Toyota Teases GR Line Up: Supra MK6, Celica MK8, MR2 MK4, 86 MK3 and GR GT

[KahnBB6]

Because that is what it cost in Europe (100k in Japan)? I see now that the US got a dialed down version at a much lower cost.

This is what confused me when I'd seen that the U.S. "Final Edition" had almost nothing significantly different about it mechanically other than some extremely minor suspension tweaks.

Japan *is* getting the version with just a bit more horsepower so I guess they'll price it ridiculously high compared to the rest of the trim levels there.

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[trev_rs]

They will end up releasing a GR Prius with an aero kit.

 

[puzzled]

Not sure why they need so much power in Japan. They're just going to fall off the island going so fast.

 

[Bryster]

Not sure why they need so much power in Japan. They're just going to fall off the island going so fast.

gonna sound like the Goomba stomp

 

[jmikes]

They will end up releasing a GR Prius with an aero kit.

Somehow that would still not be as bad as Nissan making a NISMO Juke.

 

[J29DB03]

Somehow that would still not be as bad as Nissan making a NISMO Juke.

Or a NISMO Z…

 

[Matador]

They will end up releasing a GR Prius with an aero kit.

TBH i wouldn't mind seeing the current gen prius kitted up and with a WEC hypercar inspired, plug-in hybrid drivetrain. That would slap. Hard.

AWD, electro turbocharged 400ish hp? Yes please.

 

[KahnBB6]

TBH i wouldn't mind seeing the current gen prius kitted up and with a WEC hypercar inspired, plug-in hybrid drivetrain. That would slap. Hard.

AWD, electro turbocharged 400ish hp? Yes please.

As long as it's a VERY different driving animal compared to a regular Prius, I agree. They should sell such a variant to the public.

However not at the expense of any of the already known upcoming GR models which *may* include a next gen GR86 as a small sport sedan. Further, I *wish* a new midsize Mark II / Mark X / Chaser performance sedan would show up in the GR line as well.... this time with North American sales in mind.

In other words just because the Prius has four doors it shouldn't be the only four door (or five door) GR model in the range.

I'd like to see ALL of the above being available ideally.

 

[Bryster]

Would a MK6 interior be better or WORSE than a MK5?

 

[J29DB03]

Would a MK6 interior be better or WORSE than a MK5?

Worse. Without a doubt.

 

[Zboy]

https://www.motortrend.com/news/eighth-generation-toyota-celica-development-continues

New, 8th-Gen Toyota Celica In Development, and It Might Get an Engine

The coupe's development continues, but Toyota wants you to know the internet renderings to date are not accurate.

“Bottom line is we are working on a product that could theoretically go by the Celica name If we can figure out how to pull it off and it gets approved,” says Toyota senior vice president of Product Planning and Strategy for Toyota North America Cooper Ericksen. But all the AI renderings to date are wrong and fake, he added in an interview with MotorTrend.

What is not fake is that development continues on a would-be Celica. Prototypes and ideas have been shown to dealers. Mules are running around testing powertrains. Last November an executive in Japan, at a fan event at Rally Japan, told the crowd Toyota was making the Celica. But the North American executives have not been told that officially. And it is possible that a new Celica has been approved for sale in Japan first.

Celica Name Has Cache
“We’ll see if it gets finally approved,” said David Christ, general manager of the Toyota Division for TMNA. “Obviously the brand name has a lot of good history in the U.S. We’d love to have more offerings that are fun to drive.”

“People are talking about it,” Ericksen says. “It’s a pretty advanced development.” Toyota has development prototypes running around, testing future powertrains for GR products and yes, there is a running mule for a future Celica.

Asked if the Celica would have some degree of electrification—after all, Honda's revived Prelude coupe, a natural competitor for a new Celica, is a hybrid—the product planner said Toyota has unique powertrains for many different purposes. “Akio [Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp.] has said when it comes to specialized GR performance products, it is very difficult to replicate that emotional driving feel out on track with something other than traditional ICE (internal combustion engine). So, while there could be a motor in a future Celica, “I’m not closing the door to a vehicle that is ultra lightweight, that has a super advanced system but is still a traditional ICE. It could be something that does not have an electric drive.”

Ericksen does not know when we will see the Celica, in part because it is a global product and is not being developed in North America. “It’s a big wait and see. I’m just hopeful that we can get something.” So are we. It'd be yet another push in a sporty new direction for Toyota, which has been steadily upping the dynamic game of its mainstream Camry sedan while bringing out hot stuff like the turbocharged, all-wheel-drive GR Corolla hatchback, keeping the GR86 sports car alive, and hinting that there will be a next-generation Supra.

 

[gymratter]

hopefully we get a leak from someone that attended the meeting like with the Camry a couple of yrs back

 

[C-Pike]

hopefully we get a leak from someone that attended the meeting like with the Camry a couple of yrs back

Wishful thinking but Im sure Toyota has up their security and procedures since 2011

https://www.carscoops.com/2011/07/2012-toyota-camry-revealed-in/

 

[Loco38SUP]

https://www.motortrend.com/news/eighth-generation-toyota-celica-development-continues

New, 8th-Gen Toyota Celica In Development, and It Might Get an Engine

,and hinting that there will be a next-generation Supra.

Internet Bros: “ but I thought the Mark VI Supra was releasing in 2027?”

They haven’t completed the Celica yet and people are already saying the next gen Supra is coming soon.

People will be lucky if they see a new Supra by 2030.

-RJM

 

[jmikes]

People will be lucky if they see a new Supra by 2030.

We'll get a new Supra in 2035.

All electric, 5,200 pounds, lower power/weight ratio than a Tesla Model 3 Performance, with a Toyota quality interior, and industry-standard "modify anything and the computer forces the car into service mode and demands you get it to a dealer immediately". $129,000 plus taxes and dealer fees, please.

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