Will Toyota Ever Launch A Convertible Supra?

After what seemed like an eternity, Toyota finally unveiled the fifth-gen Supra at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.

The Japanese sports car was developed in collaboration with BMW, and shares a lot features with the latest Z4. However, one of the biggest differences between the two, besides the exterior designs, is the fact that the Z4 is offered solely as a roadster, whereas the Supra comes only as a coupe.

In a previous report, chief engineer Tetsuya Tada made the rather surprising comment that a Supra Convertible could be on their list. “Of course we consider this”, he said last month, although in all likelihood they’ll base their final decision on whether it will be a financially viable move to put the extra work into developing such a version. In other words, if there is high demand from consumers, Toyota might give it the green light.

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By looking at the new GR Supra that’s currently on display at NAIAS and its BMW counterpart, it’s quite easy to imagine a roadster derivative. And this is what AksyonovNikita did in this rendering, namely imagining an open-top Supra. The car features a green paintjob, black exterior accents and white interior, while XTomi went for a matte grey finish.

Visually, they don’t look half bad, but would a Convertible retract from the coupe’s driving experience? And, no matter what the answer might be, is Toyota free to launch such a model that would go against the closely related BMW Z4?