We are approaching the final chapter of MkV Toyota Supra car was introduced in 2019 as its Japanese cousin BMW Z4. Currently, Books supper is a mystery and we are dealing with a cliffhanger. Automotive news reported Production of the BMW Z4 ends at Magna Steyr’s Graz, Austria plant next year. Without a basis to build a Supra, the question is what will happen to the fifth generation and will there be a sixth generation? Toyota hasn’t sold many of its passion projects, but everyone knows this will be a niche market, and the numbers aren’t bad for the shrinking coupe and convertible segment. For context, (admittedly less expensive) Mazda MX-5 Miata, the segment leader, has sold more than 10,000 units in a year in the US just five times in the past two decades, most recently in 2021. Supra’s best year in the US was in 2021, with 6,830 sold one. Last year, that number dropped to 2,652 units. And Z4? Dealers sold 1,881 units in the US last year, and even if you add up the sedan’s sales from 2021 to 2024, the Z4’s total falls short of the 2021 sales of the Supra. So you can imagine the difficulty when executives use the phrase, “We need to make sure there’s a business case.”
This doesn’t mean the Supra is dead. Toyota said Automotive news The automaker has “nothing to announce at this time.” North America group vice president Dave Christ, when asked if there was a way to do it specifically with the Supra, said: “I think if we want to build something, we’ll find a way to build it.” “, adding, “we’re re-evaluating what happens next.”
If we hope unreasonably, we will consider at the recent engine announcement from Toyota, SubaruAnd Mazda on ICE development. Toyota wants a compact car with a smaller capacity mixture 1.5 and 2.0 liter engines typically deliver more and better horsepower energy saving compared to today’s 2.0 and 2.4 liter units. by Honda openly toyed with similar ideas in Its prelude concept, there’s no reason why Toyota shouldn’t at least be thinking about the same thing. But again, this is just hope.
The next chapter is expected to open next year, with the GRMN Supra equipped with a BMW M3 engine, with a suggestion of a manual transmission option. Perhaps by then we’ll have more clues about how Toyota plans to solve the mystery.
