Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye, Mercedes-AMG E63 S wagon, Toyota Supra in NASCAR: The Week In Reverse

2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody Enlarge Photo2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye starts at $71,350; we drove the 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 S wagon; and the Toyota Supra is headed to NASCAR. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Last week we learned the 840-horsepower dragstrip monster is lending many of its parts to the new range-topping, 797-horsepower Hellcat Redeye. We drove the 2018 Mercedes-Benz E63 S wagon on the track and roads outside of Nashville. Sports car fans can't wait for the release of the upcoming Toyota Supra.

Toyota will replace the Camry with the Supra in 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series

Toyota will replace the Camry with the Supra in 2019 NASCAR Xfinity SeriesMike Hembree | USA TODAYDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In at least one form of auto racing, Toyota is dropping the sedan for the sports car. Jared C. Tilton, Getty ImagesToyota officials announced Thursday that the car builder will field its Supra sports car in NASCAR's Xfinity Series in 2019. The Supra will replace the Camry, which will continue to race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. "For Supra to be racing in NASCAR just speaks to how important this vehicle is to us," said David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development. NASCAR ON NBC: Innovating for Daytona Cup Series broadcastXFINITY SERIES: NASCAR reinstates Spencer Gallagher after failed drug testView | 18 Photos2018 NASCAR Cup Series race winners

Don't Expect the Toyota Supra and BMW Z4 to Drive The Same

as declared in Apparently, Toyota's 'pure sports car' will offer little in the way of comfort and practicality. Even though Toyota's upcoming Supra and the imminent BMW Z4 may share platforms and engines, don't expect the two sports cars to behave the same once rubber meets the road. While the Supra will use the same powertrain and sit on the same platform as BMW's next roadster, the two cars won't be badge-twins like the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ. More from TheDriveThe Toyota engineer goes on to say that the new Supra "will be a pure sports car—practicality and comfort were almost not considered." The production-ready, Mk5 Toyota Supra is set to debut in early 2019.

Toyota Will Reveal New Supra at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Toyota Europe confirmed via Twitter on Thursday that the fifth-generation Supra will be formally unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which starts Thursday, July 12, and runs through Sunday, July 15. The A90 generation of the Supra follows the A80, which was produced between 1993 and 2002, and popularized by its appearance in The Fast and the Furious. Because of its lineage shared with the new Z4, the BMW's specs are often assumed to be representative of those that can be expected from the Supra. Nevertheless, many expect some variants of the Supra to use a similar engine, and thus lay down a similar power figure, though the Z4 and Supra are claimed not to drive at all alike. The expected starting price of the new Supra is $63,500, putting it $3,005 above that of the competing Chevrolet Corvette Z51 and $3,000 below the BMW M3.

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