It's Looking Even More Likely The Supra Name Will Return At Toyota

Toyota's Global Chief Engineer sounds mighty keen to revive the Supra name for the company's new sports car
It's Looking Even More Likely The Supra Name Will Return At Toyota

While we know Toyota is developing a new sports car in conjunction with BMW, the details surrounding the end products are still a mystery. While the endless rumours have given us some idea, we don’t know what will power the pair, and the names of the machines are a long way off being confirmed. However, we’ve just had another strong indication that Toyota’s end of the deal will indeed be called Supra.

This is something that’s been anticipated for a while now, and the rumours were given a decent amount of credence after it was revealed Toyota had trademarked the name in Europe. Now though, Toyota’s Global Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada has been quoted by Car Advice as saying: “I love the Supra and I love the name Supra…It’s historically important to Toyota. We’re pushing for the name Supra for the new car we are developing with BMW.” He has made similar statements before, but the fact Tada-san is sticking to the Supra rhetoric can only be a good sign.

Speaking about the Japanese firm’s partnership with BMW, he said that it is “going well, very smooth,” and that the team behind the car is testing all around the world, “not just Fuji or Nurburgring.”

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Comments

Nissan 420sx

Conjunction with Bmw?
Rwd for the new Supra confirmed (hopefully)

08/04/2016 - 08:44 |
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Anonymous

A message for Toyota:

08/04/2016 - 08:51 |
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The S2K Guy

It’s going to be a ToyMW SuM4

08/04/2016 - 09:12 |
0 | 9
Anonymous

at this angle, it looks like a corvette TBH

08/04/2016 - 10:29 |
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Marc601

Am i the only one here who thinks that this concept looks absolutely terrible?

I like the idea of the car, but the car loos like a turd on these pictures.

08/04/2016 - 10:38 |
1 | 1
Anonymous

Please don’t do a nissan and slap the supra name on an SUV…

08/04/2016 - 10:41 |
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Skag

RWD turbo petrol plus electric motors? 🤔

08/04/2016 - 10:48 |
0 | 0
It's Looking Even More Likely The Supra Name Will Return At Toyota
Brock Fanning

This car looks like a proboscis monkey. The only thing saving it for me will be a jz engine and some mad handling

08/04/2016 - 11:14 |
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Anonymous

If they pull this off as well as the GT86 (except that the 86 needs more torque), then it will be a great seller

08/04/2016 - 11:32 |
3 | 0
Anonymous
08/04/2016 - 11:53 |
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