Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept Officially Revealed!

Sunspot · Mar 9, 2018

Yes, just a little longer, thank you so much.

LITTLE LONGER....LITTLE LONGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok sorry lost it again for a second.

Thanks for sharing Guff very cool stuff!

Lexusisf · Mar 9, 2018

Guff said:
Lmaooo, Moto-San posted this on his facebook haha, nothing too secret!

@A70TTR still gets the juicy stuff!

I for one, dont know about his FB page so didnt know where it came from...thanks again..

Supra93 · Mar 9, 2018

LEG1T said:
How can I justify selling a manual NSX for an automatic Supra.

You could just give me the NSX.

A70TTR · Mar 9, 2018

I saw that Moto posted that and was intrigued... something to keep in mind is that Moto is close friends with Tada, so in actuality he likely knows even more than I do lol.

He is in tight with Toyota though as always has been, so he stays tight lipped and rightfully so given his tenure.

Modal170 · Mar 9, 2018

A70TTR said:
I saw that Moto posted that and was intrigued... something to keep in mind is that Moto is close friends with Tada, so in actuality he likely knows even more than I do lol.

He is in tight with Toyota though as always has been, so he stays tight lipped and rightfully so given his tenure.

Who's Moto?

A70TTR · Mar 9, 2018

Moto Miwa, basically the Japanese/American father of the AE86 and FRS/86 by extension.

Friends with Tada, Keiichi Tsuchiya, and many other OG h.achi roku dudes.

zakira · Mar 9, 2018

Okay, I need to tweak that translation a little bit. When asked when will the Supra go on sale, Tada-san said that they already announced (at the reveal) it'll be early 2019. But before that, they will make a prototype available for test driving (by who is not clear), whereby they will use the feedback to make necessary changes.

So, it means we will have something to see sometime this year. We won't have to wait for early 2019 since that is when the car will go on sale. And more importantly, it seems fans still have time to get voices heard. He acknowledged that the Supra fan base is strong especially in the US.

Yes, this video needs it's own dedicated thread.

Actionjackson · Mar 9, 2018

Great stuff Guff!

Found this posted as "rumor" on Motor1

50/50 rear weight balance front/rear
two-seater
Inline-six "tuneable" mill and a few other tid-bits

Australian of The North · Mar 10, 2018

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HKz · Mar 10, 2018

Australian of The North said:
I stand corrected. The racing concept supra will be able to race.
The concept seems so illogical . - Production class racing, where one doesn't have to have production.

Does that mean that if anyone just wants to win the series, they could put all the money into building a race winning track car, (like a supra concept at Geneva), lie/tell everyone its 1/2/5 years away from production, go on to win the race series, and take the prize money & accolades - Then never put the car into production?

BUT - As other cars have shown, that doesn't actually happen. I can only assume these, "Production Class, but production not required" race series, have lost so much importance globally, and the results of so little value, that no manufacturers really don't care about them, and instead use them solely as a way of driving sales. That really is depressing. I hope that GT2 and GT3 isn't at or headed that way.

who cares about the racing results, the fact that cars like the LFA, NSX, MK5 Supra were competitively raced before their production version gets released is only a good thing for us...definitely wouldn't want it the other way around..

MotorFF · Mar 10, 2018

A70TTR said:
the B58 is one point of the car we have decent reason to believe is fairly stout. from what I have seen, it is superior to almost anything else out there atm both as far as ease of tuning and how much power it can make without breaking, especially given the price point.

I think it will end up having a pretty decent reputation overall.

For anybody that ever dealt with the stock RB26 this BMW based engine will be a huge improvement. From what we an see, closed deck, 3L and sorted out oiling haha - this will be unreal. Thinking that the legendary GT-Rs were in the 1550kg range with a 2.6L this Supra will be a legend...if it comes with a manual

PerformanceSound · Mar 10, 2018

MotorFF said:
For aanybody that ever dealt with the stock RB26 this BMW based engine will be a huge improvement. From what we an see, closed deck, 3L and sorted out oiling haha - this will be unreal. Thinking that legendary GT-Rs were in the 1550kg range with a 2.6L this will be a legend...if it comes with a manual

Don’t start bad mouthing the RB26....just....don’t.

MotorFF · Mar 10, 2018

LOL, you clearly then never had a pleasure of dealing with it's legendary oiling performance.

Just to clarify - love the RB..in it's forged, stroked and sorted out form.

PerformanceSound · Mar 10, 2018

MotorFF said:
LOL, you clearly then never had a pleasure of dealing with it's legendary oiling performance.

I have not, but I have dealt with the oil performance of numerous 2JZ motors I’ve had to rebuild for people because they were not up to the task of delivering oil to the main bearings. How about the three S54 turbo motors I’ve rebuilt which all had the same issue of cylinder warping (egg shape). You see, every motor has it’s fair share of “areas of improvement” when they are boosted past their intended use. I can however assure you that both an RB26 and a 2JZ can (currently) outperform any BMW turbo inline six when boosted past it’s intended use by not only HP but durability. Will the B58 be any different in the MKV Supra....let’s hope.

Australian of The North · Mar 10, 2018

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