Public debut for Toyota Gen3 Supra model in Bathurst
Supercars
18 Sep
Toyota to put Gen3 Supra on display at Bathurst 1000
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New car to be race-ready in January 2026
Fans can get their first glimpse of the future at the Repco Bathurst 1000, with Toyota to show off its new Gen3 Supra at Mount Panorama.
Toyota Australia made worldwide motorsport news on Wednesday, announcing its entry into Supercars from 2026. At a launch, Toyota displayed a 40 percent clay sculpture of the proposed GR Supra that is set to debut in 2026.
Toyota has selected Walkinshaw Andretti United as its homologation team, with a second team to be announced in due course.
In a win for fans, a 1:1 scale model of the GR Supra will also be on display at next month’s Repco Bathurst 1000. Tickets for the event are on sale now.
The proposed GR Supra Supercar design takes inspiration from the FT1 concept, which was the basis of the GR Supra production model. The car will also race with a V8 engine.
Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the car will be ready to race by January 2026.
“I’m proud to say that this stunning race car is an in-house design developed by our very own world-class team at Toyota design Australia,” Hanley said.
“With CAD (computer-aided design) data supplied by Supercars, our designers have taken the Supra production car and landed it onto the Gen3 package.
“We first did this digitally, confirmed it with virtual reality, and then we produced this scale model, this very model, at our local product design centre.
“And the good news is, we’re planning to show a full-size model at next month’s Bathurst 1000.
“The Toyota DNA is clear. The car is instantly recognizable for its iconic super shape, and it also takes cues from the original FT1 concept for Supra.”
