Toyota intends to head manufacturers of hybrid sportcars. Anyway, the next four years the company will make new versions of well-known sport cars MR2 and Supra. Ideological successors of these models will receive a hi-tech stuffing.

Replacement MR2 will take place in the end of 2013, thus the new car will equip with a hybrid power-plant on the basis of the petrol motor. Initially designers Toyota wished to establish on this car engine V6, however success Honda CR-Z in the Japanese car market has changed of they decision.

Supra creation of new generation goes practically in parallel with preparation of compact sports coupe FT-86 as term of its exit also has been shifted for 2013. However, without a competition of novelty Toyota do not remain, as the powerful corporations already declare about creation of hybrid cars, because: Honda (Honda CR-Z), Nissan (Nissan Juke) and Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi PX-MiEV) — have the cars on a full electric platforms.

For example, Nissan prepares two-door sports electrocars on the basis of Leaf platform, and Mitsubishi — the two-door sports version of a city electromobile i-MiEV. Besides, the hybrid unit will receive and Mitsubishi Evolution of the next generation.

Toyota Supra Hybrid

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