Hopefully, the Goodwood "reveal" of the Supra will be the last teaser, and we’ll finally get to see the car unmasked sometime soon. The Toyota Supra (Japanese:, Hepburn: Toyota Spura) is a sports car and grand tourer manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation beginning in 1978. The rotor sizes are unknown, but the front and rear calipers are a direct match for those found on the G30-generation BMW 5-series which also uses the B48 and B58 engines that seem to be slated for the Supra. We were able to get a very good look at the brakes, noting that they're straight from the BMW parts bin. The BMW engineering behind the Supra was also very apparent when Toyota ran a prototype at Goodwood last weekend. Tada also remarked that, for the Supra owners who plan to swap in a 2JZ engine, "please buy the four-cylinder. Tada also elaborated, saying the four-cylinder Supra will be lighter, with "much better weight distribution" and a sharper-feeling turn-in. Road & Track web editor Chris Perkins had the chance to speak with Supra chief engineer Testsuya Tada at the Goodwood Festival of Speed a few days ago, and the Toyota employee confirmed that there will indeed be a four-cylinder Supra. Click the image above to see a larger version
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