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Toyota Supra

1st gen Toyota Supra 1979–1981

Sold as Celica Supra

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A longer, six-cylinder Celica: a fuel-injected straight-six, four-wheel disc brakes and independent suspension, sold as a personal luxury car.

What it came with

Badges
  • Celica Supra1,2
  • 2.6L inline-six (4M-E)1,2,3

    110 hp; Toyota's first production engine with electronic fuel injection · 1979–1980

  • 2.8L inline-six (5M-E)3,4

    116 hp, 145 lb-ft · 1981

Transmissions
5-speed manual2,4,3, 4-speed automatic2,1,3
Drivetrains
Rear-wheel drive3
Trims
Base4
Packages
Sports Performance Package (1981)3,1,2
  • Model codes: MA46 (1979–1980), MA47 (1981)3
  • Brakes and suspension: Four-wheel disc brakes and four-wheel independent suspension, standard1,2
  • Sold: About 26,207 in 1979, 21,542 in 1980 and 16,146 in 1981 in North America, by Wikipedia's estimate3

Year by year

  • 1979 New model, a Celica stretched to take a 2.6L six, with a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic.1,2
  • 1980 Mostly cosmetic changes, with new side mirrors and standard 14-inch aluminium wheels.3
  • 1981 A 2.8L six replaces the 2.6L, the automatic is revised, and a Sports Performance Package becomes optional.1,2,3

Sources

  1. Toyota Newsroom (Supra chronology)
  2. Hagerty (Supra history)
  3. Wikipedia (Supra)
  4. Motor Authority (Supra history)