Mk5 Toyota Supra rendered

One of my first experiences of a truly quick car was riding up a twisting mountain road in a 400 + horsepower Toyota Supra Twin Turbo owned and being driven by a track instructor who worked at the Shanghai race circuit. Since then I’ve always had a soft spot for Toyota’s giant slaying sports car. And like many, I can’t wait until the Mk5 Toyota Supra makes an appearance.

There have been a few false alarms. The closest being the 2007 Toyota FT-HS, which was supposed to be a preview of the Mk5 Toyota Supra. But 7 years on it’s nowhere to be seen. Then earlier this year Toyota unveiled the stunning FT-1 concept – a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive piece of automotive loveliness inspired by models like the 2000GT, the Celica, and of course, the Supra.

Even more interestingly, when Toyota introduced the FT-1 at the 2014 North American International Auto Show they said it was a preview of future Toyota sports cars. They didn’t specifically say it was a precursor to the MkV Toyota Supra. But it should be.

Then, on February 10, 2014 the real bomb was dropped, when it was revealed that Toyota had submitted an application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to renew the Supra trademark.

In anticipation, we’ve come up with a render for a new Mk5 Toyota Supra which replaces some of the FT-1 concept’s more extravagant features with more production feasible elements. The headlights, for example, are similar to those found on the Scion FR-S (Toyota GT86 in Europe). At the same time the grilles in the front bumper have been altered and made slightly smaller, as have the vents built into the doors. In addition the plexiglass hood window has been deleted and the side mirrors have been replaced with more conventional units. The “double-bubble” roof has also been toned down a bit.