3 litre Supra to be launched

Press, 26 December 1985, Page 9

3 litre Supra to be launched

Following on the heels of its new front-wheel-drive 2 litre Celica GT, Toyota is expected to unveil a new Supra powered by a 3 litre, 24 valve, in-line six-cylinder engine in Japan in January. The new Supra is being developed to take on Nissan’s 300ZX and Mazda’s new RX7.

Although a turbocharged and inter-cooled 182 kW version of the Supra will be produced, it will be a norm-ally-aspirated 149 kW model that will be exported initially.

This new model is aimed primarily at the North American market and is said to be very much in the American supercar style, so it might not be the ideal sports car for European and British Commonwealth

markets. .■ *♦ * . Ford’s recently introduced Granada-Scorpio saloon has been voted car of the year by Britain’s Guild of Motoring Writers. This is the fifth award Ford’s top-of-the-line European car has gained since its debut in March. And just to fill Ford’s cup, the Sierra XR4x4 has been named tow-car of the year by the Caravan Club of Great Britain.

October was Jaguar’s best ever month. Sales, at 3976 cars, were up by 40 per cent on the same month in 1984. Of the total, 2619 cars were sold in North America, by far. the largest market for Jaguar Cars, Ltd.