2008 Toyota Supra Concept
Ever since Toyota discontinued production of the Supra in 1998 (2002 in Japan,) they’ve been lacking a real sports car. I don’t count the MR2 Spyder, and the Celica was a pseudo-sports car anyway. The past couple years have brought along a lot of rumors regarding a new Supra, but nothing so far has been confirmed. AutoExpress got some more information and concept pictures regarding the next Supra.
Based off of the Lexus LF-A concept shown a few years ago (although the 2008 Toyota Supra site thinks it will look very different,) it is rumored to use the Lexus GS450h’s 341bhp 3.5-liter V6 hybrid powertrain instead of the LF-A’s 500bhp 4.8-litre V10. The 3.5-liter V6 should be powering the rear wheels by way of a seven-speed sequential auto transmission. Read on…
The Supra Concept is said to have the amazing ability to sprint from 0 to 60 in less than 5 seconds, hit a top speed in excess of 170 mph, and still get around 30 mpg. The concept should debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2007 and go on sale the following October. Hopefully we will get the chance to see it at the Chicago Auto Show in February as well. If it’s there, rest assured I will have pictures and information for you right here.
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im srry zeteq but there is nothing similar to the supra and the prelude….im not sure wat uv been snorting or if u just need glasses but that was a very retard thing u said….and wat makes BMWs so original i havnt seen any major body changes in the last 5 years…..and to the afgan guy u dont want the auto/manuals, yea they are fun to mess around with but when the mess up then its way more expensive to fix and they go bad faster than even automatic tranies
That Supra is the best car i have seen in my life. I wish that when i am 21 i get one if they come out
ok i admit it looks good, but why the hybrid? supra and hybrid DO NOT MIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! make it just not a hybrid!!!!!!!!!!!
i just wanna start by saying this body style is crap. And i want a supra with a inline 6, not a crap v6 hybrid crap. maybe the make a MKV. i dont know, all i know is that the old supra engines you could over rev all day and never do any damage, i mean they were almost indestructable. but to anyone who thinks hybrid will be cool is stupid, supra is a race car its meant to be messed with and tweaked you cant tweak as much with a hybrid. the only thing that would make this car good is if they substituted the TT for only big turbo more hp.
all you real smart guys pay attention and stop using your heads as hatracks and platform to grow hair on. there are no hybrid dragsters, supra owners want to be faster than vipers, mustangs, vettes, feraris, lambos, porsches,audis, and fighter jets,we dont want hybrids, unless it can run like those little electric cars you have at the malls today,so uless toyota has an all wheel drive 4 motor electric car with a high ouput inverter generator built in they can make the 2jz a 4 liter a5liter or a 6liter, or the 5vz-fse a twin turbo or take the 5.7 liter out of the tundra and force any one of those type engines i the 1997 supra just bring the car back and we supra owners will be happy to pick up more parts to add to them to make them go faster still ; By the way do not shame the supra by calling that white reworked celica a SUPRA call it a celica.
this one is for toyota gm ; do you know that porshe is making a car called the cayman, and they are selling ruff engines, hint, so cayman owners can surprise the ruff owners, what do you plan to do?
If toyota was a man and had 3 kids they would be called hino,lexus and scion but their father,toyota, would keep them in line. nissan 350z,infinity g35,and now the nissan altima, nissan copied your supra engine and ran it in reverse,copy nissan and bring 3 supra look alikes to market :Make one a2800 lb four cyl scion ,and the other two lexus and toyota rivals so that we have someone to race because the supras have dusted everything else they call sports cars offffffffffffffffffff come on with ti.
toyota should build a new supra. they don’t because, they are, well, dumb. like ford. unlike gm. see i’m not biased.
if toyota makes that ,they should make something else and I even have a name for it ,supra -SCD (super car devastator)
put an RVX-05,06,07 in the 97 body style and make everybody very very happy
the old ones are better more detail and better design over all
id rather fuckin drive the 93 supra it looks way better and hybird come on what the fuck was toyota thinking the should twin turbo charge that shiet
It’s just plain ugly. I am sure many things will change before production…. Well, I hope at least. If not I’m buying a Z.
people; it’s called progression. i’m sure that the designers in the glorious Toyotaland are well aware of the drifters want to fiddle and tune an engine for Fuck Right Off power, thet are not stupid people and are well aware of their comsumer basis; that’s why cars have options!! The Aero styling of the bodywork also has key informing factors too…wind tunnels people. if you still want curves.. buy the mk and let those who don’t run around looking to the past get the updates. oh, and what is with no one having a clue how to spell??
it’s a nice concept, but leave the hybrid
great car and very slick but hybrid and supra dont go together.
but then again 97 was way better than these
ok guys. if you want the curves, and non-hybrid engine of the MKIV supra, buy an MKIV supra. it’s simple. toyota has new ideas and wants to keep the world clean and give you a car with great performance. plus it is not going to have the supra badge. so if you like the old supra buy one and stop complaing about how this one is not exactly like it in everyway.
