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    2023 Toyota Supra gaining Nissan Z-rivalling six-speed manual - report

    Like the current turbo-six Toyota Supra but hankering for a manual? You may soon get your wish, with a reveal reportedly set for April.

    William Stopford

    William Stopford

    News Editor

    William Stopford

    William Stopford

    News Editor

    The current, fifth-generation Toyota Supra was the first to not offer a manual transmission. That’s reportedly about to change.

    Japanese outlet Creative Trend reports the GR Supra will be revealed in six-speed manual guise on April 28, 2022, with production commencing in July and Japanese deliveries beginning in October.

    The best part? The three-pedal option will reportedly come with the turbocharged 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine, instead of being restricted to the turbo 2.0-litre four not sold here.

    That’ll give Toyota a direct rival for the upcoming Nissan Z, which will also come with a turbocharged six-cylinder engine and a six-speed manual transmission.

    The manual Supra will reportedly miss out on adaptive cruise control and reverse autonomous emergency braking.

    There’s precedent for a manual-equipped vehicle to miss out on certain active safety and driver assist equipment; the Subaru BRZ manual misses out on much of the suite of technology found on the auto.

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    The manual isn’t the only variant that’ll join the Supra line for 2023.

    Previous reports have indicated a GRMN Supra will debut early in 2023 as a limited-run model – just 200 units – with an uprated version of the Supra’s BMW-sourced turbocharged inline-six.

    Best Car Web reports this will produce 385kW and 657Nm, just edging out the twin-turbo inline-six of the BMW M3 and M4 Competition (375kW/650Nm) and comfortably ahead of the regular Supra (285kW/500Nm).

    The GRMN Supra could reportedly use a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic instead of the eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission used by the BMW and the regular Supra.

    It’s also expected to feature various weight-saving measures, including various carbon-fibre components.

    The Supra is about to face fresh competition from a redesigned Nissan Z-Car.

    The 370Z’s replacement, called simply ‘Z’, is due here in the middle of 2022 and will use a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 with 298kW of power and 475Nm of torque.

    It’s mated to either the aforementioned six-speed manual or a nine-speed automatic.

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    William Stopford

    William Stopford

    News Editor

    William Stopford

    News Editor

    William Stopford is an automotive journalist based in Brisbane, Australia. William is a Business/Journalism graduate from the Queensland University of Technology who loves to travel, briefly lived in the US, and has a particular interest in the American car industry.

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