BMW M engine in Range Rover, S58 in the Supra

[swrdply400mrelay]

Does this mean there may be credibility to rumors of a GRMN Supra?


https://carbuzz.com/features/why-th...mw-m-engine-is-good-news-for-the-toyota-supra

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[BMWAF]

Maybe in a future model year. And likely Japan only.

But ask yourself.. why would the race spec GT car continue to run a B58 while the street variant gets an S58?

Just doesn't make any sense.

 

[spectre]

That article reads like wishful thinking from a blogger, not any journalist with inside info

 

[XtremeMaC]

That article reads like wishful thinking from a blogger, not any journalist with inside info

Well it's Carbuzz..

 

[Davidr3]

Feels like it would kill sales of all m car coupes. Any logical person takes a Supra over an m2 and m4 if engine is the same

 

[XtremeMaC]

Feels like it would kill sales of all m car coupes. Any logical person takes a Supra over an m2 and m4 if engine is the same

That's a stretch. Many BMW fanbois and "what, I'm not getting a Toyota, eww" people out there.. And 4wd and 4dr and coupe and package/trims......
F8x sales >110K
G8x sales >163K...

But I do get your point. The G8x is heavy. So, a potential S58 on 3500lbs Supra would truly be a quick car, M2/3/4 killer. Thus it probably won't happen lol. It might but then be extremely limited....

 

[Davidr3]

That's a stretch. Many BMW fanbois and "what, I'm not getting a Toyota, eww" people out there.. And 4wd and 4dr and coupe and package/trims......
F8x sales >110K
G8x sales >163K...

bro more then half of us are bmw people not Toyota people. Not a stretch by any means, sales would definitely take a hit. Everyone knows who’s the top dog for b58s, would be the same with the s58 if it came in the Supra

 

[B58_ hwAyaq]

Feels like it would kill sales of all m car coupes. Any logical person takes a Supra over an m2 and m4 if engine is the same

Some people would want back seats, x drive, idrive 8, a hud with a tach, BMW techs, bmw lease rates, etc.

I would love to see the s58 in the Supra, FWIW.

 

[Davidr3]

Some people would want back seats, x drive, idrive 8, a hud with a tach, BMW techs, bmw lease rates, etc.

I would love to see the s58 in the Supra, FWIW.

yeah not saying nobody is gonna buy one. Just saying market would for sure take a hit for them IMO.

 

[XtremeMaC]

Some people would want back seats, x drive, idrive 8, a hud with a tach, BMW techs, bmw lease rates, etc.

I would love to see the s58 in the Supra, FWIW.

Bmw lease rates are crap.

 

[D3ad_Hand]

S58 on a supra chassis would be amazing. But if you give it a second to think about it, it's not a good move for bmw. The supra is already car that punches above it's weight. It's the underdog. The b58 is an amazing platform and no one expects this much power out of it. However, just purely considering power to weight ratios the supra would be superior to M3 M4 M2. XDrive ofc will be a pain in the ass for the supra. However, I still believe supra is going to be superior. The Supra yes is amazing and how is it's own thing, but for lack of a better word it's a discounted bmw. Why would you ever want to buy an M3 M4 or M2, when you can get the same power on a cheaper car. Even right now with b58 the supra is contending with said M2. It would be cheaper lighter and much faster.

P.S I'm a part of a supra group in the U.A.E we got someone in our group who works at the dealer ship. I asked him about the GRMN he said it was rumors. But he could also be lying about it because you know contracts and shit. Same thing happened when I asked him about the GT3 concept, but this time he said he can't talk about it lol.

 

[Bryster]

I hope Toyota gets their hands on the S58 so they could make it sound better

 

[Joebednar4]

Tata has already made the deal with BMW to source the engines for their upcoming Rover/Jag lines. I run a high end Euro import shop, and the Tata engines are complete shit. They've done nothing but deal with warranty issues since they came out. No idea on the S58 in the Supra, but doesn't seem likely for a small seller like the Supra.

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