After making its global debut back in November last year, the Toyota GR Supra A90 Final Edition has now been introduced in Japan. Only 150 units of the swansong model will be offered there through a lottery system which will run from today until April 13, with the winners set to be announced later on May 9.
Those lucky enough to secure a unit will be paying 15 million yen (about RM444k), a significant amount considering the RZ grade, which also gets an update, is priced at eight million yen (RM237k). The RZ can be had with either a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission – no price difference – while the A90 Final Edition is manual only.
Before getting to why the A90 Final Edition is nearly twice the price of the RZ, let’s focus on what’s changed for the latter. As a start, the Brembo brake discs at the front have an increased diameter of 18 inches, and the the rigidity of body and chassis has been improved.
This is thanks to a strengthened rear underfloor brace structure, stronger rubber mounts for the rear subframe, strengthened rubber bushings for the front control arms, and using reinforced aluminium brackets for the front and rear stabilisers.
On the suspension front, the wheels get a new camber angle and the characteristics of the electronically controlled dampers have been changed, accompanied by a stronger front stabiliser. Aerodynamic performance is improved by adding front wheel arch flaps, raising the front tyre spats and installing a carbon-fibre ducktail spoiler at the rear.
Other driving-related tweaks include optimising the active differential control and electric power steering system. For the aesthetics, matte black wheels are fitted along with a driver’s seat upholstered in a combination of Alcantara and genuine leather, with GR embroidery. The interior also gets red accents on the manual shift knob and red seatbelts.
With the A90 Final Edition, the front brake discs are even larger in diameter at 19 inches and are paired with more aggressive brake pads. The braking system also comes with drilled floating discs for the front and rear, plus stainless steel mesh brake lines are used.
The staggered forged alumimium wheels (19-inch front and 20-inch) are paired with grippy Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres that are 10 mm wider, with profiles of 265/35 at the front and 285/30 at the rear. The regular RZ get the less aggressive Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyre.
The special edition’s body and chassis are made even more rigid with a strengthened front cowl brace, adding a front underfloor brace and luggage crossbar, using rigid aluminium mounts for the rear subframe, applying pillow ball joints on the front control arms, and strengthening the rear stabiliser links. Costly KW suspension with adjustable damping is also part of the A90 Final Edition’s kit list, and the rear stabiliser gets strengthened to complement the one at the front.
For the exterior, a carbon-fibre spoiler and canards are added at the front together with a front centre flap and a swan-neck rear wing, also in carbon-fibre. You’ll also notice the bonnet has a duct, which is also made of carbon-fibre and has a removable inner portion.
This forms part of the upgrade cooling system that includes a strengthened radiator fan, an additional sub-radiator and enlarged differential gear cover cooling fins. Some of this dedicated to the BMW-sourced B58 3.0 litre turbocharged straight-six petrol engine that serves up 441 PS (434 hp or 324 kW) and 571 Nm of torque to the rear wheels.
These outputs are a major improvement over the RZ, which uses the same engine (type B58B30O1) but only makes 387 PS (382 hp or 285 kW) and 500 Nm – as per the 2020 update. A new intake system that deletes the resonator and receives an optimised intake pipe routing is part of A90 Final Edition’s powertrain upgrade, and so is the improved exhaust system with a low-back-pressure catalyst and Akrapovic titanium muffler.
On the inside, the A90 Final Edition is fitted with also-costly Recaro Podium CF carbon-fibre full bucket seat with Alcantara seat pads. The material is also used for the steering wheel, door trim, centre console kneepad, centre armrest, shift knob boot and the centre portion of the instrument panel. For that exclusive touch, there is a branded carbon-fibre plaque and sill plates.
Production of the GR Supra is set to end this year, and the A90 Final Edition serves to celebrate a sports car that divided opinion when it showed its face to the world in January 2019 as a joint venture product involving BMW – the related sibling being the G29 Z4. Will you miss the GR Supra when it’s gone? It could return for another generation.
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