The ink may still be drying on news of the worst-kept secret in motordom, the Toyota GR Supra, and already we’ve been hearing lots of opinions regarding the car’s close relation with the BMW Z4 – and not all of them positive. One big point of contention is the use of Munich-sourced engines rather than indigenous Toyota units, and already one company is readying a 2JZ engine swap that Toyota itself had predicted.
Californian tuner CXRacing has advertised a kit that will allow owners to swap over the famed bulletproof engine into the new Supra, which it says will be available for pre-orders “soon”. It also released a render showing the classic mill inside the new A90, although the finished product probably won’t look exactly like this – the car in the image carries over the entire A80 Supra engine bay (not just the engine), including the strut towers, battery (the A90’s is rear-mounted, like most BMWs), brake components and seal placement.
Compared to the B58 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six engine used in the top-spec A90 Supra, the similarly-sized twin-turbo 2JZ-GTE used in the range-topping A80 Supra RZ is 60 PS and 50 Nm down, making a conservative 280 PS and 450 Nm in stock form. It is eminently more tuneable, however, and should be able to reliably push well north of those figures with a some handy tweaks.
While a 2JZ is easily the most oft-requested swap, we’re also curious to see if anyone will attempt to drop in BMW’s impressive new S58 mill. You know, the same 510 PS engine found in the F97 X3 M and F98 X4 M…
GALLERY: A90 Toyota GR Supra
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Still can’t change the fact that it’s a BMW rebadge. MaluapaBO55kurr.
BMW got so much of faith in Toyota, they allow Toyota to use its engines.
You think Geely or Proton will ever use BMW engines? NEVER. Only in dreamland
I want to buy a top of the line Toyota sportscar. I have full confidence in Japanese reliability, but this new Supra is just a BMW rebadge. Toyota only tumpang glamour BMW. They did absolutely nothing except reskinning the Z4 original. I would be so ashamed to buy this rebadged car since it would be better to buy the Z4 original with it’s BMW brand prestige. Japanese reliability is no more, replaced by BMW unreliability and BMW high prices for a Japanese car.
When was the last time Toyota designed and built their own sportscar? The A80 Supra of course.The rest nope.Even the Gt86 was a collaboration with Subaru.
Same like Proton that still can’t changr the fact that it’s a Geely rebadge.
MaluapaBO55kurr.
Oo. 2JZ crate engine.
That’s certainly something. Lets put the supra back into the supra. No German engine thank you.
Do Toyota sell new 2JZ as crate engine? Usually, tuners got from halfcuts.
Well 1JZ/2JZ has been a very popular swap for older 3/5 series cars in Malaysia. What an irony that the legendary supra nameplate now is all BMW except for its skin.
Tuners or Supra enthusiast still opt for 2JZ. Toyota should not collaborate with Bimmer. That’s wrong Toyota. U should invent yours. At least V6 twin turbo and called it V6JZ. Really sad with this new Supra. BMW engine…
bmw z4 is lot better and more expensive.
what ppl want is toyota reliability with bmw style…..
not the other way around….
gonna buy many many 2jz as stock..in real world, 2jz is getting less and less…
Honestly…. becoz of the emission law in the europe the whole world need to follow….. so bye to so many nice epic JDM engine back in the 90s.
Exactly
IF I were to swap in a BMW engine, I’d rather swap in the S85 from the E60 M5.. Sounds better than the 3.0L I6 originally from the A90.
Means theres no performance engine can be produce after 20years of 2jz.