The Supra is dead, long live the Supra. Launched here way back in 2019 BC, the A90 generation will exit the Australian market by the end of August – but a new sixth-gen model won’t be too far away.

Announcing its exit, local sales boss Sean Hanley said the current BMW-partnered Supra had “exceeded the expectations set by its predecessors”.

Sales figures show there have been 1422 examples of the Supra sold here between September 2019 and the end of July this year, but Toyota doesn’t offer any breakdown on the split between four-cylinder and six, or manual and auto.

Sadly, Toyota isn’t doing anything special for its final models, shutting down any hopes of the overseas Final Edition bringing its 320kW/570Nm tune here. (Regular six-cylinder models produce 285kW and 500Nm.)

Then there’s the matter of its coming introduction into the Australian Supercars series.

It’s a bit of an odd one, seeing a car that’s no longer for sale still lapping Bathurst. The Supra will join the Chevrolet Camaro in the ‘ghost car’ category on the Supercars grid, leaving only the Ford Mustang as a racer you can actually buy.

The big question is what comes next. Hanley has all but confirmed a sixth-generation is coming, so the name isn’t going anywhere. Whispers from Japan suggest a hybrid powertrain could be on the cards, and maybe even a Lexus version.

For now, though, the Supra’s exit leaves the entertaining Nissan Z looking pretty lonely as the only real Japanese rival in its class. A far cry from the glory days, that’s for sure.