Toyota Supra Origin 2002

- Toyota Supra -

Manufacturer Toyota

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 coupe

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.[2] Starting in mid-1986, the A70 Supra became a separate model from the Celica. In turn, Toyota also stopped using the prefix Celica and began just calling the car Supra.[3] 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 fourth generation 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[citation needed]. The first three generations were offered with a direct descendant to the Toyota Crown's and 2000GT's M engine[citation needed]. All four generations of Supra produced have an inline 6-cylinder engine[citation needed]. 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[citation needed]. It is derived from the original Celica logo, being blue instead of orange[citation needed]. This logo was used until January 1986, when the A70 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 and in 2002 Toyota officially stopped production of the Supra in Japan.

Generation names are A40, A60, A70, A80. A Popular trend Started by American owners was to name the cars using Volkswagen Mark terms but this was never adopted by Toyota nor has ever been used in any of It's publications the "Official" names refer to the chassis codes only. Toyota uses, the name Mark II to refer to its X chassis platform cars that Include the Mark II, Cressida, Chaser and Cresta models.

The Supra has appeared in numerous video games, movies, music videos and TV shows[citation needed]. Some of the most notable appearances include the Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport, Need for Speed, Midnight Club,and Forza Horizon 2 video games and The Fast and the Furious film series.