Toyota and BMW are allegedly getting ready to go their separate methods. In keeping with Finest Automobile, a Japanese publication, Toyota will finish its collaboration with BMW for the next-generation GR Supra, anticipated to reach in 2027. As an alternative of counting on BMW’s engines and platform, the sixth-generation Supra will use a Toyota-developed 2.0-liter turbocharged hybrid four-cylinder engine, producing round 400 horsepower.
The present A90 Supra, launched in 2019, shares a lot of its {hardware} with the BMW Z4—together with the inline-six engine, chassis, and electronics. Each automobiles are constructed on the Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria. The choice to work collectively allowed Toyota to revive the Supra nameplate with out constructing an all-new platform from scratch. It additionally gave BMW the prospect to construct a cheaper low quantity roadster that its group loves.
A Clear Break
Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division, which oversaw the collaboration with BMW, is transferring ahead with an in-house method. The brand new Supra will reportedly journey on a Toyota-developed rear-wheel-drive platform and ditch BMW’s B58 inline-six in favor of a hybridized 2.0-liter unit. It’s a lighter setup and higher fitted to future emissions requirements. There have additionally been rumors that Toyota examined a model of the automotive with a Mazda-sourced inline-six—the identical e-Skyactiv G engine used within the CX-70—however Finest Automobile stories that weight and packaging considerations doubtless dominated it out. Toyota’s smaller four-cylinder hybrid seems to be the path they’re committing to.
Closing Editions Mark the Finish of the A90
Earlier than manufacturing ends, Toyota is releasing limited-run Closing Version Supras in each Japan and the U.S. The Japanese model, priced at roughly $101,000, makes 434 horsepower and was restricted to 300 items. All bought out rapidly. The U.S. model launched on the Lengthy Seaside Grand Prix in April 2025 with 382 horsepower—matching the usual 3.0-liter mannequin—and included suspension tweaks, aerodynamic modifications, and the choice for a guide gearbox. Simply 100 have been constructed, priced at $69,085.
Whereas Toyota designed the Closing Version, it was nonetheless constructed by BMW at Magna Steyr. Inside BMW, in keeping with sources, there had been transient discussions about launching in the previous few years a high-performance Z4 M utilizing both the Supra’s uprated B58 or the total S58 engine from the M3, however these plans have been shelved.
BMW’s Z4 Future Nonetheless Unclear
The BMW Z4, which has all the time performed second fiddle to the Supra when it comes to gross sales, can be nearing the top of its run. Initially anticipated to exit of manufacturing in October 2025, BMW has now prolonged the G29’s life till March 2026.
As of now, BMW hasn’t confirmed a successor. If there’s a next-gen Z4, it’s going to doubtless proceed on a model of the CLAR platform. However even when it will get the inexperienced gentle, don’t anticipate it earlier than 2029. Improvement cycles for low-volume sports activities automobiles are lengthy, and manufacturing capability stays a problem. BMW doesn’t construct the Z4 in-house, and with out a associate like Toyota, persevering with the mission could possibly be troublesome to justify.
For now, the ultimate Z4s and Supras mark the top of a uncommon collaboration within the sports activities automotive world—one which gave fanatics two distinct, if mechanically associated, machines.
[Source: Best Car via Forbes]
