2008 Toyota Supra Rumors (MERGE)
Supra . . . Why have they done this to you?
Fifth Generation Supra
If this is the Supra, if it REALLY is N/A. Toyota, you can GTFO of the USA. You people ruined this car. Everything that made it great, you've taken away. You've taken away the rush of the Twin-Turbo's. You've taken away the "Exclusiveness" of the Heavyweight Champion. You took a luxury cars engine and put it in a LEGEND? Sure, it may supposedly have SLIGHTLY more power. But by no means will it be anywhere as mod-friendly as the 2JZ-GTE. Sure, their design looks mediocre from the side. But the rear looks like a riced out Second Generation Eclipse. The front-end looks like a concept from 1970. WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE ON?
If this is the Supra, if it REALLY is N/A. Toyota, you can GTFO of the USA. You people ruined this car. Everything that made it great, you've taken away. You've taken away the rush of the Twin-Turbo's. You've taken away the "Exclusiveness" of the Heavyweight Champion. You took a luxury cars engine and put it in a LEGEND? Sure, it may supposedly have SLIGHTLY more power. But by no means will it be anywhere as mod-friendly as the 2JZ-GTE. Sure, their design looks mediocre from the side. But the rear looks like a riced out Second Generation Eclipse. The front-end looks like a concept from 1970. WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE ON?
That has been floating around for about 2 years now. I really can't see them doing that. I always thought it would be a brilliant idea of toyota to re-release the old 97-98 (with the minor updates it had) and improve more on the interior and suspension however leave the engine alone. Or just re-release the 98 model and only sell it for a 2 year span with a price tag of 50k.
Thats my opinion i could be wrong... Anyone else feel the same?
Thats my opinion i could be wrong... Anyone else feel the same?
Here's what Road & Track recently speculated:
Toyota Supra
Mission: Knock the 350Z off its pedestal.
Rumors of a new Supra from Toyota have been circulating for months, and every piece of information we've come across further validates these rumors. With the Lexus GT 450 serving as the company's halo sports car, Toyota would benefit by having a sports car that's a bit more affordable. With two performance machines in its stable, Toyota would no longer be viewed as simply a producer of reliable and green transportation appliances. And, if what we're discovering about the future Toyota 2-seater is true, then the Supra is poised to displace the Nissan 350Z as Japan's most popular sports car.
There will be both coupe and convertible versions of the car, probably introduced at the same time. The convertible is reported to have a folding hard top and is intended to be more of a boutique car than a serious sports car. The coupe, however, will be just that, equipped with a 5.0-liter V-8 producing 450 bhp and 383 lb.-ft. of torque! This engine will not be available in the open-air model because of rigidity issues. It is said that when Toyota started development of the Supra, it was only in convertible hardtop form with a 4.3-liter V-8. Later in the process, Toyota opted to go with a more powerful engine. But with the additional power came extra loads that the convertible couldn't stand, so the company was forced to create a fixed-roof version of the car.
We expect the V-8 Supra to be priced about $50,000. The more affordable Supra (around $40,000) will come with a 3.5-liter V-6, the same powerplant used in the Lexus IS 350 and GS 350, but tuned to produce more power. We're hearing 350 bhp and 275 lb.-ft. of torque.
The Supra's suspension is one befitting that of a true sports car: upper and lower A-arms up front and a multilink setup at the rear. No doubt the tuning of the shocks and springs will be different in the V-8 and V-6 models, but expect both versions to be relatively firm.
If everything we're hearing is true, Toyota will have a car that'll eclipse the performance of the Nissan 350Z, Mazda RX-8 and Honda S2000. The V-8 Supra may even give the Nissan GT-R a run for its money. Look for the Supra to make its appearance in October of 2007.
Mission: Knock the 350Z off its pedestal.
Rumors of a new Supra from Toyota have been circulating for months, and every piece of information we've come across further validates these rumors. With the Lexus GT 450 serving as the company's halo sports car, Toyota would benefit by having a sports car that's a bit more affordable. With two performance machines in its stable, Toyota would no longer be viewed as simply a producer of reliable and green transportation appliances. And, if what we're discovering about the future Toyota 2-seater is true, then the Supra is poised to displace the Nissan 350Z as Japan's most popular sports car.
There will be both coupe and convertible versions of the car, probably introduced at the same time. The convertible is reported to have a folding hard top and is intended to be more of a boutique car than a serious sports car. The coupe, however, will be just that, equipped with a 5.0-liter V-8 producing 450 bhp and 383 lb.-ft. of torque! This engine will not be available in the open-air model because of rigidity issues. It is said that when Toyota started development of the Supra, it was only in convertible hardtop form with a 4.3-liter V-8. Later in the process, Toyota opted to go with a more powerful engine. But with the additional power came extra loads that the convertible couldn't stand, so the company was forced to create a fixed-roof version of the car.
We expect the V-8 Supra to be priced about $50,000. The more affordable Supra (around $40,000) will come with a 3.5-liter V-6, the same powerplant used in the Lexus IS 350 and GS 350, but tuned to produce more power. We're hearing 350 bhp and 275 lb.-ft. of torque.
The Supra's suspension is one befitting that of a true sports car: upper and lower A-arms up front and a multilink setup at the rear. No doubt the tuning of the shocks and springs will be different in the V-8 and V-6 models, but expect both versions to be relatively firm.
If everything we're hearing is true, Toyota will have a car that'll eclipse the performance of the Nissan 350Z, Mazda RX-8 and Honda S2000. The V-8 Supra may even give the Nissan GT-R a run for its money. Look for the Supra to make its appearance in October of 2007.
