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| Toyota Supra | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Also called | Toyota Celica Supra Toyota Celica XX |
| Production | Apr 1978[1]–2002 |
| Assembly | Tahara, Aichi, Japan, Toyota City, Aichi,Japan (Motomachi plant) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car Grand tourer |
| Body style | 2+2 fastback,[2][3] GT hatchback[2][3] |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Toyota 2000GT |
The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Corporation from 1978 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider.[4] Starting in mid-1986, the Supra (in its third generation, Mark III) became a separate model from the Celica. In turn, Toyota also stopped using the prefix Celica and began just calling the car Supra.[5] Owing to the similarity and past of the Celica's name, it is frequently mistaken for the Supra, and vice versa. First, second and third generation Supras were assembled at Tahara plant in Tahara, Aichi while the MKIV Supra was assembled at the Motomachi plant in Toyota City.
The Supra also traces much of its roots back to the Toyota 2000GT with the main instance being its engine. The first three generations were offered with a direct descendant to theToyota Crown's and 2000GT's M engine. All four generations of Supra produced have an inline 6-cylinder engine. Interior aspects were also similar, as was the chassis code "A".
Along with this name and car Toyota also included its own logo for the Supra. It is derived from the original Celica logo, being blue instead of orange. This logo was used until January 1986, when the Mark III Supra was introduced. The new logo was similar in size, with orange writing on a red background, but without the dragon design. That logo, in turn, was on Supras until 1991 when Toyota switched to its current oval company logo. (the dragon logo was a Celica logo regardless of what color it was. It appeared on the first two generations of the Supra because they were officially Toyota Celicas. The dragon logo was used for the Celica line until it too was discontinued.)
In 1998, Toyota ceased sales of the Supra in the United States[5] and in 2002 Toyota officially stopped production of the Supra in Japan.
As an iconic sports car, the Supra has appeared in numerous video games, movies, music videos and TV shows. Some of the most notable appearances include the Grand Theft Auto, Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport, Need for Speed, and Midnight Club series of video games and The Fast and the Furious film series.
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