After Toyota Australia confirmed its arrival into the Repco Supercars Championship, the Repco Garage has collated a list of models and manufacturers that fit the bill to join the fun.
Well, the Repco Garage team had a discussion about prospective entries. Some are obvious, others not so much, but there is variety in brands, body styles and engine types if brands wanted to open this up to more than V8 powerplants.
These are only suggestions, but if you have some to add hit the Repco social media platforms.
BMW M4
The most obvious candidate is first and BMW’s M4 is a couple like its potential rivals, but adds turbocharging into the equation. BMW also has a V8 in its range courtesy of the M5, but the thought of adding a turbocharged straight-six to the roster is a pretty cool proposition. The M4 has dominated the Bathurst 6 Hour production car race and is a contender in GT3 racing worldwide.
Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe
Mercedes-AMG has a model suitable for Supercars in the C63 S Coupe. Powered by a 4.0-litre Bi-Turbo V8, the C63 S Coupe is not a model already raced by Mercedes-AMG, but does look the business. Mercedes-AMG has a recent history in Supercars albeit reluctant, but like BMW is enjoying great success in GT racing.
Audi RS5
Audi has limited experience in Australian touring car racing, but the all-wheel-drive RS5 makes the perfect example for a proposed entry into Supercars. Audi’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system dominated American race circuits in the late-1980s and in Super Touring during the 1990s, but could Supercars be the next to be conquered?
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifiglio
Now this has already been suggested and a render of what an Alfa Romeo may have appeared like in Gen2, but the new Gen3 regulations are suited to two-day coupes. Could the new ruleset be adapted to a four-door providing further variability? Another Bi-Turbo this time a 2.9-litre V6 makes the Giulia Quadrifiglio a worthy advisory.
Genesis G70
Hyundai has been suggested as a future Supercars marque, but it just like Alfa Romeo hasn’t got a coupe in its line-up having dropped the North American sold Genesis some time ago. Genesis is now the luxury brand of Hyundai and the G70 provides a solid base for a four-door Supercar. A 3.3-litre turbocharged V6 is in the road version, but with its recently confirmed World Endurance Championship a V8 may become available.
Nissan Z
Nissan left Supercars after a lack of success teaming with Kelly Racing using the Altima, but the aim was to promote its SUV and Utes. The Z is similar to the Supra as the hero model and maybe Nissan can dust off the V8 it used in Supercars. If Toyota goes well, Nissan might just be tempted to make a return.
Honda Prelude
The Honda Prelude is not on sale until 2026, but this is perfect timing to join Supercars. It’s a little smaller than the others featuring a turbocharged four-cylinder hybrid system, Honda has the capacity to use its SuperGT engine, the 2.0-litre, four-cylinder HR420E. Can a four-cylinder competitive in Supercars? Also, hybrid removal is no drama as Honda did just this with the NSX GT3.
Cadillac CT5-V
Now finally the proposed General Motors replacement comes from Cadillac, which will be entering the Australian marketplace soon. The CT5-V is a four-door performance saloon due to GM not having a suitable coupe. The ‘Blackwing’ variant of the CT5-V is powered by a potent 6.2-litre supercharged V8 and is not a bad looker.