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Courtesy of Jalopnik, is this new 2018/2019 Toyota Supra rendering which purports to be the most accurate illustration (they call it "spot on") of the Supra MKV to date, based on information they obtained from an insider source.
The new Toyota Supra. Not since the C7 Chevrolet Corvette has there been a sports car enthusiasts have been more excited to see uncovered. And like the C7 Corvette, we think we can show you before anyone else what itāll look like.
What youāre looking at is, to the best of our knowledge, the most accurate rendition of the new Supra to date. But it wasnāt easy to get.
As with the C7, a source provided Jalopnik with inside information that Toyota certainly would not have wanted us to get. Using that, along with recent spy photos and videos, weāve been able to construct what we believe is a realistic representation of what the car will look like when it goes on sale. (Obviously we took artistic license with a handful of details, like the headlights and wheels, but the rest of it is spot on with what we got.)
Toyota, of course, declined to comment. Itās much more difficult to get confirmation of this kind of thing as automakers post-C7 have been harder to break, and Toyota and its suppliers, in particular, have kept their lips sealed.
So what are we looking at here, exactly? Itās a brawny coupe with traditional sports car proportionsālong hood, low rooflineāthat clearly takes cues from the wildly popular Toyota FT-1 concept that debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in 2014. Itās just toned down for production, as these things usually are. But the scalloped roof, windows, arching rear fenders and almost airplane-like nose cone are clear homages to that design.
(It also reminds me quite a bit of the Toyota FT-HS concept from 2007, which a lot of people also surmised would become the next Supra.)
So thatās what we know. Hereās what we donāt.
The name. Itās been dubbed the new Supra by pretty much everyone, but thereās been no official confirmation from Toyota yet that it will be called that. Theyād be fools not to, though.
The engine. The carās platform is co-developed with BMW, but no one is clear what motor is under that hood. It may be a twin-turbo six, potentially a V6 with some 400 horsepower. It may also get built in Austria. Thatās where the shadow car company Magna-Steyr already produces a few cars for BMW specificallyāwe think this car will also be a Z5 roadster for the Germans. It may also be a hybrid with all-wheel drive too.
The price. Who can say? Letās hope Toyota keeps it relatively affordable. The last twin-turbo Supra got pretty pricey, but it was still a giant-slayer in terms of performance. And that was before the tuners got ahold of it.
When weāll get it. Iām assuming soon! The camouflaged mules running around are no secret at this point. A debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November is possible, but if itās not revealed at a special event somewhere, the Detroit show in January seems more likely to me.
No matter what, this will be the most hotly-anticipated new performance car in a generation. Hereās hoping Toyota can make it move as good as it looks.
http://jalopnik.com/exclusive-heres-the-best-look-yet-at-the-new-toyota-su-1787377881
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