---
title: "This 2020 Toyota Supra Convertible Is Actually an Old Lexus Underneath"
description: "With its turbocharged 2JZ and true Japanese roots, this might be more of a Supra than the new MkV will ever be."
date: "2020-01-06"
modified: "2020-01-06"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/31731/this-2020-toyota-supra-convertible-is-actually-an-old-lexus-underneath"
categories:
  - "Builds"
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Toyota News"
tags:
  - "Coupe"
  - "GR Supra"
  - "sports car"
  - "Toyota"
---

# This 2020 Toyota Supra Convertible Is Actually an Old Lexus Underneath

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2020/01/frozen-lake-hero-1.jpg>)
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Since Toyota has yet to offer a convertible variant of [the 2020 Supra](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27975/5-cool-details-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-toyota-gr-supra>), a group of Japanese tuners decided to take matters into their own hands, building what appears to be MkV Supra with the roof chopped off. Instead of, y'know, grabbing a MkV Supra and removing its roof or using the car's [pre-chopped BMW Z4 platform-mate](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23096/2019-bmw-z4-pebble-beach-arrival-matches-stylish-design-and-potent-powerplant>) as a base, this car is actually a second-generation Lexus SC430 under the skin, a not-so-sporty luxury cruiser Lexus sold from 2001 to 2010 that happens to feature a retractable hardtop.

With the body panels of the new Supra and a widebody kit grafted on, this Dubya-era Lexus also received Lamborghini-style doors that open upward, a Paul Walker-inspired orange paint job, and—yes—a glorious, turbocharged [2JZ](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31649/someone-built-a-2jz-swapped-polaris-slingshot-that-makes-400-hp-at-the-rear-wheel>) under the hood apparently making 600 horsepower. Throw in the fact that the Lexus SC's predecessor shared a platform with the iconic MkIV Supra and one could argue that this car is more of a Supra than the new, BMW-based version ever was or will be.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B69SRbNHpBp

https://www.instagram.com/p/B67ZPsanNak

https://www.instagram.com/p/B65QbhynSZe

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ARQojHk11

https://www.instagram.com/p/B47hQFKpR-i

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6M3U0LHeju

Notably, it doesn't look like this particular shop is any stranger to...[unorthodox Toyota builds](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31484/this-body-swapped-1969-toyota-corolla-is-actually-a-410-hp-lexus-is-f-underneath>). Peep the 86-faced sedan that appears in the background of this video at around 1:50.

https://youtube.com/embed/98zevtGs78g

This unique Supra is scheduled to make an appearance at the 2020 [Tokyo Auto Salon](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25934/this-giant-suzuki-jimny-monster-truck-is-the-star-of-the-2019-tokyo-auto-salon>) that kicks off this Friday, giving them time to apply the green and silver body graphics and big wing included in the *Fast & Furious* vehicle that made this car famous almost 20 years ago.

h/t: [*autoevolution*](<https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2020-toyota-supra-convertible-is-a-japanese-bmw-z4-has-folding-hardtop-140138.html>)

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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