[scoobysaurus]

Gazoo racing supra unveiled!

[supra93]

https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/toyota/21235480.html

The Legend Returns
Modern racing concept signals Toyota's commitment to bring back its most iconic sportscar
News Release Models Toyota Concept Vehicle GR Events Motor Show Region Europe Switzerland

The GR Supra Racing Concept makes its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show, reviving the name and spirit of the most celebrated model in Toyota's illustrious sportscar heritage and demonstrating Toyota's commitment to bringing the Supra back to the market. It also shows the future potential for a car that can deliver high performance both on road and track.

The GR Supra Racing Concept revives the great heritage of one of Toyota's most famous sports cars.

The Supra name evokes power, performance and handling that defined a succession of world-class cars for a quarter of a century. As a thoroughbred sports car, the Toyota Supra built a reputation both as a formidable performer on the road and as an all-conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top-level GT racing series and earning legions of fans.

The Toyota Supra still enjoys an iconic status among sports car aficionados, 16 years from the end of production. Its enduring popularity has been helped by its success as a popular model in the Gran Turismo® driving simulator video game, and as a starring car in the first film in The Fast and the Furious global action movie series.

The Supra badge first appeared in 1978 on a larger and more powerful version of the second generation Celica before becoming established as a successful model in its own right.

Known as the A40, the original Supra was followed by three further generations: the A60 in 1981, A70 in 1986 and A80 in 1993.

The front engine/rear-wheel drive GT sportscar remained in production until 2002, and in its final generation it was Toyota's most powerful production model.

The Supra's reputation was greatly enhanced by its success in motorsport. Most notably, the fourth generation Supra, introduced in 1993, became the dominant force in the All-Japan GT racing―today's Super GT series―winning the GT500 class four times.

The Toyota Supra also competed in American IMSA sportscar racing in the 1980s and twice appeared at Le Mans in the 1990s.

GR Supra Racing Concept
A compact, two-door car, the GR Supra Racing Concept has a pure front-engine/rear-wheel drive configuration and makes use of advanced lightweight materials in its construction.

Created by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, the concept perfectly expresses the "fun to drive" quality that is intrinsic to Toyota's commitment to making ever-better cars. The large "90" race number on its doors is a historical reference to Supra's codename and a big visual clue to the fact that this concept heralds Supra's return in a fifth generation.

Its development is true to the belief of Kiichiro Toyoda, founder of the car company, that participation in motorsport provides the challenges of performance and durability that can directly help develop better cars, while at the same time generating interest and excitement among motoring fans.

This ethos has been fully embraced by both Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda and by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, with the pursuit of success at the highest levels of international motorsport, including the World Rally Championship, World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours race. Taking part in these and other racing series around the world provides technical learnings that can be transferred from the race track or rally stage to development of not just new generations of Toyota's sports-focused GR models, but also to its wider range of vehicles, driven by tens of millions of people around the world.

The GR Supra Racing Concept is to be featured in a new update of the Gran Turismo Sport video game, developed by Polyphony Digital Inc., and scheduled for release in April 2018.

Design, chassis and equipment features
The racing concept has a dramatic bodywork design that includes a large rear wing. It makes extensive use of strong but lightweight composite material for elements such as the wide front and rear bumpers, front splitter and rear diffuser, side skirts, door mirror housings and the rear wing. The hood is crafted from the same material and features louvred air inlets. The windscreen and side windows are made of plastic.

The concept's chassis features lowered front and rear suspension using original equipment (OE) components. BBS racing wheels with centre-nut attachment are fitted with Michelin racing tyres. The braking system uses Brembo Racing callipers and discs and there is a racing exhaust.

The cabin is entirely competition-focused and is fitted with a racing dashboard and OMP driver's seat and safety harness. OMP has also supplied the quick-release steering wheel, mounted on a racing column and equipped with a paddle shift system. The doors are lined with carbon fibre panels and the dashboard includes a racing display.

Competition safety requirements are met by a full roll cage and fire extinguishers, and the fuel and brake lines, pedal box, battery and wiring looms are all designed to competition standard.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing first competed in Europe in 2007 (as GAZOO Racing). It began a long association with the Nürburgring 24 Hours with two Toyota Altezza cars (equivalent to the first generation Lexus IS) and a team comprising drivers and mechanics who were Toyota employees.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has since become the international umbrella organisation for Toyota's global sporting programme. In just the past year is has claimed two victories during its first season in the FIA World Rally Championship and won five rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Its new vehicle development programme has produced the Yaris GRMN performance hatchback, the latest in a successful series of performance-focused GR-branded cars and the first GRMN model to be developed and built in Europe.

Its work is based on three pillars: developing people through taking part in motorsport; creating fans through the excitement of motorsport and producing fun-to-drive cars; and making ever-better cars by using the knowledge gained from competition.

By bringing employees into the racing garages and pit lane, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing helps them improve their skills and help them acquire new abilities, working as a team in extreme, high-pressure environments. The personal development aspect of this work again feeds directly into Toyota's making of ever-better cars, supported by people who have the experience and vision to excel.

