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You are absolutely correct. What part of this car did Toyota actually engineer? Other than the body? Why are people saying this is a SUPRA? It's a BMW with a Supra badge on it, no more.It's absolutely laughable to consider the MKIV as the performance benchmark for the MKV, in any trim, to exceed. Almost 3 decades of market progress, R&D, anticipation, etc.. and all we can expect/speculate as an output (of another unwanted co-collaboration) is merely incremental progress over its aged predecessor..? Puh-leeze.. It's akin to a participation trophy, not earned success.
This car is a phoned-in, money-grab by Toyota, IMO. They didn't have an engine, they didn't have a transmission, they didn't have the spirit, they didn't have anything other than a desire to capitalize on the Supra brand equity, with the least amount of friction to get to market. As such, we're now presenting with a hardtop Z4 with a few Toyota tweaks and body cladding, that aside from an I6, bears absolutely zero semblance with the Supra heritage/legacy.
If this car carried any other nameplate, no one would be talking about it. 98% of the buzz this car generates is simply a result of Toyota leveraging the "Supra" name.
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