Owners of Toyota Supras in the United Kingdom were among the first to get up close and personal with the fifth-generation, A90 Supra which was at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend. All four previous generations of the iconic nameplate were present at the gathering, and Supra chief engineer Tetsuya Tada gave owners an exclusive introduction to the still-camouflaged prototype.
A total of 50 Supras spanning the four earlier generations attended the event, mostly comprised of the A80 fourth-generation model, while eight were third-generation models, four second-generation models and one first-generation Celica Supra model.
Tada drove the A90 Supra into the building to applauding enthusiasts, and then introduced his ‘new baby’ to the crowd following six years of development, and marked the first time all five generations of the Toyota Supra gathered in public, according to the company.
“I’m just so happy that we’ve made it to this point. I’ve finally been able to reveal the car to the UK; it’s the happiest day of my life. And to drive it up the hill at Goodwood was a really exciting experience,” said Tada at the closed-door event.
Co-developed with BMW alongside the upcoming BMW Z4, the fifth-generation Supra will share the German roadster’s powerplant with a slightly different tune, though chief engineer Tada said earlier that it will be very different from the German car. Tada also confirmed earlier that there will also be a 2.0 litre inline-four version of the Supra, an engine that is also sourced from BMW.
The base four-cylinder version of the Supra will be lighter and offer a sharper-feeling turn-in thanks to “even better weight distribution,” and those who plan to swap engines for the legendary-among-tuners 2JZ unit are advised to go for the four-cylinder model, as it will be much cheaper, said Tada.
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So sad its only a sport car, not a super car.
Definitely not a GTR rival. GTR still the King, oh yeah.
I wondered if he actually comes in and said “Ta-da!!”
I admire Tada’s sense of humor and guts for revealing the car to the enthusiasts. I wonder what went thru in their minds the moment they saw it up close.
In their minds: “why does it look like a Beemer?”
“Tada said earlier that it will be very different from the German car.”
Only in bashers mind that they look similar
5 generations gathered. The youngest of mother by BMW. Laugh die me …
Too many years only eying on profit. Technology completely fall behind Nissan (GTR) and Honda (NSX)
I admire what u did as engineer. At least u are much better than those syok sendiri Proton fanboys who only know how to bash on the internet.
What proton has got to do with Toyota Supra. Proton is Proton. Proton never produce a performance car for mass market.
BMW of Asia, remember? If no performance, why call it that? Another one is the “Global Car Game Changer”
What so proud about sticking Toyota logo on a upcoming Z4?
Hahaha! I fully agree!
It’s an engineering collaboration, not a rebadge like Boyue, get it?
Yeah right. There’s more engineering being into to convert from Left Hand Drive to Right, than it is to “engineering collaborate” on where best to stick that Toyota logo.
“Co-developed with BMW”
Don’t know what that means?
wah..proton, but Honda engine! wah..Toyota, but subaru or bmw engine. the behavior seem no different proton and Toyota. .too bad
Supra with bmw engines? Bmw engines prones to leak