👣 Official: Toyota Announces Manual Transmission Supra!

[supraboi]

Maybe Toyota is introducing a new trim level for the manual?

Down in Australia the 3.0 comes with the 18 inch wheels and unpainted brakes.

https://www.toyota.com.au/supra/prices?material_code=4S89780A0LB20D05

It also has smaller rear brakes and 10 speakers. Just a thought, but maybe with lower than expected demand for the 2.0 Toyota might phase it out with something like this? I recall several people asking for a base 3.0 with crappy brakes and wheels because they were just going to aftermarket anyways.

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[vb22]

I'm guessing February.

The Daytona 500.

That or any of these other dates.

https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota...merica-expands-motorsports-footprint-to-nhra/

The NHRA season begins on February 20 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. Formula DRIFT will kick off their season in Long Beach, California, on April 2, and the GT4 will take to the track for the IMSA schedule at Daytona International Speedway on January 29 and in SRO competition on February 25 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

 

[2JZ-No-Sh*t]

The big question will be CAN Toyota actually deliver enough manuals to make a difference in sales/perception in the market, with the chip shortage and supply chain issues still plaguing the manufacturers…..that’s the question. I do applaud Toyota for this though, all signs point to them rolling this out this year.

They were only projecting a 30% take rate for the manual. I think sales is at the bottom of their priority list. Let's face it, the only really reason why Toyota brought this project back from the dead was to save face with the new upcoming Z. Agree, the sooner the better imo. Might get a few people to cancel their Z reservation/deposit.

Maybe Toyota is introducing a new trim level for the manual?

Down in Australia the 3.0 comes with the 18 inch wheels and unpainted brakes.

https://www.toyota.com.au/supra/prices?material_code=4S89780A0LB20D05

It also has smaller rear brakes and 10 speakers. Just a thought, but maybe with lower than expected demand for the 2.0 Toyota might phase it out with something like this? I recall several people asking for a base 3.0 with crappy brakes and wheels because they were just going to aftermarket anyways.

From the start I was one of those few.

 

[jtsang25]

They were only projecting a 30% take rate for the manual. I think sales is at the bottom of their priority list. Let's face it, the only really reason why Toyota brought this project back from the dead was to save face with the new upcoming Z. Agree, the sooner the better imo. Might get a few people to cancel their Z reservation/deposit.





From the start I was one of those few.

Honestly think Akio will push for production sooner after getting shade from the Nissan executive at Tokyo Auto Salon. Where they were talking about each other's cars. Toyota basically questioned why Nissan was using the same chassis and Nissan responds saying we have manual.

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

IIRC, this has been the timing of the Supra press releases in the past few years

Yup.

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

Honestly think Akio will push for production sooner after getting shade from the Nissan executive at Tokyo Auto Salon. Where they were talking about each other's cars. Toyota basically questioned why Nissan was using the same chassis and Nissan responds saying we have manual.

To be honest Toyoda-san was giving him a bunch of flack as well. It's just a fun rivalry.

However some Nissan fans on the Z forum however are taking it juuuust a tad more seriously... Some of those members act like you're on SupraForums...

All in all, the jabs are fun, but some people on the internet just lose the point of a joke.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

https://www.motor1.com/news/560428/toyota-supra-manual-gearbox-rumor/

[UPDATE] Contacted by Motor1.com, Toyota USA declined to confirm the report.

 

[2JZ-No-Sh*t]

We use to have one or two guys that attended the dealer meetings and would reported back. I wonder what happened to them?

 

[2JZ-No-Sh*t]

We use to have one or two guys that attended the dealer meetings and would reported back. I wonder what happened to them?

 

[Captain_Kirk]

We use to have one or two guys that attended the dealer meetings and would reported back. I wonder what happened to them?

I think you're talking about @Heywood220. Sadly he hasn't logged in for quite sometime now.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

We use to have one or two guys that attended the dealer meetings and would reported back. I wonder what happened to them?

I think you're talking about @Heywood220. Sadly he hasn't logged in for quite sometime now.

 

[Bryster]

We use to have one or two guys that attended the dealer meetings and would reported back. I wonder what happened to them?

Toyota snuffed them out, can't have anyone finding out

 

[Bryster]

We use to have one or two guys that attended the dealer meetings and would reported back. I wonder what happened to them?

Toyota snuffed them out, can't have anyone finding out

 

[Captain_Kirk]

I'm a little surprised that the fake news hasn't been all over this yet.

Adding onto this, it's funny how TheDrive ran with that anonymous source but how that we have pics and vid not a peep from the auto media.

 

[johnny_10196]

Do you guys remember that BMW insider saying if a manual isn't offered on the Z4 than the Supra wouldn't be getting one either? So if this happens, does that mean the Z4 is getting a stick as well?

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