Wednesday 23rd March 2022

Toyota reveals GR Supra GT4 '50 Edition'

Toyota's latest GT4 has proved popular with racers - time to celebrate the fact!

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If you've not seen a GT4 race recently, they're highly recommended - British GT kicks off in less than a month at Oulton Park, in fact. When so much of motorsport seems homogenous, to see a McLaren 570S race an Audi R8, or a Porsche Cayman against a Ford Mustang, or a BMW M4 take on a Ginetta - all in the same category - makes for great entertainment.

The Toyota GR Supra has been part of GT4 grids across the globe since March 2020, using the same 3.0-litre straight six as the road car, albeit boosted to 430hp. In those two years, Gazoo Racing has sold 50 units across the globe. Which, given what's happened to motorsport since 2020 and the sheer amount of choice in GT4, is no mean feat. Of all the times to try and sell a €175,000 Toyota racing car...

Still, 50 have been sold, and the Supras have achieved some decent success as well, with 36 class wins and 78 podiums between March '20 and the end of 2021. To mark the milestone, GR has created this, the Supra GT4 '50 Edition'. There'll be just six, two each for Europe, Asia and North America, all painted Gazoo Racing Red - so don't go covering it in sponsors. Obviously, the '50 Edition' accents are gold, and the interior gets special embroidery, new logos and a numbered plaque, because the unwritten rules of limited editions extend to race cars as well. The fact that a passenger seat comes as standard with the 50 Edition - "so the experience can be more easily shared" - that Toyota believes the car "will stand out in any paddock or private collection" and that it's being sold with a branded indoor cover does suggest that not all the Supras are destined for competition. It would certainly make for a fun occasional track toy, not least because nobody else in the pitlane will have one.

Interestingly, the 50 Edition is being offered at the same price as the standard GT4 Supra, so if your Toyota collection is missing a little something alongside the 2000GT, LFA and GR Yaris, best get on the phone to your Toyota Gazoo Racing centre pronto. Once yours is spoken for, that's half the European allocation...

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[SgHawk]

Very cool.
Nice to see they're not charging any extra. They've done this purely as a celebration, not to bump profits.

[corcoran]

Please lord bring us GR Corolla in both hatch and estate form.

[British Beef]

A road going GT3 version of this would be a lovely thing, at the £60-£70k price point

[unpc]

SgHawk said:

Very cool.
Nice to see they're not charging any extra. They've done this purely as a celebration, not to bump profits.

Yeah it's nice that they're not charging any more than £175k for it

[generationx]

I'm heavily involved in this project so it's nice to see this popping up on PH.

[TheAngryDog]

generationx said:

I'm heavily involved in this project so it's nice to see this popping up on PH.

Is that why it's so expensive? Need to recoup the biscuit costs?

[generationx]

TheAngryDog said:

generationx said:

I'm heavily involved in this project so it's nice to see this popping up on PH.

Is that why it's so expensive? Need to recoup the biscuit costs?

Tea as well. Lots of tea.

I have to import Yorkshire Gold from the UK so I have to get the money from somewhere

[Furyblade_Lee]

Only looked on here to see which keyboard warrior would be the first to say it’s a BMW.......

[Manic Street Sleeper]

Have they sold more than 50 standard GR- Supras in the UK to date ? I never ever see them on the road.

[grudas]

Manic Street Sleeper said:

Have they sold more than 50 standard GR- Supras in the UK to date ? I never ever see them on the road.

of course they have. Seen plenty.

[Manic Street Sleeper]

grudas said:

Manic Street Sleeper said:

Have they sold more than 50 standard GR- Supras in the UK to date ? I never ever see them on the road.

of course they have. Seen plenty.

Sure you have ... but it's hardly been a massive sales success in the UK ... there's too much boring BMW in there to attract/excite potential buyers.

[BevR]

Manic Street Sleeper said:

Sure you have ... but it's hardly been a massive sales success in the UK ... there's too much boring BMW in there to attract/excite potential buyers.

I see them at nearly all the car events I have been to in the last few years. I think there were a good half dozen at Blenheim last year. They havent sold many in the grand scheme of things but I wonder if they really expected to.

