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Toyota has been eyeing Nissan's success with the revived 350Z - and apparently, from spy pictures nabbed this week, it's been a little jealous of supercars like the Porsche Carrera GT, too. Toyota 's been caught testing what some insiders are calling the "TXS," a limited-production exotic that might be powered by a V-10 engine worth 500 hp.

Pictures show the TXS with enough cladding to disguise much of its shape, but clearly, this is no Celica or MR2-sized sportscar. Insiders suggest the car will tip in at less than 3000 pounds, giving its 500-hp powerplant (with 370 lb-ft of torque) a serious chance at catching the likes of the Porsche and Benz supercars. Top speed could reach 190 mph, the same league as the 550-hp Ford GT. Whether the drivetrain offers any version of Toyota 's hybrid technology is unknown.

Whether the final vehicle is sold as a Lexus or as a Toyota , it's likely that a limited production run of about 10,000 units is in order. Expect a debut at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show and an on-sale date soon after - with a price tag well over $100,000.

 

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what is it?

 

front end looks lke the newer ceica, rear end has a little look of the mkiv

 

As it says its testing for their V10 supercar...cant see why they dont just put in the 1GZ-FE (or was it GE) instead. 5.0 V12 from the "Toyota Century", JDM only.

NOT the next Supra.

Engine looks like it might be in the front...I thought it'd be a MR drivetrain...

 

i'd buy one just cause its a Toyota. screw all the panser wagons from germany.

 

ok, thank you left field.
it is the car that will be sold as the lexus supercar. the motor is a race engine that was designed for a racecar and adapted to a street rape'r. I heard right after the engine was designed the sactioning body(theat the engine was going to run in) changed rules saying the only motors will be v12 from now on. Toyota was not going to let all of their R&D dollars go to waste. Why would Toyota not want to attack such a lucritive market? Everyone else is doing it.
Bill, you would buy a port-a-pottie if it was built by Toyota. Even if it was all sorts of full of JDM shit.

supra is going to be a SC-V8.

 

+1 I know I would
Probably will. Toyota's forced induction has been heavily into supercharging recently: X-Runner, tC, their S/C kit for the i-Force etc.