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      01-02-2019, 06:47 PM   #1143
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Originally Posted by R N M View Post
You would think having another sports car based on LC platform would help to spread the R&D costs. They also have a new TT 3.5 V6 from the LC500 that they could have put in this new Supra. The LS starts in the $70s not sure why Supra would need to be much more than that.

Toyota/ Lexus as usual just want the path of least resistance and bean counters want to save $$$ hence we got this compromised sports car.
BTW LC500 and LS500 are selling terribly so they could have used another model to spread the initial development cost.
It's easy for those that are not engineers and designers to speculate on xyz and to make statements on how easy it would be to do this and that and price it at such. Supra enthusiast said the new car must have an I6, so that's a no go.

Those that have driven the LC have said it feels nothing like a Supra. The team wanted to bring it back to its roots (2000GT). Where are you getting your numbers from? Yeah it's bad when compared to the S class, but pretty much the same as the 7er and way better than the A8. Can't really make a good LC comparsion, because the S-class coupe & sedan and 6er + GC are all totalled together.

2018
S: 13,492
LS: 8,408
7: 7,288
XJ: 1,455
A8: 1,219

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