The upcoming Toyota Supra may have become slightly less enticing for purists – if a report by Autocar is correct, Japan’s next performance hero may come solely with an automatic transmission, with no option for a row-your-own manual.
Sources told the publication that because the Supra will feature a hybrid powertrain – comprising of a BMW petrol engine, electric motors and supercapacitors derived from the ones in the Toyota TS030 Le Mans prototype – it will only be offered with the self-shifting ‘box.
The transmission should be the same as the BMW Z5 on which it is based, likely a ZF eight-speed unit, albeit with different gear ratios; there will also be all-wheel drive thanks to the hybrid setup. Autocar also says that the Supra will come with electronics from Munich, including the iDrive infotainment system with its associated rotary controller and central display, climate controls and gearlever.
Sitting at the top of Toyota’s sports car lineup – which includes the 86 and possibly an upcoming MR2 – the Supra is expected to be significantly more expensive than the 86 owing to the hybrid powertrain and advanced construction. The swoopy styling will likely be inspired by the stunning FT-1 concept shown at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show.
GALLERY: 2017 Toyota Supra spyshots
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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Toyota only rebadging. Its Beemer that decides to only autobox or not.
A bit disappointing to say the least. Was expecting something that would follow the basic principle of a sportscar : A good balance of handling & power and devoid of those hybrid thingy. The majority of people are still finding hard and simply not ready yet to associate hybrid-engined sportscar with excitement. Currently it’s BMW i8 & Honda NSX vs the rest of the world, but the BMW i8 is still considered a niche product. Honda & Toyota jumped into the mass-produced hybrid sportscar bandwagon too quickly, unless they could produce special editions roadcars that ditched the whole hybrid thing & and make ’em RWD. Looks like the aging Nissan GT-R continues as the sole rep. from the East that could truly challenge the GT powerhouses in its pure form..
Supra has always been a high-tech kind of car. Back when the original was launched in the 90s, it’s fully loaded with all sorts of equipment. The Supra has always been the car for grand touring, not cornering monster like the 86.
Don’t worry someone out there will change it to Manual or swap it with 2JZ. Duit saja maaa…
After donkey years engine still sourced out from BMW, malu betul
And the wing mirrors are from BMW too!
Meanwhile Lotus loyally sourcing Toyota engine.
Meanwhile basher says Lotus taboleh but toyota is boleh.
Basher above says Toyota taboleh rebadging but Proton boleh rebadging China cars
Toyota after donkey years still rebadging. Malu betul.
This is a collaboration between Toyota and BWM, not rebadging. Dun make urself look stupid. Bodo betul
Interior parts also
Ya, malu macam Proton. Engine sourced from jepunis for donkey years and now copied their VVT logo. Mmg malu betul
VVT is the description of that tech. Variable Valve Timing. Its not originated or copyrighted by jepunis lords. Get ur facts right.
P1 is much younger. Toyota is like old man crying for milk. Malu Betul
Even develop sports car also Toyota dun ask for our money. The only old man that is crying for milk is Proton, sucking our RM1.5B and ask for RM1.8B more. Right, u should be malu.
Correct and where is the ‘R&D’ by Proton after sucking the rakyat billions? No even a single sports car developed during the donkey years with Lotus? Proton memalukan bangsa dan negara
Supra sporting genes in daily Vios, Altis, Camry, Hilux.
By the time toyota official launched this supra…its already museum collection item already..just look at the head lamp design..
Nissan GT-R R35 & New Honda NSX also only automatic transmission available. This Toyota Supra will be same sport cars segment like them. So no problem if only comes with automatic transmission.
No surprise. Who needs MT nowadays?
car enthusiast and those who really want feeling involved when driving the car. not like you, so lazy . I know auto nowadays is more faster. but, a driver like you has no soul when driving the car. only depends on the computer to let it shift. bawa kereta macam pondan
MT easier to drift
Nowadays sportscar engine is so powerful human hand not fast enough to shift the transmission so let the computer do the job.
I am sure the writers knows now tht BMW is retaining the Z4 name instead of Z5, judging that he could have read from sources about this before writing this?