This time, however, the talk is taking shape to lead to a real vehicle: a hybrid Supra similar to the FT-HS Concept shown in 2007. Due for release in 2011, the new Supra could see a 3.5-liter V-6 powerplant borrowed from the Lexus GS 450h paired with the hybrid system from the Japanese-market Toyota Crown, according to 7tune.
The engine alone would only be rated in the neighborhood of 268 horsepower, but combined with the hybrid motor's output, total power could top 400 horsepower. All you hybrid-haters need not despair quite yet, however, as Toyota is also thought to be working on a 'sport' version of the Supra that will dispense with the electronic bits and go all-engine.
So if it's due in 2011, when will we start seeing prototypes and spy shots? Likely sometime after it makes its debut in closer-to-production trim at the Tokyo Motor Show this fall.
[7tune]
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