Stop calling it the Bull Demon King, Toyota's new sports car may be named "Sapura", BMW's shell replacement product
Since Akio Toyoda took over the big ship of Toyota Motor, he has been at the helm. The trend has obviously changed. After all, Akio Toyoda himself is a racing enthusiast and has been a test driver for Toyota Lexus for many years. He even performed drifting on the campus of Tsinghua University in China. Therefore, after Akio Toyoda came to power, he formulated the so-called return to sports plan. To put it bluntly, it is to make the Toyota brand closer to the youthful sports style. The GR Sports Division has indeed launched many high-performance products in recent years, but in order to truly return to sports For sports, we still need to create a convincing high-performance sports car.
So Toyota has resurrected the Bull Devil sports car that has been out of production for many years, which is the new Toyota supra. This model is habitually called Bull Devil by car fans in the domestic market, but it may no longer be called Bull in the future. Damn it, Toyota has applied for a new trademark Sapra, which is obviously the transliteration of the English letters of Toyota supra, and it is very likely to become the official name in the Chinese market. It sounds a bit strange, but it’s not hard to remember once you get used to it.
The new Toyota Supra sports car does not have many characteristics of its own. To put it bluntly, it is the product of the BMW z4, because this car is not only based on the BMW z4 development platform, but also includes three major parts. Copying BMW technology, this model will be produced together with the BMW Z4 at the Magna Steyr plant in Austria. It is a complete brother model. Without BMW's full support, it would be difficult for Toyota Supra to be resurrected. Taking shortcuts this time is a win-win situation.
The exterior design of this model is quite different from that of the BMW z4. The front of the car adopts a more rounded design language. The LED headlight sources on both sides are more like the Porsche Taycan. The side of the car body is similar to the BMW z4. They have the same purpose. They also have a relatively rear cockpit, and the entire front engine compartment is huge. This can balance the weight ratio of the front and rear axles to the greatest extent. Using a front engine will not make the front of the car too heavy, and it can avoid pushing the front during maneuvers. Phenomenon. The rear of the car has a small spoiler sheet metal shape, and there are two exhaust pipe outlet decorations. Overall, this Japanese sports car looks good.
You will feel more familiar after opening the door. The interior design of Toyota Supra is very similar to that of BMW Z4. There is an LCD instrument module in front of the driver, a large floating screen on the center console, and an electronic gear lever. You can see the traces of BMW. Except for the unique shape of the steering wheel, the feeling of driving this car is not much different from driving a BMW. The interior materials of the high-end version are more generous, and it provides racing bucket seats and three-fur leather wrapping. .
The new Toyota Supra has been confirmed to be introduced to the Chinese market and will be offered with two different powertrains. The entry-level version provides a BMW 2.0t inline 4-cylinder engine, code-named b48, with a maximum power of 258 horsepower. This kind of power performance is actually not much different from the Lynk & Co 03+. The high-end version provides BMW's 3.0t twin-turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine, with the maximum power increased to 340 horsepower, which is more attractive than the 2.3t displacement Ford Mustang. , but the price positioning will inevitably rise. According to channel news, this Toyota sports car is likely to be more expensive than the BMW Z4. This is better than the previous model.
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