Toyota Supra News
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Toyota's renewed interest in performance and sports cars may bring yet another gift to enthusiasts: a new Toyota Celica. The Japanese automaker filed last month to protect the "Celica" name in its roster of trademarks, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The move to trademark the Celica name comes amid a fiery time for Toyota performance cars. The brand offers the nimble, rear-wheel-drive 86 coupe and a new Toyota Supra is one of the industry's worst-kept secrets. Toyota has made comments in the past about its reborn "three brothers" sports car lineup. That original lineup was...
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The history of the Toyota SupraThe Toyota Supra is an iconic Japanese sports car with humble beginnings. Unlike Nissan, which took until 2009 to offer the really cool GT-Rs in the United States, the Supra was always a part of the U.S. market. In this video by Donut Media, we learn the history of the Toyota Supra. The Supra's...
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This Rolls-Royce Phantom is Supra poweredRolls-Royce released it's seventh-generation Phantom in 2003. In just five years, the automaker produced nearly 5,000 cars. The one above is most likely the only one you'll ever find that hides a Japanese secret. Some absolutely wonderful mad person in Tokyo has decided to came up with a unique...
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Toyota poised to launch performance sub-brand in SeptemberToyota will present what it’s calling a “new sports car series” at a special event in Japan next month. The series is thought to be a new sub-brand similar to Lexus’ F division, and it’s rumored the upcoming Toyota Supra will be the sub-brand’s flagship offering...
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New information says 2019 Toyota Supra will get a manual transmission, turbo V-6 engineEnthusiasts can let out a sigh of relief if the latest information about the 2019 Toyota Supra turns out to be true. According to a Toyota insider, the reborn Supra will feature a manual transmission after all. Plans also call for a turbocharged V-6 engine. As you may recall, the most recent leaked...
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No manual transmission for 2019 Toyota Supra, but 4- and 6-cylinder engines plannedEvery time a new piece of 2019 Toyota Supra information hits the web, it causes a flurry. Why? Because the car was held in such high regard and its return has been eagerly awaited by so many. While we have high hopes for the 2019 Supra, it looks like it will forego one thing we love: a manual...
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There are few Japanese engines that gain the recognition Toyota's 2JZ inline-6 does. Not only was this 1990s-era Toyota Supra engine over-engineered for the time, it's also incredibly reliable and can handle oodles of power when the aftermarket touches it. Does it have any business in a Jeep Wrangler? Sure it does! Who wouldn't like Supra levels of power and some of the best off-road capability in the business? This 1997 Wrangler is for sale on Craigslist, and the owner believes it's the only Jeep with such an engine swap. That seems like a fair statement. We can't imagine many people go...
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Alleged brochure for new Toyota Supra is fakeUpdate: The alleged brochure for the new Toyota Supra has turned out to be a fake. After some further digging, 'Motor.es' discovered that the scan was compiled using the original brochure from the MkIV Supra as well as some enthusiast magazines from Japan. Our original post is below. An image...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2019 Toyota Supra renderedToyota’s new sports car based on a platform developed with BMW is nearing completion. The car, which many predict will revive the Supra name, will reportedly be previewed in concept form during October’s 2017 Tokyo auto show and is likely follow in production trim shortly after. We...
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Toyota Supra to be part of Gazoo performance brand?Toyota is thought to be planning a new performance division for road cars using the name of its official motorsport division Gazoo Racing, and one of the first offerings from the performance division could be the new Supra sports car. The information was reported on Wednesday by Autocar citing...
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New Toyota Supra sounds like it has a V-6Prototypes for a new Toyota sports car expected to revive the Supra name have been testing in public for the past several months. A video of one of the prototypes has surfaced and gives us a good dose of the car’s engine noise. Though it’s hard to be sure, the engine sounds a lot like a...
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A Toyota Supra was turned into a Bentley GT3-R, for some unfathomable reasonWho can explain the heart of man? Specifically, who can explain the heart of a man that would, for some unfathomable reason, take a 1992 Toyota Supra and turn it into a replica of a Bentley Continental GT3-R? Our heads are spinning with questions. We weep for the poor Supra under that excessive...