I think they look great and could potetnailly be a decent only car if you only need two seats but still want some boot space. They appeal to me far more than the BMW line up at the moment (especially in blue).

[Bencolem]

unpc said:

Yeah it's nice that they're not charging any more than £175k for it

€175,000 so £146,000 doesn't seem expensive to me

[anonymous-user]

corcoran said:

Please lord bring us GR Corolla in both hatch and estate form.

Ditto that

[redroadster]

Jeez I can't get into thing it's like an elise for me 😂

[Terminator X]

generationx said:

I'm heavily involved in this project so it's nice to see this popping up on PH.

Ffs don't leave us in suspense!

TX.

[jamest2017]

I drive a Supra. I got it on a stonking low rate finance deal for £530 a month with a £1000 deposit. To put that into perspective a base 718 Cayman was coming in at over £720 a month on the same financial terms.

Would I have paid £50,000 cash for it? No way!
Is the fact that it uses BMW parts a bad thing? NO WAY!
Is the fact that it’s a rare car a bad thing? No!

Anyone that sits in their armchair regurgitating Chris Harris Top Gear review of the Supra (“it’s all BMW…” yawn) Get out of your house and take one for a test drive.

You’ll find it’s extremely fast, rides lovely and handles beautifully. Plus, for 0-60 in 3.9 seconds - I can still get over 30mpg In it.

[evojam]

jamest2017 said:

I drive a Supra. I got it on a stonking low rate finance deal for £530 a month with a £1000 deposit. To put that into perspective a base 718 Cayman was coming in at over £720 a month on the same financial terms.

Would I have paid £50,000 cash for it? No way!
Is the fact that it uses BMW parts a bad thing? NO WAY!
Is the fact that it’s a rare car a bad thing? No!

Anyone that sits in their armchair regurgitating Chris Harris Top Gear review of the Supra (“it’s all BMW…” yawn) Get out of your house and take one for a test drive.

You’ll find it’s extremely fast, rides lovely and handles beautifully. Plus, for 0-60 in 3.9 seconds - I can still get over 30mpg In it.

I don't think anyone is actually saying it's a bad car,far from it but I still think Toyota missed a massive opportunity with the legandary Supra name by getting into bed with BMW to develop a parts bin special.

[benzinbob]

evojam said:

jamest2017 said:

I drive a Supra. I got it on a stonking low rate finance deal for £530 a month with a £1000 deposit. To put that into perspective a base 718 Cayman was coming in at over £720 a month on the same financial terms.

Would I have paid £50,000 cash for it? No way!
Is the fact that it uses BMW parts a bad thing? NO WAY!
Is the fact that it’s a rare car a bad thing? No!

Anyone that sits in their armchair regurgitating Chris Harris Top Gear review of the Supra (“it’s all BMW…” yawn) Get out of your house and take one for a test drive.

You’ll find it’s extremely fast, rides lovely and handles beautifully. Plus, for 0-60 in 3.9 seconds - I can still get over 30mpg In it.

I don't think anyone is actually saying it's a bad car,far from it but I still think Toyota missed a massive opportunity with the legandary Supra name by getting into bed with BMW to develop a parts bin special.

I feel like sometimes some people talk about something as ‘legendary’ because they’re told it is.

It’s legendary because of a film. There I said it. Why can’t we move on from the past?

Calling something a BMW isn’t exactly a slur either is it

[generationx]

Terminator X said:

generationx said:

I'm heavily involved in this project so it's nice to see this popping up on PH.

Ffs don't leave us in suspense!

TX.

I've been on the design team of the GT4 since the start of the project in 2019, having previously been involved with WRC and LMP, and am now lead designer. The project is a lot of fun and has grown much faster than we all expected with new car sales comfortably exceeding predictions. Last year in particular was very successful all around the world, as mentioned in the article.

I know the majority of this thread will be posters focusing on the BMW content of the A90 but, for this car, most parts with a BMW part number in the drivetrain or chassis have been modified or simply replaced, there are few standard parts where it counts - engine, transmission, suspension, brakes and so on.