It’s perhaps only natural that the forthcoming A90 Toyota Supra was confirmed to use turbocharged straight-six power, albeit courtesy of BMW in the form of the B58B30 engine producing 340 PS. However, a Road & Track report finds that the iconic nameplate will also gain a 2.0 litre four-cylinder engine base option, also from BMW, thanks to a document from transmission and components maker ZF.
The B48B20 2.0 litre inline-four will be paired with the same 8HP51HIS eight-speed automatic that will mate with the 3.0 litre turbo six, though the more modest powerplant will output 265 PS according to the leaked document. The document also reveals that the next BMW Z4 – co-developed with the Supra – will gain an additional 3.0 litre six-cylinder variant which produces 381 PS.
Speaking to the website at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed, Supra chief engineer Tetsuya Tada confirmed that the four-cylinder version will join the line-up, adding that it will be lighter than the six-cylinder version and offer a sharper-feeling turn-in thanks to “much better weight distribution.” For those who are planning to do a 2JZ engine swap, “please buy the four-cylinder. It will be much cheaper,” he said.
A closer look at the car by the website adds that the brake setup appears to use front and rear calipers identical to those on the G30 BMW 5 Series, which use the same B48 2.0 litre and B58 3.0 litre engines expected in the Supra. What would you choose, dear readers? Six-cylinder grunt, or four-cylinder agility?
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so only the badge is from Toyota ?
For sure, 6 cylinder grunt is preferred. The slightly nose heavy weight of the inline 6 is more than made up by the extra power and the sound. With Toyota working closely with BMW, will we see more collaborations in the future? A Toyota/Lexus sports sedan perhaps?
Might as well just call it overpriced GT86
It’s got 60 more horsepower though.
Lolz! That 60HP can easily get with a rechip & exhaust upgrade.
gt86 can get 60 more hp with a rechip and new exhaust ? in your dreams.
Toyota dunno how to make engine? how come using bmw and subaru engine?…too bad
I wonder why Lotus Elise use Toyota engine ?!
I’d prefer 1LR-GUE
Definitely 6-cylinders grunt for sure. Thanks for asking.
2 litre inline 4 Supra will definately cannibalised 86 sale…
But the 2L supra is turbocharged while the 2L 86 is NA. Price wise the Supra will definitely be closer to 400k
Deswai its an overpriced GT86
The Supra was (and still is) more of a GT car than a slick sportscar that the 86 is. It can’t be compared to the 86, it’s in a different class. In base form it will already have 60 more horsepower than the 86, it will be bigger, roomier, heavier, and probably would have better standard equipment list. Unless full specs are out, we can’t say it’s an overpriced anything.
So u are saying Z4 is overpriced 86?
Z4 aint getting the 4 potters , u noob.
Where did the article states that Z4 is not getting the 4 cylinders, hmm?
Show me proof that its getting the 4potters then come back and tell me. Right now ur just speculating.
Lol… The engine came from BMW. Why would BMW not use its own engine? Also, the current generation Z4 is also using the 4 cylinders. So tell me why would u think that BMW would not use 4 cylinders for its next Z4?
Do they sell it without engine? Because I would like to put 2JZ inside it.