The new Toyota Supra will finally make its long-awaited public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, marking the return of a motoring icon that’s so far been shrouded in secrecy.
The image you see here was sent out via Toyota’s European Twitter account, along with a very simple caption: “Toyota Supra is back. A90. At Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018.”
So it seems the Supra, which has been in development since 2012, will finally break cover.
The A90 Supra has been developed in conjunction with BMW, sharing its chassis and turbocharged straight-six engine with the German brand’s upcoming Z4. The Supra is also heavily rumoured to be offered exclusively with a dual-clutch automatic, eschewing a manual option.
The Supra has also been confimed as an entrant into NASCAR's Xfinity series next year, with the American racing body and Toyota releasing a joint promo clip on Friday.
What else do we know? Not much. But the curtain might be at last pulled back at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 12 to 15 in the UK.
Will the Supra be a triumphant return of a motoring icon? Tell us in the comments below.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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