Toyota Supra History

Sports car · 1978–present

Toyota's iconic inline-six grand tourer — a tuner and motorsport legend, defined by the A80's 2JZ.

Photo: “1979 Toyota Celica Supra Mk I Coupe (23155184553)” by Sicnag / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Cropped to 16:9.

Every model year (1979–2024)

Browse the Toyota Supra year by year. Each generation is listed with its model years below.

1979 Toyota Celica Supra (A40), first generation — coupe, front three-quarter view — Photo: “1979 Toyota Celica Supra Mk I Coupe (23155184553)” by Sicnag / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Cropped to 16:9.

First generation · Celica Supra (A40/A50) (1979–1981)

1984 Toyota Celica Supra (A60), second generation — coupe, front three-quarter view — Photo: “1984 Toyota Celica Supra (26815362592)” by Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Cropped to 16:9.

Second generation · Celica Supra (A60) (1982–1986)

1989 Toyota Supra (A70), third generation — coupe, front three-quarter view — Photo: “1989 Toyota Supra (27276137561)” by GPS 56 from New Zealand / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Cropped to 16:9.

Third generation · A70 (1986–1992)

1994 Toyota Supra (A80), fourth generation — coupe, front three-quarter view — Photo: “1994 Toyota Supra 3.0” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 . Cropped to 16:9.

Fourth generation · A80 (Mk IV) (1993–1998)

Toyota GR Supra (A90 / J29), fifth generation — coupe, front three-quarter view — Photo: “2019 Toyota GR Supra A90” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 . Cropped to 16:9.

Fifth generation · A90 / J29 (GR Supra) (2020–present)

History

Launched for 1979 as the six-cylinder 'Celica Supra', the Supra grew into a standalone performance icon defined by its inline-six engines.

The fourth-generation A80 and its twin-turbo 2JZ-GTE became a tuning legend; after a roughly 17-year hiatus the nameplate returned for 2020 as the BMW-co-developed A90 GR Supra.

Generations

First generation · Celica Supra (A40/A50)

1979–1981

Launched as a longer, six-cylinder version of the Celica — the 'Celica Supra' — pairing the Celica's body with an inline-six and a stretched nose.
Second generation · Celica Supra (A60)

1982–1986

Redesigned Celica Supra with pop-up headlights and a twin-cam inline-six; the performance and L-type luxury split widened. The final US A60 year was 1986 — A70 production delays kept the 1985 P-type on sale into 1986.
Third generation · A70

1986–1992

The Supra split from the Celica into a standalone model on the A70 platform, offered with a turbocharged 7M-GTE inline-six. The final US A70 was a 1992 model — there was no 1993 A70 in North America (the A80 took over for 1993).
Fourth generation · A80 (Mk IV)

1993–1998

The legendary A80 — the twin-turbo 2JZ-GTE made it a tuning icon. The US version's twin-turbo six was rated 320 hp; the last US-market A80 was a 1998 model.
Fifth generation · A90 / J29 (GR Supra)

2020–present

The GR Supra revival, co-developed with BMW on the platform shared with the Z4 (G29) and built in Austria; offered with a BMW-sourced turbo 2.0 four (B48) or turbo 3.0 inline-six (B58).

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