In today's world, fuel efficiency is what drives automakers. Literally. Global governments are imposing stricter standards than ever and the race towards all-out electrification has never been fiercer. Toyota helped inaugurate this new era when it launched the original Prius hybrid 22 years ago. But the Japanese automaker took a somewhat different approach when developing its reborn Supra sports car.

We sat down with its chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada, better known as Tada-san, at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show and the subject of the coupe's fuel efficiency came up. While we're still waiting for official EPA figures to be announced, some reports suggest it will have 21/30 mpg city/highway, while we can also get a rough idea based on the EPA rating of its platform mate, the roadster-only BMW Z4 that returns 25/32 mpg. To compare, the Porsche 718 Cayman S returns 19/25 mpg while a base trim has 21/28 mpg. Meanwhile, the aging Nissan 370Z is rated at 19/26 mpg.