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BMW and Toyota have confirmed they’re working on a new platform that will spawn sports cars for their respective brands. BMW’s sports car has already been spotted in prototype form and is expected to be called the Z5. It will replace the Z4 in the automaker’s lineup. Toyota’s sports car is expected to be slightly larger than the BMW and revive the storied Supra nameplate. The design of this new Supra has already been previewed with the series of FT-1 concepts unveiled in 2014. What isn’t clear is what will be powering them. The Z5 will almost certainly feature an...
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10 things the next Toyota Supra has to be: We lay it outWith a new trademark application in Europe, the on-again, off-again, long-awaited Toyota Supra revival is back on the rumor treadmill. Once again, the rumors of its rebirth focus on a platform co-developed with BMW and shared with an upcoming Z4 successor. One problem: It's been a long time since...
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Toyota Supra rumors grow stronger again with trademark filingToyota has trademarked the Supra name with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, a solid signal that the Japanese automaker will revive the storied nameplate for a new sports car positioned above the 86 (which formerly was sold in the U.S. as the Scion FR-S). Reports indicate that the...
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Original Fast And Furious Toyota Supra Sells For $185,000 At AuctionThe 1993 Toyota Supra stunt car used during filming for the original Fast and the Furious movie that came out in 2001—and driven by the late Paul Walker—has sold at auction for $185,000. It crossed the block last week at the Mecum Auctions event held in Indianapolis and landed right...
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Toyota Supra Driven By Paul Walker In 2001’s ‘The Fast And The Furious’ Heads To AuctionWhether you’re a fan of the movies or not, the Fast and the Furious franchise has become embedded in pop culture and will likely stay there for some time to come. Despite the franchise now spanning no less than seven movies, its popularity has never been greater, with the seventh installment...
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Toyota Supra Successor To Cost More Than Corvette: ReportToyota is working with BMW on a new sports car platform that will eventually be used by the Japanese automaker for a Supra successor, which has been previewed by the series of FT-1 concept cars. BMW has been quiet on its plans for the platform but is currently thought to be using it for a...
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In late 2011, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration between the two on a number of projects, one of which was the development of a “midsize sports car platform.” For BMW the new platform is expected to spawn a replacement for the Z4, while for Toyota it’s expected to spawn a new Supra. The first stage of the project was a feasibility study that the automakers said would last until the end of 2013. In a statement BMW made to Bloomberg this week, the automaker said the project has since progressed to the second stage, which is a “concept...
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World’s Fastest Supra Runs The Quarter In 6.05: VideoFourth-generation Toyota Supras are known for being capable of making some big power, which in turn translates to incredibly quick quarter mile times, but the version featured in this video is simply off the scales. It’s the work of Bahrain-based Ekanoo Racing, and it has just run the quarter...
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Toyota reveals 2 new versions of Supra-previewing FT-1 conceptToyota has revealed two new versions of its stunning FT-1 sports car concept, which is thought to preview the look of an upcoming Supra successor as well as lay the groundwork for the design of future models from the Japanese automaker. The original FT-1 concept was shown back in January at the...
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Toyota Takes Supra-Previewing FT-1 Concept To The (Virtual) Track With Gran TurismoToyota’s stunning FT-1 concept car revealed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show may be a preview of the next-generation Supra, but it’s also the Japanese automaker’s entrant for Gran Turismo’s Vision challenge, which celebrates the popular video game’s 15th anniversary. The...
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New Toyota Supra Powertrain Details EmergeToyota has teamed up with BMW to develop a new sports car platform that will underpin a new Supra from the Japanese automaker and a replacement for the Z4 from the German side. BMW is thought to be doing most of the development work for the platform and engines that will power the cars, in return...
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New Toyota Supra To Share Platform With New BMW Z4: ReportToyota and BMW have confirmed that a common platform is in development for next-generation sports cars, thought to be for a new generation of the Toyota Supra based on this year's FT-1 concept and a replacement for BMW's Z4. According to Japan's Nikkei daily, the first fruits of each manufacturer's...
Antony Ingram