This could be just an accidental lapse, and could amount to nothing, since it is well known that companies are quite on top of things when it comes to protecting a label. But there is speculation that it is possible that this lapse could have bee allowed to occur so that Toyota could use the Supra name for a new vehicle – maybe on the production version of the FT-86 concept vehicle.

This vehicle is due to be launched in November 2011. More optimistic speculation focuses on the possibility that Toyota has another offering in the works – hopefully a sport scar like the FT-HS concept that could pave the way for the revival of the Supra.

The concept of the vehicle was unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in 2007, and when the car comes out it will be the first to see the light of day since the cancellation of the Mark IV in 2002.

Akio Toyoda, head of Toyota Motor Co. was a fourth generation Supra owner, and is widely known to be a fan of the hybrid. According to early reports, the car could be using a hybrid powertrain to power it, which includes a V6 engine.

It is unclear, however, whether focusing on the fifth generation Supra is actually the way Toyota is going. Reports say the company is preparing a replacement to the MR-2. Moreover, the FT-86 sports car is in the advanced development stages with Subaru, and there is a possibility that the company may not see a Supra release as an immediate plan.

Too bad something ends up in fire!