Tuesday 5th February 2019

New TRD parts for Toyota Supra already teased

With the car now released, Toyota's hype machine kicks back into gear...

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So the new Supra has finally been launched. The best part of a decade was spent carefully honing its styling. But that hasn't prevented Toyota from immediately hyping a forthcoming range of aftermarket bits that will permit significant embellishment of the car's standard appearance.

Via a new sketch, the marque's TRD subdivision has today teased the new kit, which is set to be showcased more fully by the GR Supra Performance Line Concept at next week's Osaka motor show. Obviously details are scarce, but from the profile of the car depicted it's safe to assume that lower, more aggressive bumpers, side skirts, splitters and the like are in store for Supra owners wishing to make their new cars their own. As is mandatory when it comes to these things, there's also a bloody great wing stuck on the back for good measure.

There are bound to be some performance enhancing bits too, with revised chassis settings, exhaust set-ups, brakes, dampers, strut braces and the like all expected to be made available. Whether the fresh options will help the new car live up to the tuner legend written by its predecessor remains to be seen. But there isn't long to wait to find out how they're received; that Osaka reveal is set for February 9th. Count us intrigued.

 

[Lazadude]

To be released at the same time as the Z4M...

[housen]

was gonna post negative post


but lets wait for reviews now

[Addymk2]

I thought 'Gazoo' was the racing arm of Toyota now?

[sgtbash]

Personally, im looking forward to the veilside kit.

[rb_89]

I like that quote from the video "Numbers are one thing, feeling is what matters."

Damn straight.

[Evolved]

Clever. Sell the base car with questionable styling, then release the ‘look nicer’ catalogue of parts. Double take for the same car at the same time.

[vz-r_dave]

From some of the photoshops I have seen it is possible to make the Supra look much more appealing and if this is all options from the factory then I am sure many will opt in the lower stance, bigger aero (minus the wing).

Look forward to seeing it, could be a game changer for many.

[luggie]

sgtbash said:

Personally, im looking forward to the veilside kit.

Yes!

[noble12345]

luggie said:

sgtbash said:

Personally, im looking forward to the veilside kit.

Yes!

First thing i did when the car was launched was go to their site, then LW

[LasseV]

Addymk2 said:

I thought 'Gazoo' was the racing arm of Toyota now?

Yes, it is. TRD makes all the parts for racing and production cars and TOM's usually builds proper racing cars.

[Mackofthejungle]

rb_89 said:

I like that quote from the video "Numbers are one thing, feeling is what matters."

Damn straight.

We'd all be driving 90s hot hatches and modern Lotus's if this were the case!

[generationx]

LasseV said:

Addymk2 said:

I thought 'Gazoo' was the racing arm of Toyota now?

Yes, it is. TRD makes all the parts for racing and production cars and TOM's usually builds proper racing cars.

TOMS only does the Japanese domestic racing stuff (GT500, F3 etc) and tuning parts, Toyota Gazoo Racing is the official arm of the mother company which covers all the proper World Championship programs like WEC, GT3 and WRC, as well as some in-house tuning stuff like shown here and halo models such as the Yaris GRMN.

[LasseV]

generationx said:

TOMS only does the Japanese domestic racing stuff (GT500, F3 etc) and tuning parts, Toyota Gazoo Racing is the official arm of the mother company which covers all the proper World Championship programs like WEC, GT3 and WRC, as well as some in-house tuning stuff like shown here and halo models such as the Yaris GRMN.

Yes, but the parts are made and developed by TRD

[rb_89]

Mackofthejungle said:

rb_89 said:

I like that quote from the video "Numbers are one thing, feeling is what matters."

Damn straight.

We'd all be driving 90s hot hatches and modern Lotus's if this were the case!

Fair point! haha