Toyota Just Trademarked The Supra Name In Europe, And Now The Car World's Losing Its Mind
The last Supra came at a golden age for Japanese sports cars. An age that saw many greats that were eventually discontinued and never replaced. Dare we dream that the Supra name ends up being one of the few to return? That’s been what we’ve been hoping ever since Toyota revealed its stunning FT-1 concept (above), and this latest piece of news makes us wonder if all that finger crossing might not have been in vain after all.
The latest update is thanks to SupraMkV.com, where an administrator spotted that the Japanese company has trademarked the name ‘Toyota Supra’ with the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Iceland. Now, manufacturers do trademark things from time to time which amount to nothing, but this is a very good sign indeed.
It’s anticipated that the Supra name is being revived for Toyota’s side of a joint sports car venture with BMW, a car which could end up using the all-new platform debuted on the Lexus LC500.
Source: SupraMKV.com via Motor1
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The new NSX is not an NSX, it’s not the simple, fun, well engineered, supercar that we fell inlove with, now it’s a heavy, AWD, hybrid, overly complicated acura that lacks driver involvment
NSX means New Sports Experimental.
The core of the car is to experiment. Old NSX just so happened to be a simple, light, affordable, daily-drivable supercar. The new one happens to be an experiment of hybrid technology in sportscars.
It’s was never supposed to be a light, fun, simple car. It’s main purpose was to experiment on what’s possible.
Sorry but I hate people who talk things like that without having driven one.
Ugly and futuristic AF
OH MY F*G God YESSSSSSS!
Yasss.
I think they should call it something else though. It’s nothing like a supra. Same goes for the NSX, but its a bit late now…
isn’t it supposed to be “the car worlds losing their mind” ?
Oh yes!
Very excited about the new Supra!! Can’t wait for the reveal :()
Will we be getting a 3JZ as well then? :O
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Oh boy oh boy oh boy, the only way this can get better is if the engine code is 3JZ