feels like Toyota has been teasing the Supra for the past 100 years…
Toyota hasn’t yet revealed the new Supra even though they have technically been teasing the car since the FT-1 concept was released in 2014. The prototype of the fifth-generation sports car, codenamed “A90”, has been completed. However, we’ll have to wait to see it without its camouflage.
Toyota says it was inspired in part by World War I battleships. This camo is meant to cover the design of the Supra’s body. The final design of the camo was also influenced by the Toyota Gazoo Racing livery, which featured black and red trapezoidal shapes against a white background. To make it more distinctive, the lettering “A90” was added to the camo.
In an article published on the official U.K blog of Toyota Europe, Dan Beckett, Head for Art, explains how camouflage was created and perfected.
Toyota used a computer-generated model from the FT-1 concept to test the camouflaged Supra prototypes before applying it. Photographic tests were done to determine that the gloss finish works best in natural lighting. This is where the prototypes were spotted by our spy photographers in almost every instance.
Not only did Toyota executives approve the final camo pattern, but Supra’s chief engineer Tetsuya Taka also approved it. The latter was involved in the design process from the beginning.
Toyota wants to highlight the popularity of camouflage among both employees and on social media. It’s so popular, people are asking if the Supra will have this look. Toyota suggests that we wait to see.