Toyota currently sells the street-legal Supra with four- and six-cylinder engines supplied by BMW. The
track-only GT4 variant also uses an inline-six of Bavarian origins. Come 2026 though, the company's Australian branch will shoehorn in a big ol' V-8 developed in-house. A naturally aspirated 5.0-liter engine will power a race car for the Repco Supercars Championship.
Toyota will enter at least four GR Supra race cars, and two of them will be driven by Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood for the Walkinshaw Andretti United team. The other team has not been announced yet. From 2026, WAU is going to switch from racing Ford Mustangs to Toyota Supras. It's worth mentioning the Walkinshaw Automotive Group is already collaborating with Toyota by converting
Tundra trucks to right-hand drive in Melbourne, Australia.
With Toyota joining, 2026 will be the first season since 2019 when the Repco Supercars Championship will have three manufacturers. In the past decade,
Volvo, Nissan, and Mercedes also took part before abandoning the championship.
