The 2020 Toyota Supra made its long-awaited debut at the Detroit auto show today. The U.S. version will come exclusively with an inline six-cylinder engine just like all previous generations of the Supra. But customers in Japan will have the option to buy one with a four-cylinder.
In Japan, Toyota is offering a 2.0-liter twin-scroll turbocharged inline four-cylinder in two different states of tune. The more conservative one makes 194 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque, enough to propel the car to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds, according to Toyota. The more robust version makes 255 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque, matching the BMW Z4 30i. Toyota says this engine allows the Supra to hit 62 mph in 5.2 seconds.
Both four-cylinder options come paired with an eight-speed automatic, just like the inline-six that is also available in Japan. As we learned at the Detroit show, the twin-scroll turbo-six engine makes 335 hp and 365 lb-ft of torque. According to Toyota, it can hit 60 mph in 4.1 seconds, making it the quickest Toyota-branded production vehicle ever.
Toyota has given no indication that we should expect a four-cylinder Supra here in the U.S. Normally, we’d take a moment to lament the fact we can’t try this forbidden fruit, but we’ve been waiting so long for this car that we’ll take what we can get. And after hearing the sweet sound of that six-cylinder, we can’t wait to get our hands on one here in the U.S.
Source: Toyota