Supra is Back : Official Japanese press release

Today Toyota released some official information this morning on their Japanese site, and a US commercial , titled “Supra is Back” .

https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/jp/toyota/26144305.html

The new Supra will become the first global model of the sports car series “GR” developed by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. From the first participation in the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race in Germany ^{* 2} in 2007, we have been working on “making better cars” to train people and cars through motor sports. With the efforts so far, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing pours the knowledge and expertise accumulated and it was born as a new car “GR Supra” that customers can enjoy running from the bottom of my heart.

President Akio Toyoda, also a master test driver, “Supra who spent a long time together with driving training at the Nürburgring is like a” special old friend “for himself, at that time, other manufacturers at Nürburgring While running a prototype car before the release, we were able to run only on the old Supra that had already finished production, and I made a very regretful feeling.The Supra has long been waiting for the resurrection of all over the world Not only a lot of fans but also I also kept secretly the desire to “revive the Supra” secretly.The new GR Supra is a car that was born and trained in Nürburgring. I will say with confidence that it has become a car that can be offered. ”

The new Supra is the fifth generation, and it will be the first time in 17 years since production ended in 2002. Since the birth of the first SUPRA ^{* 3} in 1978, it was common for all generations to be a FR car with an in-line 6 cylinder engine, and even a new model inherited these two. In addition, this time, we stuck to the three basic elements of “wheel base” “tread” “high center of gravity” realized handling performance suitable for pure sports cars.

Chief engineer Toshiya Tada who was in charge of development said, “I pursued a pure sports car that was extremely pleasant to run, rather than pursuing only numerical values ​​such as horsepower and circuit lap times, how the driver is united with the vehicle I emphasize the emotional performance of being able to feel the pleasure of driving. “