Rumors of a handbook Toyota Supra are swirling but once more because of a report from Japan indicating that manufacturing of a 3.0-liter inline-six mannequin with a six-speed may occur a quickly as early 2022.
This time, the report involves us by the use of Australia’s Drive, who noticed the be aware on Japanese weblog carsensor.web indicating {that a} handbook transmission is on the best way for a particular GRMN Supra mannequin powered by a high-output model of the automotive’s BMW-engineered 3.0-liter S58. This is not the primary time such rumors have come up, and it most likely will not be the final – except it is true, after all.
As Autoblog beforehand reported, the approaching BMW M3 and M4 will supply a handbook transmission with lower-powered trims of the S58 engine, so it is potential the unicorn limited-edition Supra does the identical. Then again, final Could BMW introduced a handbook transmission for the brand new Z4 in Europe, that roadster powered by the low-output model of the identical 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder offered within the Z4 and the Supra right here. Therefore the Supra may get a stick shift, however one mated to a four-cylinder and never the six. A left-field possibility talked about elsewhere has Toyota securing the 405-hp S55 inline-six from the present M2 Competitors, together with that automotive’s six-speed handbook, contemplating the BMW coupe is due for substitute shortly.
We urge you to take this one with an enormous grain of salt, as typical, however we won’t totally rule it out both, particularly with the looming risk of Nissan’s cheaper, manual-transmission Z-car on the horizon.
