My guess is still that we'll see something at the Tokyo auto show in Oct. The show only takes place every 2 years so this year's show would be a great way for Toyota to catch some big attention with the next Supra concept.
Would be kinda disappointing if the new Supra doesn't get a full CFRP monocoque. It's clear you can produce and sell a car with full carbon tub for less than $60k now. The Alfa 4C and BMW i3 are examples.
That said, a CF monocoque is also a bit about bragging rights and if the Supra gets a...
I would think that if they've advanced as far as filing patent images, then this car is a done deal and already approved for production.
Real curious how it's going to be priced and specd.
I can't say I'm really shocked. If the rumors are true; than MotorTrend pretty much got it right last year.
1. 2nd concept with different color.
2. Wide body concept for GT6.
3. (Not official) BMW's I6 minus the hybrid part???
I think that'll definitely be true, and the Corvette already doesn't sell in huge numbers.
Here were the last few months' Corvette sales figures for reference.
Jan 2015 - 2,127
Dec 2014 - 3,552
Nov 2014 - 2,378
Oct 2014 - 2,959
Sep 2014 - 2,467
Aug 2014 - 2,679
Yea hopefully we'll be able to tell scale and size from the concept, but i'm hoping for even more details like a discussion of the platform's construction and how good it may be.
I almost forgot about the new M2. than there is the new 7 series as well. last but not least the new Z concept. I think it makes sense with Geneva, Frankfurt, & Detroit.
The engine may not become the legend that the 2JZ has taken on, but really what modern day engine is capable of that anymore? Companies are all about making more universal engines that can be plugged into multiple models of their lineup.
But even if the engine doesn't become that legend, the...
Almost 2 full years from the first pitch to the concept debut. Wish someone could update this timeline to let us know if the production car has been approved and if/when a production concept has started.
My guess is that it gets a turbo 6 cyl. 6 cyl for smaller/lighter packaging and to retain the 6 cyl tradition, and turbo for some proper power. Best of both worlds?
That second prototype really reminds me of the MkIV. Just shows you they can do all kinds of testing with any POS prototype body. It could be possible they were testing the car in an old MkIV body from those spy photos? If so then we have seen a test mule already.
I love the coupe but don't like how it looks in shooting brake form. Car ends up way too backheavy.
AMG GT Black Series confirmed. It will be ridiculous like every other black series.
http://www.evo.co.uk/mercedes/amg-gt/14507/mercedes-confirms-amg-gt-black-series
As far as we know right now t's just a platform that's being developed and engineered together.
If you told me that BMW will be manufacturing the Toyota Supra too then yea I'd agree it might have the reliability of a BMW instead of a Toyota. But until we hear that's the case, I hope Toyota...