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The New Supra “Heritage Edition” Concept Should be the Production Supra

By Grant Cox

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: A prototype of the 2020 Toyota GR Supra on display at the Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on April 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. Designated one of the nations top auto shows it runs from April 5 through April 14, 2019. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: A prototype of the 2020 Toyota GR Supra on display at the Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on April 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. Designated one of the nations top auto shows it runs from April 5 through April 14, 2019. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images) /
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Today the annual SEMA show began and Toyota made their presence known by bringing EIGHT Supra-based builds for fans to feast their eyes upon. Those eight cars range from some that have mild and tasteful upgrades to some that look like some serious track toys. But the one that caught my eye is the gorgeous “Heritage edition”—an homage to the Mark IV Supra, hence the name.

If you’re anything of a Supra nut, you’ll probably notice some of the similarities the Heritage Edition has to the Mark IV Supra. Namely, the circle-filled headlights and taillights and the unmistakeable wing. As a matter of fact, that is the wing from the Mark IV Supra, just narrowed and shortened to fit the 2020 Supra. And about those nostalgic headlights and taillights—they’re a bit costly. Word is that all of the lights cost around $25,000, but that retro look? Priceless.

Other cosmetic changes are minor, but still add a lot to the appeal of this concept. Small changes in aero design can be seen all around the car; splitter at the front, massive diffuser at the back, skirts running along the sides, and some new air intakes can be seen all over. Well, rather, the fake air intakes on the stock Supra have all been opened up.

Of course, they didn’t only change the looks of the Supra, though they did a damn fine job at that. They also went in and tuned the Supra’s BMW derived inline-6 to make 503 horsepower—168 more than stock. They did so mostly by tweaking the turbo and exhaust, increasing the boost from 2.0 bar to 2.2 bar. Other performance mods are the six-piston Brembo brakes’ carbon fiber front splitter, and 19 inch HRE wheels.

I’ll say it outright because everybody I know is thinking it: Toyota needs to sell this as the stock Supra. That’s all.

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