It seems like that the Toyota GT 86 and the Scion FR-S aren’t the only two sports cars the Japanese automaker has to offer. While the rear-wheel-drive sports cars are eating up headlines day-after-day, new reports suggest that Toyota is likely to develop a Supra successor – and that by far, is music to an enthusiast’s ear.
“Right now the 86 will be a mid-size sports car,” said that Toyota GT 86′s chief engineer Tetsuya Tada. “I would like to have one smaller and one larger. One would probably be a Supra follower. Nothing has been decided yet. It would be like a Supra successor.”
Tada said the car could be another joint venture with Subaru, which it co-developed the BRZ and GT 86 with.
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While a successor to the Toyota Supra has us all excited, we’re also looking forward to the smaller car Tada is talking about. Word has it that Toyota may be working on a competitor to the Mazda Miata – and who wouldn’t want to see that?
Refresher: Power for the Toyota GT 86 comes from a 2.0 liter 4-clyinder boxer engine making 197-hp at 7,000 rpm with a maximum torque of 151 lb-ft at 6,600 rpm. The engine is mated standard to a 6-speed manual transmission with an available 6-speed automatic. The Toyota GT 86 will go on sale in the United States next year as the Scion FR-S.
- By: Omar Rana
Source: Drive
