What will the FT-1 be called? Supra trademark revived by Toyota!

Should Toyota used the Supra nameplate in any form?

  • Yes

    Votes: 14 48.3%
  • No

    Votes: 2 6.9%
  • Maybe, it would depend on other factors

    Votes: 13 44.8%

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Levi

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Same for the GT-R? Shame if true. They would be missing out on sports car legends.
Yes, as far as I know, these cars were not sold in Europe (LHD), but there only in UK as RHD. Honda NSX and Mitsubishi 3000GT are also a rarity. Ironically I saw more Subaru SVX than Skyline GT-R, Supra, NSX and 3000GT.

The GT-R R35 is on sale in Europe, but only few enthusiast buy them.
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What do these trademark filings really mean? They don't seem to have any relation to when we can actually expect a production vehicle.

A filing in the US in early 2014 then dead silence for over 2 years, not even a concept. Then they file in Europe. Seems so random.
 

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These trademarks are owned for several years once approved. I think 10+ Yrs. Just means no other company can use this name. Doesn't mean Toyota will use it for the next car but I'm sure it's one of the names being considered. Realistically production cars showing up at dealers won't happen until after Spring 2018 at the earliest. We still have a while.

The Lexus LC500 will be in dealers after Spring 2017 and the production version was shown in January of this year. We're still waiting for an official concept for this car :dunno:
 

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Toyota’s upcoming sports car is widely anticipated to revive the Supra nameplate, and while not locked in, the company’s chief engineer says he – and his colleagues – like to see that happen.

Speaking with CarAdvice at the international media drive for the facelifted Toyota 86 range, Tetsuya Tada, the company’s global chief engineer, said he wants the upcoming sports car – co-developed with BMW – to be named Supra.

“I love the Supra and I love the name Supra,” Tada-san said.


“It’s historically important to Toyota. We’re pushing for the name Supra for the new car we are [jointly] developing with BMW.”

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Above: Tetsuya Tada

Speaking on the Japanese giant’s collaboration with the Bavarian luxury marque, Tada-san said the partnership between the two companies has gone well so far, while extensive testing and development of the new vehicles has been conducted all around the world.

“I’d say the partnership is going well, very smooth,” he said. “We’re testing all over the world too, not just Fuji or Nurburgring, but all [around] the world.”

This isn’t the first time Tada-san has voiced his wishes for the Supra name to be revived. In May he made similar comments at Australia’s Festival of 86 event while also revealing his own wishes to have a modern successor to the Celica GT-Four which was hugely successful in the World Rally Championship (WRC) during the 1990s.

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Despite their common origins, the BMW ‘Z5’ and Toyota Supra are set to have very different personalities, with the German car to have a more upmarket grand-tourer flavour while Japan’s entrant will be a more sports-focused offering, pitched as a performance flagship.

While Toyota’s car will sit above the 86 and be a successor to the original Supra (whether it wears the iconic name or not), BMW’s model is expected to replace the ageing Z4 sports car.

Tada-san agreed the two cars need to maintain their own identities, further supporting the claims the Z5 and Supra will share little more than their platforms and development process.

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Above: The last Supra ended production in 2002

No prototypes of the Supra have been spotted testing yet, however, mules for the Z4 replacement – or ‘Z5’ – were snapped during cold weather testing earlier this year.

Reports a fortnight ago indicated the reborn Supra is scheduled for a 2018 launch, shortly after BMW’s sports car is released sometime in 2017.

The last Toyota Supra rolled off the production line in 2002, meaning a 2018 release would mark 16 years since the previous model was built.
http://www.caradvice.com.au/467228/...pra-name-the-favourite-for-coming-sports-car/
 

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I see a lot of Internet fanboys getting mad over this. Lol
 

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Despite their common origins, the BMW ‘Z5’ and Toyota Supra are set to have very different personalities, with the German car to have a more upmarket grand-tourer flavour while Japan’s entrant will be a more sports-focused offering, pitched as a performance flagship.

Tada-san agreed the two cars need to maintain their own identities, further supporting the claims the Z5 and Supra will share little more than their platforms and development process.
I like these statements very much!

Oh and I just don't see Toyota NOT calling it the Supra. Wish they'd tease us with more than just the name though. When are they gonna start playing with spy photographers and driving some mules around?!
 

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Look at that black Supra in the article. Thing is still a stunner today! Please don't disappoint us with the MKV Supra styling Toyota :bow:
 

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^ I'm all in for a Supra revival. My only issue with the car being named Supra is if it has a BMW engine in it and if the car does not live up to it's name.

If a BMW sourced engine is in it - please still make the car but use a new name. Just my opinion.
 

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There are actually people who dont want a Supra remake? Wtf? Do they not like cars?
:lol: It totally makes sense to use a previous name with some cachet rather than some made up new name. It's what they should have done with the FR-S for example. Should have called it an 86 in North America from the beginning.

^ I'm all in for a Supra revival. My only issue with the car being named Supra is if it has a BMW engine in it and if the car does not live up to it's name.

If a BMW sourced engine is in it - please still make the car but use a new name. Just my opinion.
I think a lot of enthusiasts would agree with this. Regardless if the MKV Supra is praised or criticized, I'd rather it be on Toyota engineer's merits rather than because it has a BMW engine.
 

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^ I'm all in for a Supra revival. My only issue with the car being named Supra is if it has a BMW engine in it and if the car does not live up to it's name.

If a BMW sourced engine is in it - please still make the car but use a new name. Just my opinion.
I hear you but the reality is all sports cars are going this way and the low volume ones will continue to be more and more bastardized. You have companies like GM and Ford co developing transmissions and pretty soon the only way to make any money from them will be to build a sports car together. I don't like the idea of a BMW engine in a Supra either but I still rather it gets the name. I'd be a lot less likely to buy it otherwise but that's just me.
 

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I hear you but the reality is all sports cars are going this way and the low volume ones will continue to be more and more bastardized. You have companies like GM and Ford co developing transmissions and pretty soon the only way to make any money from them will be to build a sports car together. I don't like the idea of a BMW engine in a Supra either but I still rather it gets the name. I'd be a lot less likely to buy it otherwise but that's just me.
I think if GM and Ford ever nixed the Camaro and Mustang to create one shared sports car, you'd see the respective fans of each car burning down the car's production plant :)

I'm of the opposite opinion. If it gets BMW engine and other mechanical parts then I'd rather they just name it something else altogether because then it has very little link to the past Supras. They can start clean slate with a new name and still sell the car successfully without being mocked at from putting out a "Supra" in name only.
 

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Even if it gets a Toyota engine it will be built by an Austrian company from what we have read. It's a bit of a slippery slope. On one hand the Supra's engine is what has and will define the car but at what point does it stop being a Toyota-built sports car when the rest of it is being outsourced.
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