After just over 20 years of hibernation, the Toyota Supra was excitingly reintroduced for 2019 into the United States market. Since it was discontinued in 1998, the Supra has gained incredible popularity among enthusiasts for how robust its classic 2JZ inline-six can prove to be—even with a set of massive turbochargers strapped to it. After listening to the automotive community’s pleas, Toyota graciously brought back the Supra. True to its decades long trend, it continues to surprise even where it’s not intending to—like at the gas pump. This is explained by the new Toyota Supra really being a BMW Z4 in disguise. BMWs have a trend of getting better fuel mileage than the EPA claims. Toyota will deny the infotainment system is actually BMW’s iDrive, but it doesn’t take an enthusiast to notice the similarities between the two cars. It can also easily be proven by the numerous BMW-stamped parts underneath the hood.
After Charlie took the Z4, I mean, Supra on Daily Motor’s 100-mile test loop, he found our 3.0-liter inline-six test car to achieve about 35 mpg, which is an incredible 5 miles per gallon better than what the EPA advertises. To further prove this Supra is actually an economy car, Car and Driver also found their test car to do 34 mpg at an average of 75 mph. If that’s not surprising enough for you, then you’ll also find Car and Driver claims the BMW 2.0-liter turbo-four Supra did 38 mpg during their highway test, which is a whole 6 miles per gallon better than the EPA.
Since this car is so good at saving fuel, why not take it on a road trip? Between stops, the 2021 Toyota Supra can squeeze 470 miles of range with its 13.7-gallon fuel tank. That’s not bad at all for a car producing over 400 horsepower at the crank when dynoed. What’s more, the 2.0 Supra will allegedly give a cruising range of about 520 miles.
How We Test
This Daily Motor real-world highway fuel-economy test of the 2021 Toyota Supra mpg consists of 100 miles of consistent highway driving. We fill the car using the “three-click method,” meaning running the gas pump on high flow until it clicks, waiting 10 seconds, running low flow until it clicks again, waiting another 10 seconds, then running low flow one very last time. We use the lowest-octane petroleum accepted by the manufacturer. Then we drive about 50 miles on public highway in one direction and then the other 50 miles back in the opposite direction, attempting not to draft or drive too hard. We set the cruise control at GPS-indicated 72 mph in an attempt to achieve a moving average speed of 70 mph over the entire test. Upon return to the gas station, we refill at the same gas pump as the initial fill using the same fueling method. Mpg is calculated by dividing total GPS miles traveled by fuel filled at the pump. In cases where our observed figure differs greatly from the vehicle’s indicated figure and/or EPA’s estimate, we may recommend a number in between or plan to retest the vehicle altogether.
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