With demand for sports cars of past generations ever growing, Toyota is joining the ranks of automakers resuming manufacture of components for the restoration and preservation of such models, in this case the A70 and A80-generation Supras, according to Japanese Nostalgic Car.
Parts production for the two models will be restarted, revealed Toyota Gazoo Racing president Shigeki Tomoyama, himself an owner of the A80-generation model.
“We cannot answer about specific parts at this time, but we will make every effort to meet the expectations of owners,” said Tomoyama. Called the GR Heritage Parts Project, the renewed supply of parts will mean that owners of said third- and fourth-generation cars will eventually be able to access original Toyota parts for their cars from official channels, handy for restoring cars that have been ravaged by time.
The JZA80 has been a firm tuner favourite, giving rise to heavily modified creations, sometimes with four-figure horsepower outputs. It was no slouch in factory standard form either, producing 326 hp in twin-turbo RZ guise. The latest A90 Supra – sharing its basis with the G29 BMW Z4 – continues the march of progress, bringing a turbocharged inline six-cylinder powerplant with 340 PS and 500 Nm of torque.
A four-cylinder version of the A90 comes alongside the iconic straight-six layout as well, with the 2.0 litre unit producing 258 PS and 400 Nm of torque. The A90 Supra is slated for a Malaysia debut later this year, although variants and pricing have yet to be announced.
Prior to Toyota’s announcement for the JZA80, Nissan has resumed production of parts for its own performance icon, the Skyline GT-R under the Nismo Heritage Programme starting with the R32 GT-R. A year later, Nissan expanded its retrospective parts support to include its successors, the R33 and R34 GT-R. More modest in performance stats but no less significant is the Mazda NA MX-5, which has also been treated to the availability of a full restoration programme.
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Why not just straight restart the JZA80 Supra also? Lols. Sure will sell like hot cup cake.
Obviously it wouldn’t pass a single emissions & safety regulations. Not to mention, if you’re going through all the trouble of making the same car again, may as well build something faster and better.
Amazing such old Supras still goin so strong. Supra A70 oredy 33yr old since i born 1986 ,
80s car longevity is nothing compared to 50s American automobiles still running here in Cuba.
Most A90 owner would slip in 2jz engine and A80 parts into their A90. So Toyota gonna make alot profit from selling A80 parts only.
And most professional workshop will rebuild their own A80 Supra cos alot of parts supply.
Restart the whole JZA80 Supra car itself lerrrrrr. If demand ever growing, means strong desire to buy the Supra also grow.
rindu Proton Putra 1.8 Exi …
In Malaysia, many kampong folks consider the Proton Putra 1.8 better than Lamborghini Aventador
Yep. Putra can take on kampung roads better than Aventador.
U mean this? https://paultan.org/2019/05/24/proton-putra-wrc-the-prodrive-built-racer-up-close/
Not doable. And Japan’s Kobe Steel already disposed off steel stamping hardware.
This news is even bigger than the launch of A90 model.
Thats exactly what i thought XD
The first and foremost component to restart production is the 2JZ-GTE engine. That engine is the main purpose the A80 attained cult status. Even Toyota admits the 2JZ can fit in a A90’s engine bay.
This shows how much faith does Toyota and their Supra purist have in their latest iteration of what is essentially a BMW Z4 rebadge. Supra fans might stomach the premium pricing of limited run spareparts for legacy models, but they will cry when replacing things in the A90 Supra.
The thing is with the new A90 Supra, there is not a single major component that was designed & engineered by Toyota. It was just a re-skinning & re-tuning exercise. Not sure if this could translate into sales success. Purists & fans of the original would certainly despise..
Toyota gonna profit more doing this than selling the new supra haha
While at it, might as well do CF body panel parts too….
How about ae86