Toyota Stops Prius Production - New Supra Spied

In a daring move, Toyota has halted all production of the popular Prius model line of cars. That includes all new Prius models Toyota recently unveiled. "We want to take the company in a completely new direction. The Prius does not represent that direction," said Toyota President Akio Toyoda at a press conference on April 1st. Toyota is also expected to cut all hybrids from its lineup in favor of a greater focus on performance development. TRD has recently only been known for Scion tC modifications or off-road Toyota trucks. "TRD will bring competition to the [Nissan GT-R]" said Toyoda. Spys spotted a new Supra being tested on the Nurburgring today, with its powerplant confirmed to be a twin-turbo straight six with upwards of 450 horsepower. It seems to be based on the LF-A platform. We can also expect to see a detuned version of this powerplant in the new Camry TRD edition, which will also feature a new RWD powertrain and Dual-Clutch automatic transmission. Toyota is back, and they mean business.