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      08-30-2019, 03:20 PM   #1068
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Originally Posted by super51fan View Post
So many say Toyota should have used a lightened Lexus chassis with either the 2UR V8 or V35a TT V6 and 'still could have easily made money.' The RC-F Track Edition is exactly what they are describing so why aren't people flocking to buy it?
Well when Toyota makes a car like this in house, it comes out just shy of $100k and doesn't have the numbers to justify the price. Of course performance isn't everything for the RC-F but it really goes to show roughly how expensive the car that 'could have been so cheap' would have been to produce.

RC-F numbers (estimated) vs Supra numbers courtesy of Car and Driver
I don't know about others, but I wasn't talking about a lightened chassis. I was talking about a smaller one. Just cut down the RC-F chassis (like BMW did with the E82 vs E92,) use the TT V6, make it less luxurious, and sell it for $10K-$15K less than the $65 RC-F. Then it would be a real Supra.
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