I personally was in one of the meetings for the Chicago region. First Supras will be the US in August, and we were told to expect them in the Midwest in September. We were not told to how many to expect past each dealers first one. So if any dealer in the Midwest says they will be getting a...
^100% correct. I wish it was different but we all deal with what we are dealt. Good, bad, or indifferent. As you know for limited vehicles it not always a great system. For high volume vehicles their system works.
I'm in Wisconsin. I'd love to sell you one but knowing Toyota they cater to CA way more then the Midwest. So I'd tell you to find someone in your area that's not marking them up and go with them. Honestly we don't know what we will get beyond a Launch Edition. Some well connected dealers might...
At the store I work at will be Msrp with no ADM. The owner called dibs on the Launch edition if we get one. (I was told by my Toyota rep last month that it will be roughly one per dealer some will get more.)
If you are wondering who will mark them up, look no further than the Trd Pro Tacomas...
One per dealer for Toyota = roughly 1200, Porsche = roughly 200. While on paper yes it won't be any where close to as limited as those, its all relative.
From working at a Toyota dealership in the midwest our reps have told us to more or less expect one per dealership the first year. From talking to other dealers most are already spoken for by the owner or someone who works there. I know my owner already called dibs. So finding one that will...
In todays Automotive News they have an article about the Supra where Tada said "the GR division is currently developing several of its own sporty engines for production cars." Then declines to give further details. Also doesn't specifically say those engines would be for the Supra or other cars.