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Originally Posted by EXE46
The cynic in me doesn't care one bit if the Z4 was sacrificed and Supra stayed true to its Japanese roots. The only good argument I see here from some smart folks, is the probability of more aftermarket support at cheaper price points. I can relish in that.....
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I think the issue is the Supra would not have existed either. Toyota just wasn't willing to invest in R&D to develop their own motor for purposes of a low volume sports car.
Although I'd argue that the R&D costs would be worth it if they re-purposed that new motor for the Lexus lineup. But maybe Toyota's wary of spending big on R&D after the ridiculous 10 years it took them to develop the LFA, with that brilliant screaming V10 that never made its way into any other Lexus cars.