Toyota Supra News
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Here's a first showcase of the accessories TRD and GR have planned for the reborn 2020 Toyota Supra.
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First drive review: 2020 Toyota Supra is fast and freneticIt’s late in the day at Summit Point Raceway, the warm sun of a late West Virginia spring is starting to pack it in for the day, and I’m still working on smoothing out my hamfisted ways behind the wheel of the 2020 Toyota Supra in my few remaining laps on the track’s Shenandoah...
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What does star driver Fernando Alonso think of the 2020 Toyota Supra?Formula 1 and Le Mans champion Fernando Alonso gets behind the wheel of the 2020 Toyota Supra and gives us his thoughts on the reborn sports car.
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Let's get fast and furious: Toyota's serious about future Supra modificationsToyota gave aftermarket builders a sneak peek at the car last year to jump-start interest in the new Supra.
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Drool over this one-owner 1997 Toyota Supra Turbo for saleThe low-milage, one-owner 1997 Toyota Supra has a spotless history and one trick up its sleeve that may send its price skyward.
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Here's proof the 2020 Toyota Supra turbo-4 might come to the USToyota previously ruled out a turbo-4 powered Supra for its first model year, but curiously, the engine has undergone certification with the California Air Resources Board. The CARB document, which Autoblog first discovered and reported Tuesday, shows the engine was certified for a number of BMW...
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Avid gamers and Toyota Supra fans should gear up for a new virtual one-make racing series. Toyota and "Gran Turismo Sport" will launch a global one-make racing series for the Playstation and featuring the 2020 Supra this month. The racing series will take place entirely within the digital realm on "Gran Turismo Sport," the latest installment in the long-running driving simulator for the PlayStation. Officially titled the "GR Supra GT Cup," the series will consist of 13 rounds and finalists make their way to the Tokyo Motor Show this October. It's the first global one-make series to be...
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2020 Toyota Supra inline-6 fuel economy estimates nearly as thrifty as BMW Z4 turbo-4Fuel economy estimates are out for the 2020 Toyota Supra, and even with two additional cylinders, it rivals its turbo-4-powered BMW Z4 cousin. The EPA estimates the new Supra will return 24 mpg city, 31 highway, and 26 combined. That's with the BMW-sourced 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 engine...
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2JZ-powered 2020 Toyota Supra drift car looks awesome, catches fire at first eventA few weeks ago, professional drifter Daigo Saito announced he was building the first 2JZ-swapped 2020 Toyota Supra to compete in Formula D. Now we can see and hear it in all of its glory, but as cool as it is, things didn't go too well at its first outing. As a quick refresher for anyone who...
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First customer examples of 2020 Toyota Supra roll off the lineThe A90 Toyota Supra is finally in production. The first example has already been claimed, however, as the rights to the car were put up for auction at a charity sale in January 2019.
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Pick a color, any color: 2020 Toyota Supra color configurator goes liveThe 2020 Toyota Supra will launch later this year, but fans champing at the bit to ingest every ounce of information about the car can now play with a new online configurator. It's not a full-blown configurator, but it will let fans and prospective buyers see how different shades of factory colors...
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2020 Toyota Supra headed to Formula D with 2JZ engine swapThe 2020 Toyota Supra is headed to Formula Drift, but its BMW-sourced 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 won't burn up its rear tires. Instead, it's headed to the top drift series with a venerable 3.0-liter 2JZ inline-6 from the fourth-generation car under the hood. Professional drifter Daigo Saito...
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It appears the introduction of the fifth-generation Toyota Supra has inflated values of classic examples. We say that because this 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo sold for an outrageous $173,600 at auction this past weekend. Let's break down that figure. A 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo with the targa top cost around $43,000 new. Adjusting for inflation, a new example would cost roughly $74,000 today. Not only has the car held its value, but it's increased 42 percent over the adjusted figure. Frankly, that's insane for a car just barely old enough to be considered "classic" by the legal definition. This...
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Watch a 2JZ engine teardown and learn what makes them so toughThe 2JZ inline-6 engine from Toyota is a legendary powerplant within the automotive community, but why? A new video dives into the engine's internals and explains what makes it so ideal to make big power on stock internals. The video comes from Papadakis Racing and the engine is basically the...
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Toyota Supra TRD concept adds dashes of carbon-fiberThe 2020 Toyota Supra is fresh off of its reveal at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but the brand is keen to show off potential performance upgrades to its banner sports car. At the 2019 Osaka Auto Messe in Japan on Saturday, Toyota revealed the Supra Performance Line...
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2020 Toyota Supra engine deep dive: This isn't a 2JZAs we're all well aware of by now, the 2020 Toyota Supra uses a lot of BMW engineering and components. One of the main elements borrowed from BMW is the 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 engine. Engineering guru and explainer extraordinaire Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained dedicated an entire...
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2020 Toyota Supra #001 sells for $2.1M at Barrett-Jackson auctionToyota only unveiled its long-awaited 2020 Supra sports car a week ago at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. And while the reborn sports car isn't due in showrooms until the summer, the first retail example has already been sold. Toyota offered up the first retail example...
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Toyota Supra chief engineer thinks car is good for 7:40 Nürburgring lap timeWith a 335-horsepower turbocharged inline-6, the 2020 Toyota Supra likely isn't on its way to break any lap records, but chief engineer Tetsuya Tada laid down his best guess for a Nürburgring Nordschleife run. Speaking to Road & Track at this week's 2019 North American International Auto...
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Despite numerous air vents on its body, the 2020 Toyota Supra does not actually make use of them for any sort of cooling or aero functions. However, they can be made functional. The Supra's lead engineer, Tetsuya Tada, told Road & Track in a Wednesday report that the blocked off plastic vents can turn functional, and were developed with a Supra race car in mind. The chief engineer explained his team built a Supra race car halfway through development of the production road car and the vents all over the sports car's body are leftover from the race car's design. Tada said the race car...
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No turbo-4 or manual transmission in 2020 Toyota Supra's first yearNo, the 2020 Toyota Supra will not be offered with a manual transmission or the rumored 255-horsepower 2.0-liter turbo-4 engine when it launches in the U.S. However, there's reason to remain hopeful that both will find their way to the U.S.-spec car. "At launch for first model we're all inline-6...
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2020 Toyota Supra: The return of sports car excitement at ToyotaToyota may be known for quality, reliability, and cars with all the handling prowess of a warm bath, but the Japanese brand has been injecting some emotion into its cars for a few years now. It's also been building some sports cars, though with the help of other brands. First it was the Toyota 86...
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Toyota GR Supra Racing concept previews 2020 Super GT entryToyota's reborn Supra is scheduled for its world debut on January 14 at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. However, a version of the car was shown Friday in Japan at the 2019 Tokyo Auto Salon. The version is a concept previewing the new Supra-based race car that will...
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2020 Toyota Supra completely revealed in video leakThe barrage of leaks of Toyota's reborn Supra continues, with the latest salvo coming from the automaker itself. A video revealing the complete car, with engine sounds included, was posted to the Twitter page of Toyota Mexico. The tweet has been removed but fortunately not prior to its contents...
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Listen to the 2020 Toyota Supra's inline-6We're less than a month away from the 2020 Toyota Supra's debut, and the company has dropped a new teaser ahead of the beloved nameplate's return. It's a video that really showcases the sound of the Supra's inline-6 engine. The video consists of blurred footage as the Supra rips around and revs out...
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