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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Great looking rendition… great concept… great company!!
Bring it on!!!
Looks horrific. Hybrid??? don't worry that will be swaped out by a 2jz by many. Very dissapointing, Toyota great job with all the green cars, but dont ruin the supra!
It looks cool but they got to fix that back bumper it look like they got a big hammer and hammerd, put a little of curve on that.
HYBIRD AND SUPRA DONT GO TOGETHER!! DONT EVEN MAKE THE CAR THATS REALLY SAD TO HEAR!!!
Just like the new skyline and rx-7, the legendary supra looks like a manga toy!! where is the spoiler, the scuare tail lights,the targa, the pschyo dog face…
i think its cool but when veilside come out with a body kit for it it will be better
Ok, as much as i was looking forward to the Mk-5 supra (I own an Mk4) i don't believe toyota are going to release a new supra, i have seen this design as the FT-HS design i believe, so i wouldn't cross your fingers that this is a new supra
Arkansas Sad Over Lost Toyota Plant…
If you do remember, a couple of states have been vying to be the chosen location of the new Toyota plant that would create new vehicles and auto body parts for the company….
YOU can make this car, just not a HYBRID. A supra is a fast car and people that want to go fast will only buy it! Grandma's want hybrids. Make the fender and body more curved! I jope if they do make a new Supra, it will be cooler and better than THis ONE!
k this is shiity all the new designs of cars are killing me. They should really make em look better, this design is not a toyota design, its ugly. Theres really nothing else to it.
first off, VEILside, on the 11th is a retard because anybody who knows any thing about cars knows that sharp lines are in right now.. curved lined were cool 10 years ago. i really like this design alot.. i especially like that 3/4 view of the rear end, thats a good lookin shot. the big vents behind the front wheels are sweet too. this car is real bulky and full, and looks like it has muscle… the only thing id change is that front grill… its needs to be a lot wider
oh ya… fuck hybrids
what the hell…this design fucking sucks…dammm
Obviously some people out here are unaware of the future in Hybrid vehicles. The amount of instantanious torque released through a hybrid engine is unparalleled. The future of performance cars is going to be revolutionized by hybrid technology.
Great point Andy, I forgot to touch on that.
i agree this car looks stupid they should ask people for opinion then make a scarach car then put people ideas together i say it looks like a box fuck up
Yes this is very goooooooooooooooooooood car
All I can say is the Toyota Highlander Hybrid AWD is rated at almost 600 Ft/Lbs of torque. If there is going to be an even more powerful gas engine in this as a hybrid, I say bring it on!!!
It look likes Honda Prelude…
MKIV Automatics rule! Sticks loose their boost and momentum.
There are so many rumors about a new Supra but no confirmed reports from Toyota saying anything. The economic fact is that Toyota will hurt its flagship Lexus models if it comes out with something as great as my MKIV (94TT auto). The new Supra, (if there ever is one) will probably have horsepower between a Celica and a GS400. After all Toyota doesn\’t want to hurt some Metrosexuals feelings when some 17 year old smokes his new GS400 with a Toyota.
PS: A message for all you people who think a supra MKIV stick shift is better than an automatic…You need to go back and learn more about turbo charged engines.
can't wait to see what shows up in october 2008!!!
this car is the bomb cant wait damn it gona be fast and sexy
That car looks like total dog shit. Not the supra from 95 or 96 which is the only jap car worth having. Hybrids can suck my fossil fuel burning ass.
What, not manual transmission? I was all about buying one for my Wife, but there isnt gonna be a non-clutch car in my driveway. What a disgrace.
This car is fine. Everyone needs to stop being so anal about it being comparable to the older models in which the purpose of a new model is for a better look anyway. The hybrid engine is the wave of the future so just deal with it.
KICKASS!!!
SUCKASS
BUGATTI FTW!!!!
Ok First I hear talk of a 5.0 V-8 with 450 HP going under the hood, which is nice but where's the roots of the turbo that took the streets. Then I hear talk of a hybrid going under the hood. WHAT THE FUCK IS A HYBRID ENGINE DOING UNDER THE HOOD OF A SPORTS CAR, is basically what I said to myself. So my conclusion is that the planners of the 2008 Toyota Supra are either SMOKING CRACK, or TOO OLD and in dier need of being replaced.
Some dumb guy said it looks like its a prelude..haha.what a loser. Anyways, the fact of having a hyrbid supra is just stupid and Toyota will realize it when only granny’s will be buying them. And for all those that say Automatic is better…well try learning manual first. Automatic supra…..how are you going to drift, down shift, play with the clutch. Automatic is for old lazy dumb people who don’t have the skill to drive. BTW stick doesn’t lose its boost, and thats what a BOV is for. So just shut up.
I understand where you are coming from. You are probably 18, only been driving a little while and your very opinionated because you still think you know everything; and you think that everybody wants to drive like you. So lets hear from the experts of automotive racing. Where do they put there money and what do they drive. Michael Schumacher’s (Ferrari F399) Transmission: Ferrari electronically controlled semi-automatic sequential seven speed.
AMG SL65 V-12 Turbo what's it come with? Automatic. Porsche promises that its latest version of the 911 Turbo will run from zero to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds when the driver has a six-speed manual transmission to stir — but only takes 3.4 seconds when there's a five-speed Tiptronic automatic aboard. Somewhere between 75 and 80 percent of the Ferrari F430s that come to America have the "F1-inspired" electronically triggered and hydraulically actuated transmission installed. Every Mercedes SLR McLaren comes with a five-speed automatic. Where the high end goes, the rest of the industry eventually follows. And the way this is going, the clutch pedal is doomed.
