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Exciting news. Gazoo Racing chief and father of the new 2019 Toyota Supra, Tetsuya Tada, has confirmed that a stripped-out, track-focused version is already part of his plan for the reborn sports car, co-developed with the new BMW Z4. Expect it to be called the Supra GRMN. "At some point I would like to make a track-limited Supra with less weight. We"re already making a racing version so we know if you take out 100kg it"s a completely different car you don"t even need any more power," Tada told us. Question is, will it be road-legal or a track-only toy? "We"re investigating both avenues, there"s always a trade-off because being road-legal brings restrictions." Tada fleshed out the details on his desire to take the car racing, too. Toyota has already confirmed a Supra NASCAR will be competing in 2019, but that"s little more than a look-a-like nose grafted onto a stock car. Tada says the blossoming LM GTE category is being looked at potentially pitting the Supra against the Ford GT, Ferrari 488, Aston Vantage, Porsche 911 and others.
Date written: 14 Sep 2018
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ID: 13333
Exciting news. Gazoo Racing chief and father of the new 2019 Toyota Supra, Tetsuya Tada, has confirmed that a stripped-out, track-focused version is already part of his plan for the reborn sports car, co-developed with the new BMW Z4. Expect it to be called the Supra GRMN. "At some point I would like to make a track-limited Supra with less weight. We"re already making a racing version so we know if you take out 100kg it"s a completely different car you don"t even need any more power," Tada told us. Question is, will it be road-legal or a track-only toy? "We"re investigating both avenues, there"s always a trade-off because being road-legal brings restrictions." Tada fleshed out the details on his desire to take the car racing, too. Toyota has already confirmed a Supra NASCAR will be competing in 2019, but that"s little more than a look-a-like nose grafted onto a stock car. Tada says the blossoming LM GTE category is being looked at potentially pitting the Supra against the Ford GT, Ferrari 488, Aston Vantage, Porsche 911 and others.
Date written: 14 Sep 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13333
