Toyota Supra

The new Toyota Supra will likely be a limited edition to support both retail sales an­d residual values for the Toyota brand's newest performance and technology flagship. We'd guess no more than 5000 cars per year for the U.S. market, perhaps less. That spells a possible early first-year sellout, so be ready to pounce when the new Supra becomes official.

2010 Toyota Supra Release Date: It's unclear at the moment, but we'd look for the 2010 Toyota Supra by summer or fall of 2009--especially if a showroom-ready Supra "concept" appears at one of this winter's major auto shows. However, Toyota says its engineering staffs are now stretched to the limit by other new models planned for the next couple of years, so the Supra could be delayed.

The "mid-price sports/GT" description and sophisticated hybrid-drive hardware suggests the 2010 Toyota Supra would be priced well above the Nissan 350Z, perhaps close to the $70,000 high-performance Corvette Z06.