В начале марта 2019 года состоялось знаковое для всех поклонников Toyota Supra событие — в Австрии начался выпуск спорткара нового поколения. Первый автомобиль сошёл с конвейера завода Magna Steyr в Граце.
Окрашенный в матово-серый цвет спорткар с VIN-номером 20201, где 2020 означает модельный год, а 1 — порядковый номер конкретной Toyota Supra в числе всех собранных машин этого поколения.
Именно этот автомобиль в начале года был продан на торгах Barrett-Jackson Auction в Скоттсдейле, штат Арзиона, за $2,1 миллиона. Вырученные от продажи спорткара деньги пойдут в благотворительные организации American Heart Association (AHA) и Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF).
На этом же заводе в Граце Magna Steyr также выпускает ряд других моделей, включая новый родстер BMW Z4 — он частично унифицирован с новой Toyota Supra.
Источник: Toyota
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In early March, the first production version of the all-new Toyota GR Supra rolled off the production line at the Magna Steyr, Graz Plant in Austria. But customers shouldn't get their hopes up of getting their hands on the first production model―this one is already taken!
The rights to the phantom matte gray Supra, VIN 20201―"2020" for the year, "1" marking the first production model out of the production line―with red mirror caps, matte black wheels, red interior with carbon-fiber inserts, and an engine cover signed by Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, was previously auctioned for charity at the 48th Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction at West World Scottsdale in Arizona. The winning bid for was for $2.1 million, and the proceeds of the first of the fifth-generation Supra went to support the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF).
On the line-off of the Supra, Toyota Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada said
Nobi Nakamura, project chief designer for the Supra, also commented, saying
To prepare for the Supra line-off, Toyota engineers traveled to the Graz Plant several times and performed quality checks together with the production members.
The Supra is slated to go on sales from around the spring of 2019 in several countries worldwide.
About Magna Steyr
Magna Steyr was founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of Magna International, a major auto parts manufacturer established in 1950. The company consigns development and assembly from auto manufacturers and signed a contract with BMW concerning production consignment in 2001. Forecast for 2019 sales is $40.2 - $42.4 billion.
