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Toyota currently sells street Supras with four- and six-cylinder engines supplied by BMW. The track-only GT4 variant also uses the Bavarian-sourced inline-six.
However, in 2026, the Australian branch of the company will install a big old V-engine of its own design. A naturally aspirated 5.0-litre engine will power the race car for the Repco Supercars Championship. This is written by Motor1.
If you know Toyota engines by their internal code names, the V-8 Supra will get the 2UR-GSE, an aluminum powerplant, which is used in many models. The IS F and GS F had it, while the RC F, LC 500 and IS 500 F Sport models still use the 5.0. It was also found in the Hilux pickup truck that won the 2019 Dakar Rally.
Toyota intends to compete in the Supercar Championship for at least five years under the Gen3 rules, which were introduced in 2023. The tough Supra will compete with the Ford Mustang and its 5.4-liter Coyote engine. Chevrolet teams currently run the Camaro with a 5.7-liter V8, but a mysterious replacement is on the way as the muscle car dies at the end of 2023.
Toyota will unveil at least four GR Supra race cars, and two of which will be driven by Chase Mostert and Ryan Wood for the Walkinshaw Andretti United team. Another team has not yet been announced. From 2026, WAU is going to switch from racing Ford Mustangs to Toyota Supras. It's worth noting that Walkinshaw Automotive Group already works with Toyota, converting Tundra trucks to right-hand drive in Melbourne, Australia.
With Toyota joining, 2026 will be the first season since 2019 that the Repco Supercar Championship will feature three manufacturers In the last decade, Volvo, Nissan and Mercedes also participated in it, but then left the championship.