The Toyota Supra may conjure images of The Fast and the Furious or 1000kW+ drag cars, but soon it’ll be taking on Australia’s most iconic circuits in the Supercars Championship. From 2026, the Toyota Supra will compete for the top step against American pony cars in the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro for race track supremacy, with Walkinshaw Andretti United (WAU) running two vehicles and another team expected to join the fight. Toyota has been working hard to promote its Gazoo Racing (GR) brand in Australia, which offers high-performance versions of the Yaris and Corolla , as well as tougher versions of the HiLux and LandCruiser .
While Toyota races in the US NASCAR Cup Series with its Camry against the Mustang and Camaro, it’s tapped the Supra to be its racing hero in Australia. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal.
Browse now . Speaking at the announcement, Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley said the decision to run the Supra – with a V8 engine – was a simple one. “[Supra] has such an iconic nameplate.
It’s well-known and we could develop it to reach Gen3 [regulations] status in Supercars,” Mr Hanley said. “There was a lot of technical capability to suit the Supercars platform, we were able to drop a V8 into it, it just made sense. “Above all, it’s a well-known brand, it’s a great-looking car.
The more we saw [the Supra Supercars clay mod.