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Toyota hints at more sports cars to follow Supra

Toyota hints at more sports cars to follow Supra

Rumors have pointed to a spiritual successor to the MR2.

Toyota chief Akio Toyoda has reaffirmed the company's intention to bring more sports cars to market.

The company previously indicated plans to launch a "Three Brothers" family of sports cars, leaving room below the new Supra for at least one more entry above the rear-wheel-drive Toyota GT.

Speaking at the Supra launch, Toyoda acknowledged that SUVs are popular but opined "is there anything better than a tight rear-wheel-drive sports car? I hope this won't be the last Toyota sports car you see from us in the future," according to quotes posted by Autocar.

The statement echoes comments from the Supra's assistant chief engineer, Masayuki Kai, who last year said "we want to have Celica back, we want to have the MR2 back."

A new Celica would likely be positioned as an all-wheel-drive alternative to the current Toyota GT. A spiritual successor to the MR2 might take a different path, perhaps following in line with the S-FR concept (pictured).

Separate rumors suggest Toyota may be patiently waiting for a partnership with another automaker to help share development costs in the low-volume segment, consistent with the Toyota-BMW collaboration that led to the new Z4 and Supra.