DESPITE manufacturing persevering with into the brand new 12 months, orders for the present mannequin Toyota GR Supra won’t be accepted by Toyota sellers in Australia from the tip of this month, successfully pulling ahead the sports activities halo mannequin’s discontinuation Down Underneath.
The present technology A90 collection Supra is manufactured in Austria by Magna Steyr the place it’s constructed alongside its twin-under-the-skin, the BMW Z4.
Exact causes for the transfer weren’t given by Toyota Australia suffice to say current-generation Supra gross sales began at 327 items in 2019 when the mannequin was launched, 300 of which had been pre-sold and waitlisted, slipping to 198 in 2020, 155 in 2021, after which solely 141 in 2022.
Supra gross sales noticed an uptick in 2023 to a complete of 276 items slipping to 222 items in 2024 and are monitoring year-to-date (finish July 2025) at 103.
Aside from low gross sales volumes, hypothesis suggests the tip of A90 Supra manufacturing additionally stems from the mannequin’s lack of ability to adjust to new and forthcoming security and emissions rules, in addition to the issue Toyota has in financially justifying such low-volume automobiles – even with BMW’s help.
In its assertion and giving hope to followers of the glossy coupe, Toyota Australia stated “the GR Supra nameplate will dwell on past 2026”, with out revealing any additional particulars.
The substitute mannequin is imagined to be a brand new 2.0-litre four-cylinder hybrid-powered sportscar with by-product styling from the present technology.
Additional cheering up Supra aficionados is Toyota Australia’s dedication to the Supercars Championship from subsequent 12 months – utilizing the present mannequin as a foundation fitted with a modified Lexus V8
In early June GoAuto reported Toyota Australia responding to questions on its ongoing Supercars Championship dedication with: “Within the years forward, we are going to proceed to hone GR Supra in motorsport.
“Toyota Australia has dedicated to racing within the Supercars Championship for the following 5 years, and we sit up for working with companions Walkinshaw Andretti United and Brad Jones Racing over the approaching seasons.”
So, all good for the Toyota Supercar Championship contender, what of the new-generation automobile?
Toyota has saved a lid on it aside from a dedication emanating out of Toyota USA the place some extremely positioned executives have gone on report saying there won’t be as lengthy a delay between the present and new technology fashions as there was between the final two – basically confirming the existence of a brand new mannequin.
US publication Motor Pattern says a new-generation Supra has been “promised” by Toyota executives – and in a far shorter timeframe than many beforehand anticipated.
Toyota Motor North America senior vp of product planning and technique Cooper Ericksen advised the publication it could be “logical that we (Toyota) would have a subsequent gen Supra”.
“When and the way remains to be to be determined, and we’d like to do all the things now,” he added.
“However we’ve got our palms full simply to maintain promoting the core merchandise in our line-up.
“We’ll simply have to attend and see. My aim is to get an amazing next-gen product that our fanatic crowd can fall in love with once more.”
