Remember how ever since the death of the Acura NSX every car magazine would
print out a column each year claiming that it was in the works. Well the same
thing goes for the Toyota Supra but for gear heads as it was a car that we
dreamt about yet it was actually somewhat affordable. The 2JZ 6-cylinder was a
masterpiece of reliable and rock solid engineering. Tuners would boost the
engine to ridiculous amounts of power without having to tear into the engines
bottom end. If that wasn’t enough, these same drivers used them to drive the
family around day in and day out. Then Toyota did something that made us all die
a little inside and discontinued production of the Supra and had no plans to
reintroduce one. The engineering team then started focusing and revamping what
we have today as the almost unavailable Lexus LF-A. It’s not the fastest in its
class but I would certainly choose it over the rest.
After receiving word of the LF-A, our ears perked up as to say, wow they
still believe in building something powerful and exciting. Then we started
getting word on the joint project with Subaru that would introduce the Toyota
FT-86. This car is a breath of fresh air because it brings sportiness and great
handling to the masses and offers a H-4 2.0L that will be a tuners playground.
So it seems that Toyota is getting back into the game and now it looks like they
are working on a 2014 Toyota Supra that will fit quite nicely between the
FT-86 and LF-A. With Nissan’s amazing GT-R and Acura introducing the 2014 NSX
SH-AWD we are once again getting into a foreign sports car pissing contest where
we the customers win. It looks like all-wheel-drive is the performance car
choice and it seems that Toyota may go the same route as Acura with a
rear-wheel-drive platform that is powered by a gas engine while the front wheels
get their power from torque happy electric motors.
As for the 2014 Toyota Supra price tag that is still up in the air. It will
more than likely be priced around the GT-R as it looks to compete with. Either
way look for some design queues from the LF-A and FT-86 in this vehicle.
Godspeed Toyota on making the 2014 Toyota Supra as I am sure we will have a
track monster on our hands. If there is any upcoming news we will be sure to be
posting it ASAP as this is a vehicle near and dear to our hearts.
