It’s one of the most revered names in the car world, so wouldn’t Toyota want to revive it? We are talking about the upcoming Toyota Supra, which according to Auto Express, will not be called that.
Instead, the Supra will be the ultimate launchpad for the Gazoo Racing sub-brand and will wear Gazoo badges instead of Toyota emblems. A Gazoo Supra doesn’t sound that nice, does it?
“The Supra will be by Gazoo,” Shigeki Tomoyama, head of Gazoo was quoted as saying. Apparently, this is after the Gazoo Racing team became more involved in the Supra’s development, the consequence of Toyota president Akio Toyoda testing the prototype and saying that it needed to be “more mobile”. AE‘s report says that mules have since been given more lively handling.
The Supra is being co-developed with BMW’s next Z4, but while the German roadster will debut next year, Toyota’s coupe “may not arrive until the second half of 2019,” according to the report, hinted by Tomoyama. The UK publication adds that it’s likely that the Gazoo-badged Supra will use bigger, six-cylinder engines.
“The new car has to appeal to the existing owners first. The old cars had a straight-six engine, twin turbos and rear-wheel drive; the new car must have the same philosophy,” the Gazoo Racing boss told Auto Express. Tomoyama owns a 600 bhp carbon fibre-bodied JZA80 Supra, so the next one is in good hands.
The report further adds that the new sports car will weigh between 1,200 to 1,500 kg, with the BMW M4 Coupe and Porsche 911 acting as benchmarks. Gazoo Racing Supra? Let it not be true. In the meantime, check out this latest batch of spyshots, which show clearly the front LED headlamps and rear LED signatures. The mule also wears new cross-spoke wheels.
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In the 80s, Malaysia was full of Supra, Honda Prelude and Nissan 300ZX Turbo.
The Toyota Supra Supreme was hardly RM100k. I wonder how much it will be now???
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Ringgit go down gud for tourist n ekspot
In the 1980s & early 1990s, Japanese automakers scrambled to produce entry level high performance/high tech. sportscars/coupe. In some cases they have several model lineup in the arsenal. The German major automakers were quite conservative back then. Enter the 2000s and until now , it’s the other way round. The Japanese have lost the momentum and now slowly is picking up the pace.
All jepunis cars are rubbish
As soon as I see you use the word “all” to generalise and stereotype, I immediately understood and appreciated why you call yourself a very shallow Junkard
Gazoo Racing Supra? That’s sacrilege to Toyota Supra legacy. But I guess they are trying to market the “Gazoo Racing” in the world.
It’s the AMG for Toyota.
Comparing merc with toyota is insult to merc owner
It’s only a Metaphor bro.
TRD name was so badly derided as a stickers & bodykit maker that toyota has to ditch it?
I don’t think so, pls give evidence such a thing happened.
Evidence is in this article. Toyota not using their established “racing” brand (TRD) for this halo car but instead go for a “unknown” brand (this being its 1st production car).
Speaks volumes doesnt it?
who knows better? Brilliant engineers and marketing team from Toyota Japan, the world’s most valuable company or YOU?
Most valuable company also made some big marketing mistakes. Remember Scion?
bad decision. no need another brand like scion
I have a feeling Gazoo Racing is going to end up like Scion, a failure. For those who don’t know what Scion is, it’s a brand Toyota created to cater to youths in the North American markets. It started out quite well but eventually its sales tanked after people preferred to buy Toyotas instead of the more funkily-styled Scions.
Proton R3 delivered better car performance R&D.
Cartoonish name. Not as famous as Toyota.
Study history, of yourself, and that of other makers.
For Japanese market, any weird name like Gazoo may be OK, but for a global market, better stick with Toyota then…. come to think of it, why would anyone get sthg that sounds or rhyme with “…zoo” in the name?
Gazoo Racing? What a stupid name. It sounds like some terrible, garish tuning outfit. The ones making hideous cars for boy racers who lack any taste.
Call it Lexus. Full stop.
1st mod when i had this car: get toyota logo.
Haha Gazoo sounds like cartoon character.
Don’t really care what its called, as long as its fun to drive. And has more power than an 86.
The word gazoo simply reminds me of a character in the Flintstones. Doesn’t resemble power, speed at all.
Alah, action kuat sje, bukan boleh lari pun!