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#44 of 298 Still sold? by lexi4life Apr 10, 2005 (1:53 pm)
But is the Supra still sold anywhere in the world under the design we had until '98 or it was just killed to reappear sometime in 2007? If it's still available, could someone tell me where because I'm curious to know in what country people can still get some!
#45 of 298 you COULD by nippononly Apr 10, 2005 (8:40 pm)
get them for many years in Japan after they left the States. I think they quit making them a couple of years ago? Maybe three? I lose track of time!
#46 of 298 again why? by karl3 Apr 11, 2005 (4:22 pm)
In theory if you did buy a supra from japan and brought it to the US you would face these problems:   A) have to undergo strict power-robbing emissions check.    B) the insurance on the car would be 1/4 the price of the car every month. and    C) I seriously doubt that the japanese kept the TT package on for SEVEN years after being removed from the US market. especially when the japanese roads are about the width of a US sidewalk and the supra was about 30 feet wide.    my guess is that 6 months after being pulled from the US market the production of supras ceased altogether.   And besides it'd be a righty-drive on the RIGHT side of the road, a feat far easier said than done.   Ed
#47 of 298 karl by nippononly Apr 11, 2005 (8:49 pm)
no no, karl, there was a JDM version of the car, left drive and all! And they did a minor revamp for '99, which is when they quit exporting it to the U.S. That car got built through the '03 MY, I think, but as I said, time goes by so fast, my recollection is fuzzy as to exact dates...
#48 of 298 2007 by lexi4life Apr 20, 2005 (1:23 pm)
Anyway I wonder if Toyota would still build the next Supra with the next Lexus IS platform (the current one is from the Supra from what I heard). If they did, it'd become useless since Lexus plans an IS coupe! And Toyota said the ES was going to be the last car based on a Toyota (except from JX, GX and RX) so I really wonder if Toyota would really want to build an all new platform for ONE car. The next Supra's certainly not going to be FWD and share components with Camry or Avalon! Replies to this message: sunilb (Apr 20, 2005 2:58 pm)
#49 of 298 Re: 2007 [lexi4life] by sunilb Apr 20, 2005 (2:58 pm)
Replying to: lexi4life (Apr 20, 2005 1:23 pm) umm... Infiniti G35 Coupe and Nissan 350Z co-exist quite peacefully and both serve their markets well. Not sure why they couldn't do a IS Coupe and Supra.
#51 of 298 I know... but by lexi4life May 20, 2005 (8:50 am)
Lexus said the last car (excluding S.U.V.) that was going to share components with a Toyota was the ES... But I seriously think Toyota is determined to bring back the Supra here, because they see Nissan's tremendous success with their Z. Not to say that RX-8 is back, whatever the success it gets. Toyota has so much cash, I don't really see why they wouldn't build another one, it would handle really well the role of Toyota's halo car and Lexus could have its own, the LF-S!
#52 of 298 Hmm, another Supra by chris65amg May 21, 2005 (12:43 pm)
That would also allow Toyota to stick it to Nissan for not bringing the Skyline to the US! (I would take either)
#53 of 298 However by lexi4life May 22, 2005 (1:31 pm)
If Toyota ever built another Supra, I think there would just be one version, with the new 3.5 V6 developing 320hp, the same hp as the old TT model. I don't think Toyota would continue with a turbo engine anymore since they're costly and because it's more difficult to make them reliable. So what would be Toyota's motivations of building another twin-turbo engine for its Supra? I'm still searching... A V8 engine sounds good, but it would take some sales from Lexus and its IS500 (if it ever goes out) or from the SC (I know they're not in the same category but anyway...) Toyota could surely offer the 3.0 (let's say at 260hp) for the base model, but if they want a real competitive car against Z, it has to have at least the same hp or performances.

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