The legendary Toyota Supra is slated to return in 2011 as a 400hp "fuel economizing Hybrid beast" according to our inside sources at Toyota. The Supra which ended production in 2002 remains until this day, the most sort after tuning car ever.

Toyota in trying to recapture the previous Supra's grandeur and fill the "sports car void" left since its departure, will base the new Supra on the futuristic FT-HS Hybrid concept car that debuted in 2007.

It’s rumored that Toyota has been quietly working on the new Supra after gauging the public’s reaction to the FT-HS prototype back in 2007; and they hope to have the pre-production model ready for testing by the end of 2009.

The new Supra will mate a 3.6 V6 to a Hybrid system based on the current Camry. The gas/hybrid combo platter should deliver an estimated 400hp to the rear wheels; all the while achieving excellent fuel economy and emitting super low emissions.

It’s seems quite possible that the new Hybrid Supra will usher in a new type of sports car; one that is fast , one that is efficient, one that is environmentally friendly, and one that will change the notion of “what a traditional sports car should be” forever. We eagerly look forward to its arrival.