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Originally Posted by DieGrüneHölle
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Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox
It seems some of you were expecting a $40k car that was going to keep up with Ferrari's or something.
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Most Supra fans were expecting(or wanting) a car actually built by Toyota. Something in the $75-$85k range would have been ideal. Nissan did it in 2008, Toyota has no excuse with the amount of cash they have on hand. In 2008 Nissan provided a $69k car that blew the doors off 911 Turbo, Ferrari, Lambo, etc. Instead we got a hairdresser's BMW with a fixed roof and Supra badge. |
Can you imagine the crickets if they'd brought in an $80k Supra? They'd have sold a few thousand the first year and then none for however long it took to just kill it.
The C8 would have crushed it for $20k less, even if they'd have plugged, what, a V6TT in with 500hp? It wouldn't put the power down like a mid engine car, knowing Toyota it would have had a single clutch auto and been around 4K pounds. They won this round by just not participating.