It will be April 28 when the 2023 Toyota Supra debuts with a 6-speed manual transmission.

The three-pedal Toyota Supra is almost confirmed by the automaker, and now we can know exactly when it will arrive thanks to a Japanese blog. According to reports, only 50 units of the mechanical Supra will be offered, and its presentation will take place on April 28.

The manual version was confirmed before release, and was repeatedly reported to be "on the way". In January, the news could have been confirmed thanks to a source from the Toyota dealer network who indicated that it would arrive in the US this year. 

Supra Manual Release Plans Leaked

When exactly, we could find out now, which may include disclosure at the end of next month.

Creative Trend claims the Supra will be a six-speed manual transmission and will only be available for straight-six models. Previous rumors have indicated that the manual transmission was originally planned to be exclusive to the four-cylinder Supra, which was rightly said to be a bad idea, which is why it was made optional on the inline-six, although this is the first time this has been done. .

A total of 50 cars will be produced

To commemorate the launch of the manual transmission Supra, a series of 50 Matte White Editions will be released featuring special interiors, exclusive paintwork and additional technology. Its price was listed in yen only, indicating that this edition is likely only for Japan.

Production could start in July

So pre-production or preparation is most likely already underway as the source who originally reported the car said the manual transmission Supra prototype had already been shown to dealers in Las Vegas last year. According to Creative Trend, pricing is almost finalized and the information will reportedly be sent to dealers in late March ahead of the car's supposed April 28 announcement. Production is expected to begin in July in Austria (which will be Magna Steyr, which builds the Supra) to provide dealers with enough vehicles by October, when the manual Supra finally goes on sale.

That's when we'll be able to tell if a six-speed will really fix the problematic, largely BMW-designed Supra, or if we'll have to pin all our remaining hopes on a better-spec model.

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