Nikue Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 5 litre V8 Twin Turbo would be ripe for tuning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 If it does go into production with an engine like that i would dread to see the price tag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim Sum Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Not to mention Fuel consumption. I would love to own a Mkv but with a unknown price tag and if it is base on 5 litre V8 Twin Turbo i be worried not be able to afford one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprab1 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 This has my parts tingling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Just a guideline, when the new LS came out the LS600h was close to 90k on the road! With an engine like that it would be over 100k I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 to be fair it's never going to be aimed at those still driving a Mkiv, just like a Mkiv was silly money back in 1994/5........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 MKIV was £40k in 1993, Ferrari 348 was about £70k. So now Ferrari 458 is £170k you'd imagine a Supra of similar power to be around £100k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikue Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) Not to mention Fuel consumption. I would love to own a Mkv but with a unknown price tag and if it is base on 5 litre V8 Twin Turbo i be worried not be able to afford one. I would think the Mk5 would be priced to compete with the GTR. I can also imagine that initial depreciation will be high which will make it more affordable years down the line. GTRs now can be had for £30k. Another 3 years I say it will be knocking on £20k. And for those that still cant afford it at least ONE day they will be albeit several years down the line. As for fuel consumption there will never be a solution to cheap fast motoring based on a combustion engine. Edited November 22, 2012 by Nikue (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondango Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Lexus IS-F powerplant (2UR-GSE) more than likely as this has been the "performance" engine for future development. Lotus worked with the powerplant for a while, and a healthy 620hp - supercharged So think of the pricing for this model in the AMG range only applied to an IS-F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex2jz Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Hopefully not... Not really a fan of those kind of engines. Rumors are that Toyota and BMW will be developing the new Supra. Also, the new Supra could be based on BMW 6 series. So how about using the 450hp Inline 6 Turbo, yummy, yummy, from the 2014 BMW M3 Now that's more Supra ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Hopefully not... Not really a fan of those kind of engines. Rumors are that Toyota and BMW will be developing the new Supra. Also, the new Supra could be based on BMW 6 series. So how about using the 450hp Inline 6 Turbo, yummy, yummy, from the 2014 BMW M3 Now that's more Supra ! Good shout to be fair. Would love it to retain the turbo inline 6. It's the heart of the supra and should stay that way. Even better, chuck two turbos on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondango Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) Hopefully not... Not really a fan of those kind of engines. Rumors are that Toyota and BMW will be developing the new Supra. Also, the new Supra could be based on BMW 6 series. So how about using the 450hp Inline 6 Turbo, yummy, yummy, from the 2014 BMW M3 Now that's more Supra ! Alex that Partnership is Soley to do with Hybrid technology...the New supra will be a 'pure Gasoline' engined car, It will be a "ground up" car Edited November 24, 2012 by bondango (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Good shout to be fair. Would love it to retain the turbo inline 6. It's the heart of the supra and should stay that way. Even better, chuck two turbos on it Drove my colleagues 335i and that his engine is the 3 litre twin turbo, felt very Supra like! Though saying that we have to remember that the Supra was a modern day GTR back when it was released, it scared the kack out of supercars back then. Nowadays it just sets records across the world and makes the Bugatti Veyron seem like just a beefed up VW Beetle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex2jz Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) Alex that Partnership is Soley to do with Hybrid technology...the New supra will be a 'pure Gasoline' engined car, It will be a "ground up" car According to the latest news I'm reading all over the internet, the new Supra will developed by the combined efforts of Toyota and BMW and might use the current BMW 6 series platform. If all of this is true, the Supe ending up with the 2014 BMW M3 I6 turbo engine too, isn't that far off. Though i would personally prefer Toyota to build a new engine for the Supra themselves, that engine from BMW is a great option and can keep the identity of the Supra alive for sure. Unfortunately, at this time, these are only speculations flowing all over the internet. Edited November 24, 2012 by alex2jz (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex2jz Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondango Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 yep, i know the GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II was hailed as the "new supra" but being mid ship, lectric and 4wd just went against any Gene the supra carried. The gt86/fr-s development at the time was also rumoured to be based on an existing platform, and it was in the end a ground up build. Tetsuya Tada said in a interview quite lately that it takes a 5 year timescale on a ground up design when being asked about the 2 future releases, which personally makes me think it wont be based on any 'existing' design. It just a waiting game i guess, and what ever the outcome..if the DNA is right all will be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boge Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I thought the mkv was rumoured to be a hybrid Lexus LFA engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Lexus IS-F powerplant (2UR-GSE) more than likely as this has been the "performance" engine for future development. Lotus worked with the powerplant for a while, and a healthy 620hp - supercharged It never even ran. The show engine was just a show engine and the engine had already been dropped before the motorshow it was exhibited at. Totally the wrong kind of powerplant for a sportscar, IMHO. Way too big and heavy for its power output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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