Only a lucky few got to check out the new Toyota GR
Supra Racing Concept. However, that’s about to change, because anyone with a
PlayStation 4 and the Gran Turismo Sport video game can now experience the
sports car study.
Launched with an in-game update on April 27, along
with other vehicles, including some from Toyota, such as the 2000GT, TS050
hybrid electric Le Mans Racer and Supra A80, it was “meticulously modeled for
the game”, the automaker says.
Unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show last month,
the Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept provides a glimpse into the next generation
model. It has a dramatic bodywork, highlighted by the mean-looking bumpers,
wide fenders and giant wing sitting on the boot lid, and a stripped interior
that’s focused on racing.
The final production version of the car will be toned down, as revealed by the numerous prototypes spied testing.
Co-developed alongside the new BMW Z4, the next-gen Toyota Supra will use a BMW-sourced
engine.
Details are still scarce, but we could be looking at
a turbocharged inline-six unit, making in excess of 450 hp, in addition to other
powertrains. Magna Steyer will start assembling the new Toyota Supra in Graz,
Austria, during the first half of next year.
