2020 Toyota Supra – Why Need BMW?
The Powertrain
Now comes the interesting part, the Supra comes with 2 engine options actually, the first one is a BMW B48 engine at a tune of about 250 horsepower. Toyota sells this engine only in Japan. The international customers get the B58B30M1 engine spec which is an inline 6-cylinder engine at a tune of 335 horsepower and 500 Nm of torque.
All of this power is channelised through an 8-speed ZF automatic gearbox that is used in many BMW models. The powertrain and transmission put off many Supra lovers, as this model doesn’t even get a manual gearbox and there could be reliability issues with some of the mechanicals.
At this point, it’s pretty obvious that the Supra is the new BMW Z4 with a different skin atop. Although this car has been tuned for handling by Toyota, almost all of the parts that make a car turn its wheels are made by the German manufacturer. Power wise, this is not a bad thing at all, as these engines are pretty good in terms of power and torque numbers, on paper.