最近谍照记者首次拍到了全新丰田Supra照片。这款旗舰运动车预计将于2018年上市，可能会在明年发布。这辆原型车进行了重度伪装，因此很难看出设计细节，只能说这是一辆轿跑车。该车是丰田和宝马共同开发的，与宝马版本的Z5相比，丰田版本的车身略小，前后悬更短，车顶线条更锐利。车尾还配备了固定尾翼，双排气尾管，有点类似GT86。从形状看，量产版Supra可能会采用FT1概念车的中置车鼻，两侧四硕大进气口。引擎盖下搭载了由宝马提供的六缸汽油引擎。不过，有报道称，丰田可能会为该车提供混动系统，目前新的混动涡轮引擎正在开发之中。据日本媒体报道，丰田可能采用一台宝马的2.0升四缸涡轮引擎，两台前置电机，一台后置电机，综合功率260千瓦/354马力。这辆测试车很可能采用的是宝马内装，它的很多元素，包括方向盘，仪表群，信息娱乐系统控制键，甚至中控台都来自宝马。预计该车将与明年发布，届时将有该车更多细节披露。
New Toyota Supra makes long-awaited spy photo debut
The waiting is over – we have the first batch of spy photos of the upcoming new Toyota Supra. The flagship sports car for the Japanese company is expected to arrive on the market in 2018 with a possible debut next year.
The photographed vehicle wears plenty of camouflage, so it’s a bit difficult to figure out more of the design details, but at least we can take a look at the overall shape of the coupe.
Comparing it with BMW’s side of the jointly-developed project, the Z5 roadster, Toyota’s car is a slightly smaller coupe vehicle with shorter overhangs and more sharply sloped roofline. We also noticed a small fixed rear wing at the back, and a dual exhaust system, similar to the one on the GT86.
Judging by the camouflaged shapes at the front, the production Supra could borrow the FT1 concept’s strong center nose, flanked by large air intakes. The long bonnet could be hiding a turbocharged BMW-sourced six-cylinder petrol engine, some speculations suggest. However, some reports also say the Japanese engineers could install a hybrid system, as a new hybrid turbo engine is currently under development at the company.
Japan’s Holiday Auto magazine reported Toyota could use a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo engine from BMW, supported by two electric motors in the front and one in the rear for a combined output of 354 horsepower (260 kilowatts).
Back to the photographed prototype, likely only a test mule, it clearly uses a BMW-adopted interior, featuring many familiar elements, like the steering wheel, the instrument cluster, the infotainment system controller, and even the center console – all seen in production models from the Bavarian brand.
Hopefully, more details will become available closer to the vehicle’s official debut sometime next year.