Aftermarket Responds To Purists With Kit To Replace Supra's BMW Powerplant With A Toyota 2JZ 6 Cylinder

After a very long absence and over a decade of anticipation, the new Toyota Supra finally entered the scene last month at the Detroit Auto Show. Since then, there’s been more than a few people criticize the Supra’s engine. It’s not bad by any stretch – the 335-horsepower turbocharged inline-six fits perfectly with the Supra’s I6 pedigree, including the infamous 2JZ mill that helped the previous-gen model ascent to legendary status. Rather, the criticism stems from the fact that the new engine isn’t a product of Toyota, but BMW. To be blunt, the German partnership for the Supra’s powertrain has Toyota purists furious.



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CANADIANCOMMENTS - 2/28/2019 3:06:43 PM

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Sure you can replace the engine, but all the interior and the switchgear is still from BMW. Just go out and buy and old MKIV car and tweak/upgrade it to your heart's content. You will be happier in the long run and you will have a real Toyota Supra.

PUGPROUD - 2/28/2019 3:34:31 PM

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Lets take a $60,000 overpriced vehicle, swap out the engine for say another $25,000 including installation and void the warranty...what a great idea, not! Buy an out of the box better performing fully warrantied Vette or Red Eye for that kind of expense.

Dr550 - 2/28/2019 4:57:58 PM

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Lexus offered the original IS with a inline 6. I am sure the molds/casts are somewhere in Toyoda City.

MDarringer - 2/28/2019 8:37:06 PM

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Toyota has plenty of ability to do its own I-6 or V6.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 2/28/2019 8:57:00 PM

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@MD- That is what makes this situation all the more sad. You can do a 1 off LFA or a very low volume LC500, but you cheap out on the Supra rebirth.

MDarringer - 2/28/2019 10:51:10 PM

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The new coupe should have been a Celica (turbo 4), Supra (V6), Supra GT (V8).

Foncool - 2/28/2019 9:33:17 PM

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Is this the Japanese pretending to be a German car or the Germans pretending to be a Japanese car?