Toyota Supra Successor May Be All-Electric

We have heard all kinds of rumors about the potential of a new Toyota Supra. The latest one, which comes from The Detroit Bureau, reports that the new Supra may be an all-electric model. Apparently this rumor was started by Tetsuya Tada — chief engineer on the Scion FR-S program – during his interview with Asia One. According to Tada, Toyota will be offering successors for both the Supra and the MR-2, with the most expensive one being the one offered first. However, both will arrive in the next five years. Tetsuya Tada tried to keep quiet on the powertrains used for the two models, but he did indicate that Toyota "will become more experimental." He pointed out that Toyota may be using Tesla to provide a battery-based drivetrain for a new Supra. In fact, the Japanese company is developing a 3-Series competitor that would make use of the same flexible platform found in the Model S. (topspeed)