto is the substitute for the gt86 with the manual, that signals to me that they didn’t understand why people like the gt86 so much
As long as there is no manual option, there will be a GT86.
That’s not very super
It’s great to see the Supra is back but it’ll be sad if the GT86 goes
We need both cars