Certified CenterOne of Toyota’s most beloved cars of all time could be making a new debut as a concept car with the help of BMW.
The Supra will be the result of a collaboration with BMW and Toyota and was first announced in 2012. The companies are working together on engines and lithium-ion batteries and a new rear-wheel drive platform.
We’ve previously seen the concept form of the BMW Z4 roadster which debuted at the Pebble Beach Auto Show this summer. BMW is reportedly targeting a sub-3200-lb curb weight for the Z4 which is positive news for the Supra which is said to share the same platform.
Rumors have swirled that the Supra may only be available as a hardtop judging by the spyshots that have been circulating. Based on Nürburgring videos of Supra prototypes, it’s most likely that they’re running on a six-cylinder engine. The model could get a V6 augmented by an electric motor, or perhaps a BMW straight-six.
Additionally, it could get an all-wheel drive hybrid drivetrain. The CEO of Toyota Europe hinted at the the possibility of the Supra getting a hybrid, using technology from Toyota’s LM1-Hybrid race cars. Last year, Autocar reported that the Supra would get some sort of all-wheel drive hybrid drivetrain with a V6 gas engine, but nothing has been confirmed. Top Gear reported in August that both the Z4 and Supra would use a four-cylinder engine and an electrically-driven front axle, but so far, BMW hasn’t announced any such model.
In a reportedly leaked internal BMW document from SupraMkV.com, indications that the Supra will get three engine options are listed: two 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinders and 3.0-liter inline-six. The four-cylinder would likely be BMW’s so-called 20i and 30i engines, found throughout its lineup, while the six is suspected to be the 40i engine. Thankfully, these questions and more will assumingly be answered at the upcoming 2017 Tokyo Motor Show.
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