While the manual derivative remains listed locally, the automatic-equipped version of the Toyota GR Supra is now categorised as “customer order only” in South Africa…
Toyota South Africa Motors has seemingly stopped importing automatic-equipped examples of the GR Supra, with the 2-pedal version of this rear-wheel-drive sportscar having been (temporarily, it turns out) removed from the local website and instead offered on a “customer order only” basis.
We recently noticed that the 8-speed automatic (8AT) derivative of the A90-series GR Supra was no longer listed on Toyota’s local website, leaving only the 6-speed manual (6MT) variant. So, we asked the Japanese automaker’s local division whether the GR Supra 8AT is still on the market in Mzansi.
Toyota SA Motors confirmed to Cars.co.za that the GR Supra 8AT is indeed still available, though now on a “customer order only” basis (this suggests local dealerships no longer stock auto-equipped units). However, the auto-equipped GR Supra has since been re-added to the website, now priced at R1 561 600, some R36 800 more than the R1 524 800 manual derivative.
As a reminder, the GR Supra – which was developed alongside BMW’s Z4 roadster – launched in South Africa in July 2019, with its 250 kW/500 Nm turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-6 petrol engine driving the rear wheels through a ZF-sourced 8-speed automatic transmission.
However, in the 2nd quarter of 2023, an updated version of Toyota’s apex sportscar touched down in South Africa, sporting not only extra power (at 285 kW) from its BMW-sourced 6-cylinder heart but also the option of a 6-speed manual gearbox.
Despite this extra transmission choice, the GR Supra has remained a niche product for Toyota SA Motors (as the company’s product planners no doubt anticipated), with 11 units registered locally in 2023 and 10 units in 2024. Over the opening 5 months of 2025, a further 4 examples were sold in Mzansi.
Production of the 5th-generation Supra – which is built by Magna Steyr in Austria, alongside the Z4 – is expected to cease next year, with the automaker’s North American division having previously suggested an end date in Spring 2026 (so, sometime in the 2nd quarter). Various “Final Edition” examples have been revealed for overseas markets, but these remain unconfirmed for South Africa.
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