By Christopher Tracy
I can’t hide the fact that I don’t care for the look of the new Toyota Supra. The front end of the 2020 GR Supra is a little too phallic. It looks similar to the older noses of the 2011 Mercedes SLK and Mercedes-McLaren SLR. That doesn’t work for me. It’s not my aesthetic, and I don’t believe it has anything to do with the car it replaces… all these years later.
There’s a way to make it better though, and it has nothing to do with the old Supra. What if you were to turn the new Supra into a shooting brake? Does it retain its sports car heritage? Who cares, since It’s mostly a re-bodied BMW anyway.
We’ve seen other sports cars turned into wagons before. The Callaway Aerowagen, for example. And I hope there are more to come, but the rest of the public just does not see the benefit to these expanded cargo areas and better-looking cars. I’m already trying to earn more money for the launch of the Audi RS6 Avant in 2020.
*fingers crossed I’ll at least get to borrow one*
The rendering of the Supra was done by Rain Prisk and you can watch him give the original car a facelift in Photoshop in the video he posted to his channel:
The shooting brake Supra might not be everyone’s cup of tea. I like it though. And now I’m left wondering about other sports cars that could use a shooting brake treatment?
Ford Mustang Country Squire, anyone?
Jeff Glucker
Or just go for the original Chevy Corvair: https://heacockclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/50s-Chevrolet-Corvair-Concept.jpg https://heacockclassic.com/articles /corvette-concepts-and-prototypes/
http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1954_chevrolet_corvair/
Why are there not more of these?
Needs less tapering of the cabin sides IMO, compare the Volvo 1800S and ES for example
If I wanted a new Supra rear end design, it’d be something like this, with a better integrated wing.