Sunday, June 16, 2013

Toyota production in cooperation with BMW sports car ~ car loan



The sports car may soon become the future of Toyota as the Japanese manufacturer is planning to cooperate with BMW Toyota Supra rebirth celebrated a time.

                          

                                  Does Toyota have revived a form Supra - Photo: AutoWeek

Specifically, Bloomberg said, Toyota and BMW have agreed to plan a co-production sports car version in 2015. Regeneration schemes and patterns Supra sports legend being rated as the most feasible in many Toyota and BMW proposed research.


Mr. Takeshi Uchiyamada (father of the Prius) - Toyota representatives were in talks with BMW made no secret ambition Toyota Supra revival.


"I want Toyota to develop a sports car similar to the Supra. Certainly the new car will be completely different from the current model Toyota 86. It's useless if the medical transcription company what is, "said Takeshi Uchiyamada stressed.


However, he said Uchiyamada this is just a personal opinion, Supra's fate will be decided by the board of Toyota. Notably, in meeting Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on next week, so most likely he will Uchiyamada elected new president of Toyota.


Besides Bloomberg, specialized site Motor Trend Car Toyota Supra confirms new version will use the same V6 engine combined hybrid powertrain produces a total capacity of up to 400 horsepower. Also, Motor Trend said the new Supra model will go on sale starting in late 2015 and was sold for no less than 60,000 U.S. dollars.


This is not the first time to produce a sports car in Toyota's product strategy. In 2007, the Japanese manufacturer unveiled a concept called the FT-HS. The car is designed with 2 place owned angular equipped hybrid drivetrain, including V6 petrol, 3.5 liter and electric motor, producing a combined capacity of 400 horsepower. However, the project produced FT-HS has not been green-lighted by the financial crisis in 2008.


Storming in the sports car segment decade 70-80 of the last century. Toyota Supra is the 4th generation production for the period 1978 to 1998, but by focusing on the strategic segment so popular Supra disappeared from the market in 1998 (2002 in Japan). Toyota Supra Each customer shipments are highly figurative style with strong motivation. Supra is the pinnacle of the sports car of Toyota appeared in the "10-second car" of the famous movie series The Fast and the Furious in 2001.

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