Toyota’s TRD
in-house performance division debuted their first stab on the new GR Supra at Japan’s 2019 Osaka Auto
Messe. For now, TRD’s GR Supra Performance Line is being paraded as a concept,
but it’s pretty clear that it’s more of a question of when rather than if these
parts will be released for public consumption.
In this first round
of upgrades, TRD focused its attention purely on styling and improving
aerodynamics with an assortment of exterior spoilers and trimmings, all made
out of lightweight carbon fiber. These include front spoiler with canards, side
skirts, door garnish, rear spats, and a trunk spoiler extension.
To match the new
exterior revisions, TRD also designed a new set of lightweight, 19-inch forged
aluminum wheels finished in black and shod in low profile Michelin performance
rubber. TRD left everything else untouched, including the Supra’s powertrains,
which in its home country, include a pair of BMW-sourced 2.0-liter turbocharged
four-cylinder units rated at 194 and 258 hp, alongside the also BMW-sourced
335 hp 3.0-liter inline-six turbo.
While nothing else
was communicated by Toyota at this time, we can expect to see a slew of TRD
offerings for the Supra, including under-the-hood upgrades, once the first
examples begin arriving in customer hands this summer.
