Toyota FT-HS Hybrid Concept
The infamous return of the Toyota Supra rumors beaten corpse has somehow turned up once again to receive blows across its heavily deteriorated left-over skull. The most recent news to come out of the media-o-sphere, is that the Toyota Supra will return and will NOT be a hybrid, according to Top Gear who recently spoke to Scion FR-S chief engineer Tetsuya Tada.
The return of the Supra is bound to happen. Even though the Supra rumor mill has spun a bearing or two in the recent years, it tends to get resurrected with a fresh set of forged pistons and connecting rods every-so-often.
During Top Gears interview with Tada, he mentions his next sports car he wants to make a big wow. He also concluded that he wants to give the world a shock and rear-engined, rear-driven cars and even mid-ship designs are OK. But if you want to make an enjoyable sports car, it should be front-engined, rear-drive. Tada is also adamant that the next sports car will use a pure gasoline drivetrain, potentially debunking the idea for a hybrid.
It is conceivable that Toyota has interest in sparking excitement among car enthusiasts around the world, especially after the conception of the FR-S/BRZ. Even though they had Subarus help with the FR-S, Toyota remains well-capable of introducing a wow-factor sports car. Only this time, as suggested by sources, the new Supra could be a joint venture with BMW basedoff of their 6 Series. Let the games begin!
[sources: Top Gear via AutoGuide.com]
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