Ok, this car is faster than a stock 1990’s model supra, and it gets 30 mpg. Wheres the downside again. I swear some people just like to bith about something all the time. If you don’t like the looks that a matter of opinion. complaining about the hybrid however just seems stupid to me.
I agree Patrick, I guess it’s just the idea of a Prius that turns people off when thinking about a hybrid sports car.
I’m just going to say, the Supra MKIV is my all time favorite car and I find it hard to believe that will ever change. I have two of them. Toyota does need to come out with a real sports car to compete with Nissan’s 350Z and Infinity G35. I’d mention Honda (the 3rd leading Jap car company), but what the hell do they have? The S2000 with a 4-banger? I’d only own one with a 2JZ. Honda could probably do a new sports car too. And WTF is the new Skyline? I’m mean… It’s nice but I can’t imagine Skyline enthusiasts being too happy about its release. Anyways… Toyota needs a new sports car. It probably would be better to give it a new name because they have a lot to live up to with the name Supra. If they can rep it well though, I say go for it! Hybrid isn’t such a bad idea but they should make one that’s not hybrid also; and possibly turbo.
Chris From Las Vegas… Sorry to call you out but you seem like a pretty inteligent guy and there hasn’t really been any inteligent arguments against your automatics are better bias. Being from Las Vegas, you’ve probably seen a lot of Supras at the Supras Invade Las Vegas event every year. What’s the ratio of manual vs. automatic Supras you see at that event? Yes, new technology has made semi-automatic transmissions quite effective but Supras don’t have that. A fully automatic transmission is not better than a well driven manual transmission. From the marketing outlook, people typically buy their sports cars manual or with the technology for shifting control. Notice that manual Supras are sold for sigificantly more money than automatics. The amount of control is much better for racing. What I’m saying is that I don’t agree with you and I think your bias is ignorant. Don’t get me wrong. I always respect a fellow Supra owner and tiptronic technology is great and innovative, and I think it’s the way of the future, but straight up automatic has nothing on a well driven manual. And I am an 18 year old…
Well put SupraMaster.. but the Hybrid isn’t that bad in a Supra, I mean yah you might think it doesn’t go together, but have you ever seen a Hybrid Supra? NO….so why not give it a chance, common now. Just because you people think Supra and Hybrid “doesn’t mix” doesn’t mean your opinion is right and thats how things go. the MK5 is gonna be siiiick.. I like the shape of the body, different and unique, but it’s a well thought design.. All in all, i’m likin’ what they are putting in front of me right now, I guess we’ll see what happens when the time comes
and 2008SupraBaby……i’ll be up to that challange if I ever cross paths with you, I will own you anyday, anytime, anywhere..My ‘92 Nissan 300zx Twin Turbo will out-do this hybrid when you get it….which I doubt you ever will, so don’t talk until you know you can back it up, which I know you can’t.
cant belive what im reading!!!! hybrids are for soccer moms
completly killed the supra
they are not going to put a turbo on it. thats wrong in my book if you think supra you think of the whinning turbo sound. if you take away the turbos you take away some of the supras personality. it would be way better with a turbo at least offered. i know a normally asperated engine has its advattages mainly no turbo lag but this is 2008 surely toyota can design a turbo with little to no lag. we have come a long way since 1998 the last time toyota made supras. shame on you toyota.
3.0 liter turbo 320 horsepower??????????
i wonder if they are finally going to give the car some handling capability
I Love toyota
gotta love the supra but this one you mine as well make it a hover car…. to futurish… not practical
Supras are well known for their attractive body kits, this just doesn’t fit the Supra chic. Its a very ‘angry’ look compared to the much more sporty look of the previous supra. The designers definitely need to go back to the drawing board a redefine its image.
NEEDS TO GO FASTER LIKE 220 AND 0 TO 60 IN 3 TO 4 SEC
Funny how everyone is arguing over a car that hasn’t come out as yet. Wait for it to come out, get hard evidence, THEN argue to hearts content. These arguements would be even funnier if toyota cancelled the whole project. THEN we’ll see which one is better, hybrid , turbo or a car to drive at all?
Another thing. Auotmatic or manual? Why argue. Tiptronic was born out of the neccessisty to take the advantage’s of BOTH and NEGATE the disadvantges of BOTH. That’s why they are used in the latest and greatest beacuse they offer the best of BOTH world’s. But for a SUPRA you only get 2 choices. Auto or Manual. So how about keeping the debate between the two.
if you wana see the new supra in action look this site up
http://videos.streetfire.net/v.....148204.htm
Looks a lot like the Lexus LF-A (on the video) – I wonder how closely they’ll be based.
im sorry but i think this car cant cum out! thy can do so much more thin that. cum the fuck on more hp and a fat turbo is wut we want 2 see. a v6!? yea thats a slap ill drive my 88 b4 that.look at the new oct 2008 import tuner THATS A SUPRA!! and the girl is hot=~)