The new generation Toyota Supra sports car wears the plate of Ho Chi Minh City after a period of silence

The first Toyota GR Supra to return home has found an owner in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City after “traveling” around Vietnam.

In September 2021, Japanese sports car enthusiasts (JDM) in Vietnam were surprised when the Toyota The 5th generation GR Supra (A90) is imported. The car was brought back by a private car importer and it was not until the beginning of this year that this Supra was cleared.

Not long after being displayed at the showroom in Hanoi, this new generation sports car has found an owner in Ho Chi Minh City. It is known that the owner of this Supra is a car collector with many “rare and hard to find” models in Vietnam such as Ferrari 599 GTB, Nissan 370Z Nismo, or newer Morgan Plus Four.

The Toyota GR Supra owns a bright silver paint color combined with some contrasting black exterior details such as mirror panels, front bumper trim, rear bumper and side skirts. 19-inch wheels on both front and rear wheels are painted in two tones. Inside, the car’s cockpit is wrapped in one-tone black leather with white contrast stitching, some carbon fiber trim details.

Thanks to the same chassis platform as the BMW Z4, the Toyota GR Supra also has a 50/50 weight distribution and a low center of gravity. The car is equipped with standard Michelin Pilot Super Sports tires with size 255/35 R19 at the front and 275/35 R19 at the rear with 4-piston Brembo brakes at the front wheel. Toyota also gives this model two driving modes, Sport and Normal.

On the Premium version, GR Supra will own 14-way power seats, 2 independent air conditioners, 6.5-inch touch screen and 8.8-inch information screen with 12-speaker JBL sound system, phone charger. wireless and available with advanced Supra Connect service software, supporting Apple CarPlay connection interface. Outside, the car will have LED headlights and rear indicator lights. The exhaust system is made of stainless steel.

In the high-end 3.0 Premium version, Toyota GR Supra is equipped with a 3.0L in-line 6-cylinder engine, for a maximum capacity of 335 horsepower and 494 Nm of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels through an 8-speed automatic transmission, so that the car can accelerate to 96 km / h from a stationary position in just 4.1 seconds, the maximum speed is limited to 249 km/h.

In the US market, Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium 2021 has a starting price of 55,615 USD, equivalent to more than 1.3 billion VND and the price in Vietnam has not been disclosed yet.