So when you grow up and know more about cars then AMG, Porche, Ferrari, and Michael Schumaker…Then we can talk. Until then please stop showing your ignorance and Troll behavior.
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this car is nice
Dont worry the new Supra will be coming out with 2 different engines. The first is a hybrid yes but the engine that they want to cram in there with it is the Lexas IS 350 V6 pumping around 350 HP and in its sproty edition itll come with the Lexas GT 450 V8 pumping around 500 HP but because of all of this major expensive items being put into this car it will also jack up the price to a possible 50,000$ but a set price is not set yet so im hoping itll drop, alot. Now u can say what you want about the hybrid Supra but what are u going to tell all your freinds when they find out you got your ass handed to you on a fuckin gold plate by a green tree hungin little hybrid. Thanks
What are you pepole thinking I will buy one as soon as it comes out seeing how gass prices are just only going to raise this is the new shit it 2007 not the 1990s any more, and when i do buy it i will race any of you that talk down apon it and i bet money it will hang with your car if not stomp on it and use less gass well doing it.
I am a supra fanatic, and this does not compare to anything that is a supra. really unsatisfied
I think this body style is pretty awesome, but i am a little dissapointed about the angles on it. The previous Supra’s were very rounded off which really made it stand out from many other cars. Not saying that this car won’t stick out, because it no doubt will stick out. In a good way that is. But I think the angles should be taken away.
TJ is right, the Supra itself will never be replaced by a car called "Supra." However, the new Toyota FT-HS is said to be replacing the gap left when the Supra was discontinued. Look out for coverage on the FT-HS, I plan to feature it in the near future.
This is not going to be called a supra. It is going to be the new sports car to fill the gap left by the supra. There will never be another supra made. Rumors have come out every single year since it left and will continue to do so. If you have a supra keep it. There will be no more.
the front end of this car sorta reminds of the audi r8 i am hoping this comes with a six speed manual because driving a sports car with automatic or tiptronic sucks
So it dawned on me, with the original Supra any person with some basic turbo and mechanical knowledge could turn the Supra into a Ferrari stomping, Porsche eating, Vette shattering, machine. With a Hybrid you have to live with whatever the Toyota engineers decide is fast enough. Even the Techs at your local dealership won't be able to tweak the horsepower and torque.
That being said, Toyota has done just about everything you can do to a gas engine and offered it to it's customers. Turbos, superchargers, exhaust etc. The only thing the engineers have not done is create a super fast hybrid with that instant torque only an electric can deliver. So this summer they will release the Lexus LS600H to compete with the V8 Kompressor, the normally aspirated V12 from Mercedes, BMW and Austin Martin. Toyota could have used their V12 but the engineers want to do something that has never been done before; create a screaming fast car that gets 20 mpg city and 27mpg highway. At $3.29 a gallon for 91 octane I would consider trading in my wife’s car for a LS5600H (but not my Supra, it gets 16.5 MPG even with my heavy foot and it will beat the LS600H by a long shot)
I DONT KNO WHAT THE FUCK YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT SAYING THIS CAR LOOKS GREAT AND IS THE SHIT. This car is a piece of shit to what the Supra used to be known for. The Supra is my favorite car in the world and this is a terrible let down to all the fans of this car in the world. The only thing i would look forward to if this is the model of the car that they brought out is that the price of the late 90's models will go down fast as hell and ill finally be able to afford one so if they want to bring this model of the car out let it be cause ill get the one that i truely want. This car looks like shit and i could make a better model that would better represent want the Supra used to be in a new sleeker look so people would be happy cause everything has to look more modern. Thats all i have to say and please god help me and let them bring out a model that looks more like the old one and i dont care if its not as powerful as this model as long as it can do what the old one can cause thats what a Supra was and what it should always be and for all of you who say im a dumbass and dont kno what im talking about this is for you SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU MOTHER FUCKING DUMBASSES!!!
Whoa, take it easy Crusty
making a supra a hybrid is bullshit, it just ruins the name of the supra
i still cant figure out y everybodies bitching about the hybrid thing…its fuckin easy to understand if u dont want the fucking hybrid then dont get the fuckin hybrid package dumbass …jesus fuckin christ all u babies fuckin whining about fuckin nuting…just shut the hell up
All of u who think hybrids are shit are tools, a hybrid engine will give the supra instant acceleration and all of u bitching about "why doesn't it look like the old supra SHUT THE FUCK UP! if u want the old supra go fucking buy it, this is a seriously sexy car and it'll rip anything at the lights
putting a hybrid in the supra is like dressing up a lion in ballet clothes and spray painting it pink.. not gonna happen. Hybrids r good but save it for the prius geez, when it comes to real sport cars, DONT MESS AROUND. it wasnt a hybrid supra that everyone loved in the 90's!!!!
surprised eh? thinkin why a guy in Afghanistan is thinking about the concept supra. well we afghans love sport cars and this is great news. i gotta tell my friends about this. toyota has built some great cars being sporty and environmentally friendly at the same time. the design of the car shows very few characteristics of the past supra but it’s good. nice crisp lines and aerodynamism are the factors of a concept car these days. i like it. it is good. i hope it comes with and auto/manual optional gearbox.
this model and lexus lf-a concept, both look like 95 prelude.
toyota should come up with something original and distinctive like bmws. instead of going with generic designs, that may not offend anyone nor stir any passion.
for corollas and camrys i guess this policy is fine, but for exotic vehilcles, a prelude looka like wont be going anywhere