Toyota Supra Alleged Revival: 2015.

[madfast]

The hybrid supercar will be the Lexus LF-LC. i wont believe in a "next-Supra" until its official. heck wasnt the LFA touted as the "next-supra" years ago? the same thing is going on here i think...

[damian_mb]

Hybrid = heavy a_ _ cow.

Although, I believe Hybrid will take over "soon" here, but not until they figure out how to make them "lighter" everyone will like the Hybrid sports car theory......I'm sure that's another 10 yrs away but you never know!

As far as this "supra" goes I'm sure it's well within the $60K range.

[SupraFan]

gotta love the Supra and sounds of a turbo!
But yea, they'll probably make it more expensive or else it would be competing against the FRS/FT86. Just buy a FRS/FT86 for a daily and keep the Supra in the garage.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-1vNqcIrNo"]1000WHP Supra Turbo Test Drive (Twin Peaks Girls Inside) - YouTube[/ame]

[Asterisked Accolade]

Originally Posted by Synack

I'm "alright" with hybrid, sort of.

Not cool with AWD.

Not cool with CVT.

Not cool with that rear end.

Not cool with probable price tag.

I'm okay with all that-- just as long as they don't call it a Supra.

[Synack]

Originally Posted by Asterisked Accolade

I'm okay with all that-- just as long as they don't call it a Supra.

LOL touche!

[vh_supra26]

This new 86 however, is just the beginning of Toyota's sports car renaissance. Soon, there will be an entry-level sports car, and of course, a Big Dog range-topper. You know the name.

"With my next sportscar," explains Tada-san, "I want to make a big... ‘wow'." His arms gesticulate large vortex circles. "Nobody expected us to build something like the GT 86. I want to give the world a shock." Does that mean we are - whisper it - getting a new Supra?

He laughs. Quite loudly. "Of course, anything is possible." Sasaki-san also chirrups in. "With the 86, we didn't want to use driver aids - that's the thinking. But new Supra means big power, so we need something for that. It'll be a different avenue of sports car from the GT 86."

Tantalisingly, neither of them would formulate anything concrete, so it remains as thus: the GT 86 is the hot new thing on the block, and a new Supra is "just one avenue of sports car Toyota could take. There are others too." One thing is for sure however: if Tada-san has his way, the new sports car definitely won't be a hybrid.

"Our LMP1 programme gave us a good insight into hybrid performance, but for me, I think current hybrid technology is not good for road sports cars. I don't really want that." I inform him about the cosmically-quick Porsche 918 Spyder - built by a company both he and Sasaki greatly admire from an engineering perspective - and he laughs again. "That's a very good hybrid drivetrain, but it's for the man who has an unlimited amount of money. I don't like that. I want to build a car that everybody can afford, a car for the ordinary people, not something that requires too much money." A champion of the everyday petrolhead, no?

It's certainly a vibe that emanates from the pair of them - just a couple of petrolheads doing something they love. As Sasaki-san regales, he was initiated into the School of Performance at an early age - specifically with the GT 86's granddaddy. "My father was a Toyota engineer, in charge of the very first Corolla Levin. He brought it home one day and asked if I wanted to join him on a test drive. It was the first time that I've been in a car that was so fast; I was pushed back into my seat. Then I decided - I will buy this car one day."

Buy it? He's only gone and built it.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/toy...-24?imageNo=01

[vh_supra26]

Back in December, we reported that Toyota was considering two more sports cars to go along with its hugely successful GT 86 (Scion FR-S), and now we can confirm that the Japanese automaker will be creating a successor to the Supra as quickly as it can.

Chief engineer of the 86, Tetsuya Tada, recently confirmed that the GT 86 is the first of three new sports car models coming from Toyota. Unfortunately though, we may be waiting at least five years before we see either of them in production form. The good news is, the higher end model which is the successor of the Toyota Supra will be coming first.

When speaking in Germany at the recent launch of the Toyota 86 Experience, Tada confirmed that president Akio Toyoda has requested him to “make a successor to the Supra as soon as possible.” The Japanese automaker also acknowledged that creating sports cars is very important to the company’s strategy.

As for the lower-end model, Tada left the door open to speculation saying that a successor to the MR2/MR-S could be coming in the form of a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car or perhaps even a convertible.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...president.html

[KyShro]

http://www.asiaone.com/Motoring/News...01-380919.html

[Mari0]

The article is new but the information (I believe) is old

[KyShro]

Originally Posted by Mari0

The article is new but the information (I believe) is old

"The president (Akio Toyoda) has asked me to make a successor to the Supra as soon as possible."

First time I've ever heard that....

[Rampage]

More of the same:

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...ml#more-165240

Supra and MR-S?

[enjoi23]

The new Supra would probably be released around the same time as the new 240..

By then, there would be fr-s's/brz's/86's everywhere like 350z's.

It's almost like Toyota was Nintendo with the Wii. lol

[steeloyangster]

Originally Posted by enjoi23

The new Supra would probably be released around the same time as the new 240..

By then, there would be fr-s's/brz's/86's everywhere like 350z's.

It's almost like Toyota was Nintendo with the Wii. lol

I CAN'T WAIT! BRING IT ON! May the best man win!

[TRD_86]

If the new supra come out would you guys consider an upgrade to trade the 86 or use 2 cars for different purpose b/c these 2 are not in the same class. The new supra would be close to high $50k but it need to be lower price tag than ISF, M3, C63. If the muscle supra can't make 400hp it's a dissapointment for me