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Chief Engineer of the Toyota Supra Project hinted at the torque and weight of the Japanese automaker's much-anticipated future sports car
Coach at Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada promised that the new Supra would be "light and compact".
"I can not disclose specific numbers, but the output [torque] of this engine is on a par with the one we have with the Lexus F series," Tada told the British publication
This, of course, would give the Supra about 530 Nm, corresponding to the maximum torsion force of the naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 of the RC F
"But you can imagine seeing that the car is lightweight and compact – its wheelbase is even shorter than that of the GT86 [which measures 2 570 mm] .It is about 200-300 kg lighter than the F series [which weighs about 1 700-1 800 kg]. "
Before the dynamic beginnings of the Supra in the form of prototype at Goodwood, Toyota has confirmed that the new sports car – which was developed with the upcoming BMW Z4 – an in-line six-cylinder engine (probably a version of Munich's 3.0-liter turbocharger in-line six-cylinder).
Tada said the Supra would feature "a limited slip differential and a 50:50 weight". distribution ", adding that its" center of gravity is lower than that of the GT86 and the rigidity of the body is twice that of the GT86.
Toyota expects its new Supra to hit the market in the first half of 2019. [19659009] Article written by Ryan Bubear
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