this all sounds like BS to me. The MK5 Supra, Toyota has said from the start, will have a 6 year life cycle. That means itâll live from the 2020 model year to 2025. After that, Toyota has also publicly said, the 6th gen Supra will be electric. No reason for them to develop a whole new online 6 engine on their own. Iâve spoken with multiple dealers and Toyota folks whoâve confirmed all this to me as well.
Toyota has said alot of things and has surprised many of us in the process. As cool as an all electric Supra sounds, Toyotaâs heavy investment in hybrid and hydrogen technology says otherwise. Lookup why Toyota sold all their Tesla shares and doesnât truly believe in an all-EV future for cars regarding carbon neutrality. The Japanese giant has the top engineers in; mechanical, electrical, chemical, and dynamics in the industry. They know what their talking about. Yes, they lack in some design and marketing, but they arenât where they are right now because of rolling dice. Porsche is also in the same mindset and many more will eventually catch on. Would I love to see an all-electric Supra with 1000hp/tq from the factoryâŠ.hell yeah! Is it realistic for a low-volume sports car? Iâm not so sure. I think hybrid/gas or hydrogen maybe the Supraâs future.
I know what you mean, many executives from Toyota have long been vocal about the unrealistic viability of an all electric future for vehicles. However, I think due to government pressure and subsidies, they have began to accept they can only fight the pressure for so long before they have to give into politics to stay in business. I think many of Toyota's future EV vehicles are not because they wanted to, but because they have to.
The GuardianâŠlol.
not a one off, I ave had the same issues twice with both Supras
This seems to be the case, plus Toyota making a big bet on leapfrog technologies (solid state batteries and a hydrogen refueling infrastructure being widely available) that are not going to serve in the short term but rather over the long term.
If it makes you feel better, here's Toyota's own page: https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/toyota/36254760.html
I wasnât denying the article, lol. Itâs just that in general the Guardian isnât the most reliable source of anything. Yes, they are adding a few EVâs to stay âcompliantâ with âchangingâ politics. However, Toyota has said over and over they donât agree that an all-EV is the right direction.
The Guardian has been known to be quite reliable and long established but weâre getting off topic.
Sorry bro, The Guardian is a left leg of CNNâŠbut thatâs neither here nor there. Long term, and the advances of extracting Hydrogen from various new sources will be a better solution. Hyundai is now investing billions in Hydrogen Wave as well. Wait for it, after gasoline hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells will be choice.
"Sorry bro"? I'm very confused that we're on a thread about the future of the Toyota Supra and you're going on about news organizations that you don't like. That's irrelevant and personally I'm only interested in discussing the future of the Supra, their other GR models, future GR models and Toyota's overall future as they evolve their technology and vehicle designs to meet industry and global challenges. I don't care where the car industry news comes from or who is publishing the articles.
