Toyota Supra Rumour Mill Latest Suggests A BMW Engine With Hybrid Power
With the name recently trademarked, it’s looking increasingly likely that Toyota’s end of a joint sports car venture with BMW will indeed be called the Supra. Naturally, that news sent JDM loving car fans into complete and utter meltdown, but now we’ve had a little time to ruddy well calm down, let’s take a look at what else we can expect.
According to an (admittedly pretty speculative) report in Auto Express, we’re looking at an engine from BMW powering the rear wheels, with Toyota-developed motors powering the fronts via a lithium ion battery. The cells will be fed with juicy regenerative braking, motorsport-style. Also in a Toyota first, the car will also get a dual-clutch gearbox, rather than the firm’s infuriating CVT ‘box.
Interestingly, the report also claims the Toyota sports car will be longer than the BMW Z4 successor, sitting on an elongated version of the same jointly-developed platform. The exterior designs will apparently be completely different too; we’re still hoping that the Supra looks something like the gorgeous FT-1 concept (pictured).
Sick of all the rumours and want Toyota just to reveal the damn thing? You’ll have to be patient: for both the BMW and the Toyota, we’re looking at early 2017.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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if it is a toyota… shouldnt it have a toyota engine ???
Not exactly since the toyota 86 has a subaru boxer engine
You mean like a Mercedes A Class having a Renualt engine? Or a Mini having Citroen engine or viseversa. Or what about the BRZ and GT86?
Sharing technology is quite a common thing for car companies to do my friend :)
Toyota arent exactly known for making good engines this century. BMW on the other hand… Toyota and BMW will work together and develop what theyre best at. (BMW luxury, Toyota electric technology for example)
This car is getting confusing…
First the NSX then now this??? So is this the end of NA engines?
why would you expect this to be NA, the best Supra’s and the ones everyone remembers were Turbo.
“no hybrid BMW’s coming because this system is too heavy for now” said BMW a few weeks ago :D
That was just for M cars ;) BMW already has a load of hybrids remember!
That was regarding the ///M program.Still, kind of controversial, isn’t it? :D
Bavarium? People at toyota been playing too much Just Cause 3
best comment of the week for me XD
Wait! Maybe a BMW hybrid equivalent of the 2JZ??
Their’s absolutely no chance of that ever happening and we all know that, even as much as if like to see it happen its not even considerable for toyota.
Just made this
Exactly what I was thinking hahaha😂
The only time the Prius was good for something
How drunk did the supra have to be to have sex with a prius? XD
I wonder what engine layout will this car have. My best bet is a TT I6
if its a BMW sourced engine in a supra heir, it would be ludicrous if it wasnt a turbo’d L6.
Did you meant FR i6?
Oh noes…
Why is it awd?!!!!