Toyota confirms 2.0-litre Supra for Europe
Four-cylinder Euro Supra is 100kg lighter and entering production soon - good news!
Remember the commotion surrounding the Supra launch last year? Course you do, the world had been waiting years for it. But news that did slip under the radar at the time was the confirmation of a four-cylinder model alongside the straight-six Supra, announced for Japan the day after the launch. Expect a lot more attention to be focussed on it now, though, with Toyota now launching the 2.0-litre Supra for Europe.
Available exclusively in 258hp/295lb ft guise - in its home market there's a 197hp variant, too - the four-cylinder Supra sends its power to the road via the same eight-speed auto as the 3.0-litre car. Toyota is claiming the 0-62mph dash takes just 5.2 seconds, with a governed top speed of 155; CO2 is rated between 156 and 172g/km.
Of far more interest than that, however, is another number: 100kg. That's the overall weight saving Toyota is claiming from 3.0-litre to 2.0-litre Supra, which would take it down to 1,395kg at the kerb. An encouraging number when it's considered that a 718 Cayman T is 1,350kg by the same measure, and an F-Type P300 from 1,500kg. Weight distribution is still said to be 50:50, with the engine closer to the centre of the car, said to help create "responsiveness, agility and confidence-inspiring handling." Again, something to be enthused by given the impressive initial showing from the standard car.
The particular four-cylinder Supra seen here is the Fuji Speedway edition, of which just 200 will be made for Europe. Equipped to the hilt with the optional Connect and Sport Packs - the latter notable for introducing sports brakes, adaptive suspension and a locking diff - the colour combination aims to evoke the official Toyota Gazoo motorsport livery.
The Fuji Speedway edition, indeed none of the four-cylinder Supra range, has yet been finalised for the UK, though it's surely only a matter of time before the specs and prices are announced given production starts in March. And it's a fair chunk more powerful than a GT86. For reference a Cayman starts at £44,000, the F-Type at £52,000. More details as soon as we have them!
And please excuse me, my grey matter isn’t working very well; if the claim is 100kg lighter AND it still has a 50-50 weight distribution with the 2.0 engine being moved closer to the centre of the car, could someone explain how or why it still retains 50-50 as compared to the 3.0? (Sorry, haven’t got my physics head on!)
I’d have pr Sumer that the 2.0is a lighter engine so quite how moving it back in the chassis still maintains that figure escapes me.
Somebody please explain it to me 😜
It sound like BS as I'm typing but otherwise I can't see how as you say lower weight and further back won't make a more rear biased weight distribution.
While the 2.0-litre option will now be rolled out across Europe, Autocar understands there are no immediate plans to bring it to the UK, where the GT86 will continue to form the entry point into Toyota’s GR performance range.
I still think there would be a market for a 2 seat, manual, reasonably powerful car. Look at how well the Alpine has done.
And please excuse me, my grey matter isn’t working very well; if the claim is 100kg lighter AND it still has a 50-50 weight distribution with the 2.0 engine being moved closer to the centre of the car, could someone explain how or why it still retains 50-50 as compared to the 3.0? (Sorry, haven’t got my physics head on!)
I’d have pr Sumer that the 2.0is a lighter engine so quite how moving it back in the chassis still maintains that figure escapes me.
Somebody please explain it to me ??
And please excuse me, my grey matter isn’t working very well; if the claim is 100kg lighter AND it still has a 50-50 weight distribution with the 2.0 engine being moved closer to the centre of the car, could someone explain how or why it still retains 50-50 as compared to the 3.0? (Sorry, haven’t got my physics head on!)
I’d have pr Sumer that the 2.0is a lighter engine so quite how moving it back in the chassis still maintains that figure escapes me.
Somebody please explain it to me ??
Perhaps it comes with a smaller fuel tank (& re-located battery?) which helps even up the balance on the official weigh-in and the rest is lost in rounding the numbers?
I agree it does sound a but suspect, even then.
https://toyotagazooracing.com/jp/gr/supra/specs/sp...
The weight balance of the six-pot Supra is 52/48 as weighed here
(also mentioned here https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a27456854/2020-t... )
If you assume the 70kg drop from the RZ to the SZ-R is over the front axle, then the four-pot SZ-R would have a true 50-50 weight balance.
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