For those who think the A90 Supra lacks the Fast and Furiousness of its predecessor, lay your eyes on Toyota’s latest SEMA show car, the GR Supra Heritage Edition. It gets a welcome dosage of A80 influence, including a fixed rear wing, big front splitter and side skirts in a nod to the form of its legendary predecessor. Better still, the turbocharged straight-six under the bonnet has been tuned up to 500hp, a fitting dedication to the bonkers outputs tuners have long been extracting from the MkIV model.
While at this stage the car is only a one off, it does at least uphold the message that Gazoo Racing is far from done with the present Supra. Following the 430hp GT4 racer that was revealed last week, the GR Supra Heritage Edition hints that a more focussed, more powerful version of this Japanese two-door is in the works. Indeed, Dan reckoned even at the Supra’s May launch that the car was ready for more punch from its 340hp BMW 3.0-litre motor. The thought hasn’t subsided since.
Toyota has refrained from revealing exactly what it’s done to enhance the output of the Heritage Edition’s engine, although the firm has stated that the assembled block itself is unchanged, suggesting the work centres around the 3.0’s internals and boost. Not only is that somewhat in keeping with Supra tuning tradition, it illustrates the strength of the B58 block by winding it up to an output that beats even Litchfield’s recent efforts. That ought to add to the desirability of a model that’s already sold out in Britain until next year…
Adding to that latter point are no less than eight more Supra one-offs on show at SEMA, including one with a carbon fibre widebody, one wearing new aerodynamic parts and another that pays homage to the iconic 3000GT of the nineties. Anticipation for what’s to come has been suitably heightened. Roll on 2020.
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