• Expect around 25mpg when daily driving the 3.0-litre
• Should have decent resale values due to rarity
• Emissions aren’t bad for a sports car

What are the running costs?

Given its large, performance-focused engines you could excuse the Toyota GR Supra for drinking petrol like it’s going out of fashion but, in reality, the Japanese manufacturer says you can get up to 34.4mpg on the larger 3.0-litre engine based on the latest WLTP figure. With CO2 output of 188g/km, that’s not a bad effort, all things considered. Unusually, the manual GR Supra is thirstier: 32.1mpg and CO2 emissions of 198g/km. We reckon in real-world driving it’s more like 25mpg for the manual and a bit less for the automatic.

Opt for the cheaper 2.0-litre four-cylinder Supra for lower running costs. Fuel economy is a claimed 37.7mpg and CO2 emissions are rated at 167g/km.

Residual values are strong thanks to the Supra’s small production numbers and high desirability (the first 900 were sold out almost instantly), so our advice is that you can anticipate low depreciation. It should hold on to your investment in a similar fashion to the Alpine A110 and nearly as well as the class benchmark, the Porsche 718 Cayman.

Servicing and warranty

The Toyota GR Supra has variable service intervals, which means that you will have to visit your dealer for maintenance only when the onboard computer deems it necessary. So the manner in which your car is driven will determine the frequency of maintenance.

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All new Toyotas come with a three-year warranty as standard, with no limit on mileage. But if you service the car at a main dealer, that guarantee extends annually to 10 years/100,000 miles, giving market-leading peace of mind. This programme is called Toyota Relax and you should ask the salesman for more details.

Reliability

• Combine BMW with Toyota and it should be good
• Proven parts, but the GR Supra is a low-volume special
• Interior quality good, but not as luxurious as we’d hoped

Given the large number of parts shared with the BMW Z4 and other vehicles from the German premium manufacturer, we reckon Toyota GR Supra reliability should be fine. Especially when combined with the undoubtedly excellent Toyota dealer network. That’s in combination with Toyota’s own fine record for making strong cars that last – the Supra should give you no trouble.

Some of the interior fixtures and fittings are trimmed in sub-par materials, but there’s no doubting the overall quality that underpins them – so we’re looking at German, rather than Japanese, levels of solidity.

In 2021, there was a GR Supra recall where 634 UK-registered models were given a software update to prevent damage to the oil pump. If you’re shopping for a pre-owned Supra, it is worth checking this remedial work has been carried out (for free) by a Toyota main dealer.