Importing and registering a North American Supra in Europe: is it possible?

[LogicalBlizzard]

Hey guys!

I am an EU citizen raised and living in Canada, and I am planning in going back to Europe. However, I want to take my girl with me: a 2023 GR Supra 3.0 MT.

I am a little bit concerned on if it is possible to make her road legal there, since the EU Supras have some differences to their North American counterparts.

I am trying to figure out what will be the challenges. Does anyone know all the differences between both models that can impact registering her? AFAIK, the engine itself (NA B58B30O1 vs EU B58B30M1), headlights (the EU spec need to be glass and have a 7th ice cube light), tail lights (the EU requires amber turning signals and they must the separated from the brake lights) and exhaust system. Some people told me emissions won't be the biggest issue, but rather making the whole car itself compliant to regulations.

Does anyone know what kind of hassles, and, most important, *if* it is possible to have a North American Supra registered and fully road legal in the EU.

I am trying to get as much information as I can before making the decision to move. If anyone, especially if someone has experiences of importing and road-lgealizing cars in the EU, can chime in, I really appreciate!

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[razorlab]

two things

Euro b58's are 2 port only.
Euro B58's have the particulate filter in the exhaust.

 

[XtremeMaC]

After seeing the Cybertruck registrations in EU that were menace to pedestrian safety and were deemed as not allowed, I believe everything is possible if you've got the monies.

Hop on to FB or Tesla forums, chase these people for their experience. Quick Google will tell you the exception rule they're using. This way maybe you don't need to alter.

 

[Kujiwara]

It's country dependent, see the posting from a few weeks ago of someone in europe fixing a crashed NA supra and registering there. I thought about moving to the UK in 2021 with another car of mine and pretty much the only thing to do is orange blinkers, import cars typically already pay higher annual emissions tax, eg. UK R36 is 300gbp, JDM R36 is 590gbp despite being the same car and exhaust system. If it's Germany you're moving to I'd just sell the Supra and buy a M2 there tbh, one of my friends there imported an 2 year old Audi A3 back in 2021 and it was a nightmare to register just due to shear amount of inspections, paperworks and fees that had to be dealt with

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