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      05-17-2013, 11:28 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Bowser330 View Post
Oh cool another little 4cyl sports coupe

What they "should' do is work together to develop the new Supra and make it a worthy competitor to the GTR. I6 TT AWD & lighter than the GTR.
That would be very easy. But clearly we can tell that both BMW and Toyota are all about how much their wallets can swell. The barrage of X coupes and gran coupes are a highly indicative of that. There really isn't much profit in 100K cars unless you're company name is Porsche. Even at $380K, Lexus lost significant money on the LFA project. It was built to show/prove to the world Toyota could and indeed did "do it". They built what I believe to be the most drivable supercar ever made. The last time that was done, again it was another Japanese company and that was Honda/Acura's NSX. Thats arguable, but its my opinion. Yes the GTR puts out better numbers, but the experience of the LFA is light years beyond the GTR. If this car is priced right, it will sell extremely well.
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