Toyota's Next Chairman Wants a Supra-Like Sports Car
A successor to the Toyota Supra is arguably one of the most sought after vehicles by automotive enthusiasts, and the next chairman for Toyota, Takeshi Uchiyamada, falls in that group.
Uchiyamada is scheduled to become the Japanese automaker’s next chairman at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting this week. He believes that the sports car that Toyota is co-developing with BMW should be a midsized vehicle comparable to the Supra.
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The 66-year-old said that Toyota’s next sports car shouldn’t overlap with its highly successful 86 model and that it would be “futile” if the automaker made something similar. Uchiyamada is known internally as the “father of the Prius” for his work in developing the world’s best-selling hybrid, and acknowledges that the decision for a Supra successor isn’t up to him, but the engineers.
But all signs point that Toyota will inevitably build a successor to the Supra based on recent rumors.
[Source: Automotive News]
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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Dont kill the Supra name, the MKIV model is a legend . Everytime the jap try to make a new model they just destroy, Celica, MR2 the 90s ones were much better in design and performances Please give aother name to the car, that is not a Supra