Tetsuya Tada, the chief engineer of the Toyota 86/Scion FR-S told reporters in Germany in 2012 "the president (Akio Toyoda) has asked me to make a successor to the Supra as soon as possible." In December 2011, Autoguide reported a possible Supra replacement that would sit above the GT86. The trademark had to be used within three years for it to be valid. In 2010, Toyota applied for a trademark for the Supra name. Toyota quoted that it was not rushing for the Supra successor but instead was waiting to see how the sales and interests of the GT86/FR-S went. The publication also reported that the fifth generation of the Supra could be powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 hybrid system generating over 298 kW (400 hp 405 PS). Motor Trend had reported that a possible Supra successor could be based on the FT-HS (Future Toyota-Hybrid Sport), which debuted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show.
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