Only 900 units will be made available in the USA.
Toyota Gazoo Racing has introduced the GR Supra 45th Anniversary Edition to celebrate the nameplate's, you guessed it, 45-year history, with special nods inspired by the A80 generation from the 1990s, like the Mikan Blast paintwork, which is likely reminiscent of something to do with the hero car of a certain movie franchise.
For those who don't like searing orange, the GR Supra 45th Anniversary Edition is also available in Absolute Zero (white), but only 900 units will be produced in total. All are based on the 3.0 Premium trim, and will likely carry a price premium, but those details will only be made available at a later date when the cars arrive at dealerships this fall.
So what makes the Supra 45th Anniversary Edition so special? Well, aside from paying tribute to a heritage dating back to a time when it was called the Celica Supra, it also gets a prominent, manually-adjustable wing as its core differentiating factor.
Finished in black, it matches the 19-inch alloy wheels in the same tone, behind which you'll find black brake calipers bearing the GR badge. The black and orange theme continues with a graphic on the side of the sports car featuring cutout Supra lettering, harking back to the A70 generation, which became the first standalone Supra without the Celica prefix.
Regardless of which paint you choose, the strut tower braces are finished in Mikan Blast – Mikan is Japanese for orange, in case you were wondering – bearing the Toyota Gazoo Racing logo. Each of the 900 units will also feature a plaque denoting its specialness as one of only 900 units, the 2024 model year designation, and its production in Austria by Magna Steyr.
Based on the 3.0 Premium Grade, the 45th Anniversary Edition is available with a six-speed manual or an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The BMW-sourced B58 engine produces 382 horsepower and 368 lb-ft of torque, and the only driven wheels are found at the rear of the car.
The 45th Anniversary Edition is the latest limited edition Supra, with a special edition arriving each year since the A90 generation landed. So far, we've seen the Launch Edition, A91 Edition, A91-CF Edition, and 2022's A91 MT, but the 45th Anniversary Edition is perhaps one of the best looking, sharing similar paintwork to the Plasma Orange 100 Edition in Japan, itself celebrating the milestone of 100 Supra GT4s being sold to customer racing teams.
We can expect more special editions to come, but the one we're holding out for is a GRMN model with 500 hp from the BMW M3's S58 engine – which may be closer to reality than we first thought.
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