Currently reading: Toyota Supra NASCAR unveiled ahead of 2019 Xfinity Series race debut

TRD-developed oval racer will replace the Camry and arrive in same year as Toyota's new roadgoing sports car

Toyota has unveiled its new Supra NASCAR ahead of its 2019 race debut, when it will succeed the firm’s Camry competition vehicle in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NSX), which sits below the main Cup championship.

The move comes as part of plans to promote the upcoming Supra road car, which is due for launch soon after the Supra NASCAR first goes racing in February.

The NASCAR racer, developed by the Toyota Racing Department (TRD), has clear links to the road car, including a V-section to its bonnet that's unique on the NASCAR grid. But elsewhere, the car’s look is crafted by regulations.

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It shares no technical resemblance with the roadgoing Supra; like the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang racers also in the NSX, it's a so-called silhouette racer, built around a spaceframe chassis that uses a 5.8-litre pushrod V8 engine producing up to 700bhp in race trim.

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The roadgoing Supra is twinned with the new BMW Z4 and has been spotted testing on several occasions. It will use a turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six dual overhead cam engine producing 335bhp at 5500rpm and 332lb ft of torque at 1380-5200rpm, according to leaked specifications.

Although unconfirmed, it’s expected to be marketed under Toyota’s Gazoo performance arm, which surged into the spotlight last year after Toyota Gazoo Racing’s TS050 Hybrid endurance prototype won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Peter Cavellini 8 July 2018

A bit of a beast.

 Like the livery, hope is does well too.