Manual Toyota GR Supra Now Available in South Africa With 382 HP (285 kW)

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Toyota South Africa has confirmed that arsenic of yesterday (10 May 2023), the GR Supra is disposable with a do-it-yourself gearbox.

What is immoderate further large quality is that the turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six has been tweaked to present 382 hp (285 kW), up from 250 kW.

True to the GR Supra’s thoroughbred engineering quality, this improvement has not been simply a substance of utilizing an off-the-shelf solution. A caller transmission, on with a caller clutch has been engineered specifically to suit the powerfulness and torque characteristics of the GR Supra 3.0-litre engine.

Toyota besides retuned the suspension and optimised the traction power and brakes to suit the caller manual transmission.

The ambition to marque the GR Supra amusive to thrust successful the astir demanding scenarios has helped animate the instauration of a caller Hairpin+ function. This is designed to let much state and reward specifically erstwhile taking choky bends connected an uphill gradient (more than 5%) with a high-friction roadworthy surface.

More “free” instrumentality rotation tin marque specified routes much enjoyable to drive, truthful Toyota has optimised motor torque power to let a greater quality successful the grade of instrumentality rotation connected the near and right-side tyres.

The GR Supra scope besides benefits from caller paintwork options with the summation of Sapphire Blue and Iridescent Metallic Grey, while Ice Grey, Prime Silver and Grand Blue Metallic person been discontinued on with Matte Storm Grey. The GR marque hues of White, Red and Black stay connected offer.

You volition beryllium capable to place a manual variant connected the roadworthy from the rear. The striking ‘Supra’ logo finished successful reddish is reserved for the three-pedal version.

From a exemplary line-up constituent of view, Matte Grey and Track editions person reached the span of their accumulation and the GR Supra is presently disposable successful 2 exemplary suffixes successful South Africa: Manual (R1 417 500) and Auto (R1 451 800).