AlexJames Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/88119/new-2018-toyota-supra-caught-testing-on-track?_mout=1&utm_campaign=autoexpress_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&tpid=446150166336 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-tt Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I wonder if they'll bring out a new soarer aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_GT Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Why does it look almost identical to the GT86? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Why does it look almost identical to the GT86? Because it's not a Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I still think this is a load of rubbish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Why does it look almost identical to the GT86? Thought exactly the same..... waiting for a generic 2l engine, with no turbos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 New BMW Z5 caught testing on track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 New BMW Z5 caught testing on track The newest images clearly show it has a lightly camouflaged but clearly visible Toyota logo on the steering wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJames Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 I'm surprised they are keeping with a straight 6 though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_bandido Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I'm surprised they are keeping with a straight 6 though! Only the BMW is getting a straight six isn't it? The options I've seen so far for the Toyota offering are a V6, twin turbo v6, i4 and turbo i4 in addition to a potential hybrid v6 option. I'd anticipate the hybrid being quickest in a straight line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJames Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Possibly, I may have read the article wrong, ill re-check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Only the BMW is getting a straight six isn't it? The options I've seen so far for the Toyota offering are a V6, twin turbo v6, i4 and turbo i4 in addition to a potential hybrid v6 option. I'd anticipate the hybrid being quickest in a straight line. Personally I think we'll see a combination of 4 and 6 cylinder models, the 6 will be based on the BMW straight 6, the 4 based on a Toyota unit (BMW have already done this before with the mini). Very unlikely, given the use of BMW electronics and interior that it will have been developed to take a Toyota v6, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 So you guys actually think this is a MK V rather than some sort of new Celica/GT86/MR2 concoction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJames Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Only the BMW is getting a straight six isn't it? The options I've seen so far for the Toyota offering are a V6, twin turbo v6, i4 and turbo i4 in addition to a potential hybrid v6 option. I'd anticipate the hybrid being quickest in a straight line. A clip from the article. "Rumours suggest the new Supra will come fitted with a straight-six engine from BMW's powertrain stable, forgoing the four-cylinder engines of lesser Z4s. Whatever the engine the Supra's ace card should come in the form of hybrid-electric tech to boost performance. " My Opinion: If Toyota call it a Supra, logically what ever your bias, it is a MkV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Hardly a supra with a bm engine, 5 series interior, bm hybrid tech? Hopefully doesn't get the supra badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_bandido Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I think this is all bollocks, the last article said v6 twin turbo. I guess we won't know until the car is at the showrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Very unlikely, given the use of BMW electronics and interior that it will have been developed to take a Toyota v6, IMO. Agree with this but stranger things have happened. Also, Toyota have just launched a new flagship TT V6 which is designed to replace the big NA V8 in the premium models. Not sure it would package well in a car designed for an I6, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Hardly a supra with a bm engine, 5 series interior, bm hybrid tech? Hopefully doesn't get the supra badge. Aston Martins will use AMG engines soon, Pagani already does. Bentley uses VW bits, and Rolls Royce used BMW. Gone are the days when car manufacturers can afford to develop these models alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreaseMonkey Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Platform and Drivetrain sharing (or just swapping a badge over in Toyota's case) is nothing new, with rebadging other manufacturers cars as their own, recent example/s: Aygo & Proace (Peugeot Citroen), GT86 (Subaru). Their latest Family car (Avensis. Verso, Auris) Diesel Engines are BMW. Also Toyota Exchanging Hybrid Tech with BMW for their Hydrogen Tech. It seems to be becoming more common with Toyota's vehicle range now (as with many other manufacturers). Which for me kind of takes the shine off the brand knowing it's other manufacturers (who's quality of vehicle/s I'm not too keen on tbh) potentially unreliable poor quality tech instead of Toyota's own predictably good quality & reliable tech, which is why I've always purchased earlier Toyota's on that basis, that I know what I'm paying for and that it'll last with no ridiculous achilles heel faults, as it were. Considering how compitant as a company for producing some brilliant & reliable cars it seems odd, imo. The economics & politics involved must be that tight they feel the need or require to resort to this method of vehicle development in order to sustain the brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 What you just said spot on. If you buy a Toyota you want a Toyota. On the plus side a Citroen C1 or Peugeot 107 ? is a Toyota for example, which is definitely a positive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJames Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Toyota Supra to use Gazoo Racing badge http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/88119/toyota-supra-to-use-gazoo-racing-badge?_mout=1&utm_campaign=autoexpress_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I still can't get in the heads of the people who thought Gazoo was a good name? If the american model's TRD badge fits the same gap somebody is going to make a killing selling those to the UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Just make the concept car and bring back manufacturing of the infamous 2jz. Its so iconic it would make a killing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Still not a Supra. I really wish tabloid crap press will stop calling it a Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR24 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I like how they say in “our exclusive images”. The only reason they're exclusive is because they’re total rubbish and they made them Everything they’re saying is pure speculation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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