Dimensions
Length 4,574 mm
Width 2,048 mm
Height 1,230 mm
Wheelbase 2,470 mm

[TSM330i]

From some of the angles, it looks like a Z4Coupe (E89).

Nice to see them wanting to race this car.

[Questofthetune]

I actually like the single exhaust port

[Never_Enough]

I wanna see the production car!!!

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by Questofthetune

I actually like the single exhaust port

Looks like an anus lol

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by TSM330i

From some of the angles, it looks like a Z4Coupe (E89).

Kind of what it is. Just 18 inches longer. Why does it need to be this large?!

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Kind of what it is. Just 18 inches longer. Why does it need to be this large?!

The wing and diffuser appear to contribute roughly a foot to that figure, and the splitter adds a bit more.

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

The wing and diffuser appear to contribute roughly a foot to that figure, and the splitter adds a bit more.

We'll see. Some early speculation had it at 178", so this is right in line with that. FT1 looks huge too.

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

We'll see. Some early speculation had it at 178", so this is right in line with that. FT1 looks huge too.

Well, if the figure in the OP includes the aero and the production car is similar in length to the body-proper of the concept race car, then I think 178" is an overly-aggressive estimate.

Also, the FT1 concept's wheelbase appears to be substantially longer than the Supra and Z4 test vehicles. I think that car was meant primarily to preview design language and is a relatively poor gauge of the production Supra's size.

The outgoing E89 Z4 was 167" long. I'll bet the G29 is about 172" (or perhaps less), and the Supra should be similar.

[Blksnowflake]

Originally Posted by Questofthetune

I actually like the single exhaust port

Nope, looks like an asshole. Just asking to be picked on by the others cars at the parking lot.

[R N M]

Tada confirms no Manual Trans - this thing might be DOA especially if economy heads south next year.....

[supra93]

These were the specs from Best Car. The wheelbase is the same as the concept.

MKV production spec "leaked"
Wheelbase 2,470 mm (97.2 in)
Length 4380 mm (172.4 in)
Width 1855 mm (73 in)
Height 1,290 mm (50.8 in)

Concept Car Press Release
Wheelbase 2,470 mm
Length 4,574 mm
Width 2,048 mm
Height 1,230 mm

[Red Bread]

Thanks supra93 , that sounds better than 178, which I suppose is actually the Mk4 length.

[supra93]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Thanks supra93 , that sounds better than 178, which I suppose is actually the Mk4 length.

Welcome

To be exact.

177.8 in (93-98)
177.7 in (99-02)

[Red Bread]

What changed about the non US cars? Smaller bumpers because it didn't need 5 mph DOT ones? Oh, we're talking a tenth of an inch, that's probably just rounding from cm.

[supra93]

[supra93]

Among all the things enthusiasts were waiting to hear about the new Toyota Supra, one of the most asked questions was this: Will the new Toyota Supra have a manual transmission?

The debut of the Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept in Geneva didn’t do much to answer that question — it has three pedals, but also paddle shifters on the steering wheel and no manual gear shifter. This is a race-spec sequential gearbox where the clutch is only used to get the car rolling but isn’t needed to change gears. It’s not really a manual, but it’s not really a traditional automatic, either.

Previous rumors citing leaked information claimed that the new Supra won’t come with a manual transmission, greatly upsetting fans of the iconic Japanese sports car and the internet in general. While those rumors might be true, there’s a shred of hope, as the car is still being developed and a real enthusiast is in charge.

“It makes perfect sense” for the new Supra to have a manual, Tetsuya Tada, Toyota’s chief engineer, told AutoGuide.com during an interview at the Geneva Motor Show. “I will try my hardest,” he promised. Why? Toyota isn’t chasing lap times with the new Supra. Tada-san said he’s working hard to make sure the car is engaging and fun to drive and have “ease of maneuverability,” which is more important than “quantifiable figures,” he said through a translator. This means there’s hope!

Tada-san told us that his team spoke with a lot of Supra fanatics and took their feedback for its new sports car to heart. The things that were non-negotiable to these fans were a turbo straight six engine, a front-engine/rear-drive layout, and the ability to modify. Interestingly, Tada-san said they didn’t have an overwhelming need for a manual transmission. That’s not good.

So while Tada-san wasn’t able to confirm anything about the transmission for the new Toyota Supra, there are reasons to have hope for a manual, but you shouldn’t be too surprised if an automatic was the only one offered.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...re-s-hope.html

[AlterZgo]

The GR Supra looks good in race trim. However I think it portends bad things for the standard Supra. Without those flares and looking at the camouflage mule pictures the production car looks like it’s going to be disappointingly unlike the FT1 concept. Guess we will see in a few weeks.

[supra93]

[EDWYER]

I like it except for the poop hole exhaust.

[Mingwan]

So this is a race spec Supra. Where’s the real one everyone has been waiting for?

This car has been on the grape vine for so long it’s a raisin.