Toyota Supra GRMN among the additional versions planned of the sports car

The new Toyota GR Supra 'A90' does not tear exactly the regulation of the sports car, but we have good news for anyone who wants something more extreme. This version is only a starting point.

"If we had kept this alone and that, then, of course, it would be forgotten in a moment," Supra chief engineer Tetsuya Tada told Car Throttle at the launch of the car in Madrid. adding, "We feel it's imperative to provide you with updates and upgrades every year, otherwise the introduction of a sports car makes no sense.

When asked if this could include a hardcore version of GRMN, Tada-san said, "Yes, of course, we will have to do it at some point." He hinted before such a car could to be on the road, and now it's all but certain.

The Yaris GRMN is the only car to receive the full The masters of the Nürburgring Gazoo Racing treatment. It was created from a regular Yaris, rather slow, so it is not easy to understand how a GRMN conversion would work with an already fast and competent car like the GR Supra.

A more focused suspension configuration, however, seems likely, as does an increase in power. To do this, is it possible to interchange the BMW Straight six Supra B58 with the S55 M2 Competition? Probably not, but we can only hope.

Speaking of the BMW elements that make up the essentials of the GR Supra – a topic hotly debated during its launch week – Tada-san also gave an interesting insight into a surprisingly late change brought to the platform.

About a year and a half ago, it turned out that Toyota's efforts to reduce the weight of the car had gone too far. "It appeared that we had made the backside so light that it disrupted the balance of weight distribution between the front and the back," he said. adding: "So we had to go back to BMW to negotiate by pulling the engine 50 mm further back, which we could get the best [50/50] weight distribution ".

BMW finally accepted. It was after the point that the Z4 and Supra teams separated at the start. So it seems that the split was not as complete as we thought.