New Toyota Supra hybrid coming sooner than expected? Special-edition sports car gives BMW M2, Nissan Z and Ford Mustang a fitting farewell ahead of next-generation 2027 Supra

In a shock announcement, Toyota has started running down the clock on ‘A90’ Supra sports car production.

Sweetening the announcement is the fact that there’s one more product update left in the Supra, with revised suspension and chassis tuning and styling changes. 

There’s also a fire-breathing Final Edition model that bumps power from the BMW-sourced straight-six from 285kW to 320kW and brings fully adjustable KW coilover suspension, but that’s sadly out of the question for Australia. But what’s next for Supra? 

The nameplate, revived in 2019, isn’t going anywhere soon, though, with Toyota having committed to racing Supra in Australia’s premier Supercars racing series from 2026. 

The latest word from Japan is that the Supra will live on after Toyota cuts ties with BMW. That’ll mean the loss of the straight-six engine and, while that is sad, the two-door coupe will retain its rear-drive sporty feel. 

Initially expected to go all electric, it now seems the next generation Supra will either offer a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder with a parallel hybrid system alongside, or instead of, a battery-electric model, according to reports from Japan’s BestCar. 

The next-generation Supra is tipped to arrive in 2027, but with the current car now in its final throes, could the hybrid version arrive as soon as next year? It seems unlikely and, even though Toyota may be without Supra for some time, it is understood to be readying a new Celica, turbocharged version of the GR86 and more. 

In Australia, the Supra’s last hurrah will be known as the Track Edition. The same 285kW/500Nm turbocharged straight-six petrol engine drives the rear wheels via an eight-speed automatic or six-speed manual transmission. 

There’s greater underfloor bracing and reinforced subframe bushes, a larger front anti-roll bar and stiffer aluminium rear anti-roll bar brakes, different front control arm bearing and more negative camber on the front axle. 

To match the geometry and stiffness changes, the tuning of Supra’s adaptive dampers, electronic power steering and rear limited-slip differential have been recalibrated.

At the front there are larger 374mm Brembo front discs still clamped by four-piston red-painted calipers behind a 10-spoke alloy wheel now painted matt black. 

Aero enhancements are minor, including an underlip tyre spat at the front, flaps around the wheelarches and a carbon-fibre rear lip spoiler. 

Inside, there’s plenty of Alcantara on the seats and other touch points and red accents on the headrests and seatbelts. A colour head-up display, wireless smartphone charging, seat heating and 12-speaker sound system finish of Australian specification. 

Pricing will be revealed at the Track Edition’s local launch in 2025. Expect an uplift over the current flagship GTS, which is priced at $96,295, before on-road costs. 

Sadly, the Track Edition isn’t the limited global Final Edition which gets some racetrack inspired upgrades. Along with the 320kW and 570Nm upgrades, the Final edition has revised chassis geometry including increased camber, stiffer bushings, select pillow-ball mounts and underfloor bracing for a stiffer platform. 

Aiding grip are a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres 10mm larger than the Track Edition mounted on staggered 19- and 20-inch alloy wheels.

Serious carbon-fibre aero parts include swan neck wing and canards at the front — this Supra is more 911 GT3 than it is a rival for the BMW M, Ford Mustang or Nissan Z. 

Finally, a set of track-friendly Recaro Podium carbon-fibre bucket seats hug the driver along with plenty of Alcantara cabin trimmings.