Dammit turned out to be a suped up version of the M4 (M4 GTS) and a heritage race car concept (3.0 CSL Hommage). :banghead::rant:
Nothing FT-1 Supra related...
Production Lexus LF-LC Coupe Coming to Detroit Auto Show in January?
https://lexusenthusiast.com/2015/08/06/production-lexus-lf-lc-coming-to-detroit-auto-show-in-january/
Spy Shots: Lexus LF-LC Production Prototype Spotted!
Matt Farah from The Smoking Tire has posted photos of what looks to be a Lexus LF-LC production prototype to his Instagram account:
In a description of one of his photos, Matt mentions that the prototype was accompanied by a Lexus LS...
^^^ man that's more bland than I'd like. It completely lost the F1 nose which defined the concept. Roofline still nice. Wheels are straight off FR-S and nothing special. Good thing it's just a guess :D
Been lurking at Bimmerpost for any info on the project. These were posted from a BMW insider who posts often there.
The pricing sounds like it will be very competitive for what the car brings, and it will be advanced, but what bothers me is he says the car is being built on a platform based...
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1151538
That post announces that there's going to be 2 BMW concepts revealed at Pebble Beach. The steering wheels looks like it's for a sports car.
Could it be the BMW model from the joint project...
^Why i don't think many will be cross shopping the C7 and Supra. Not to mention the lack of back seat but regardless I think they are just completely different crowds. I visit Corvette Forum on occasion and the hate for imports (and import buyers) is pretty noticeable.
No there has not been any confirmation stating this new concept is related to the Toyota and BMW joint project car. It was just pure speculation on my part.
Here is the new concept vs the BMW Z sketch.
The hood and fenders do look FT-1ish. However, from the A pillars to end its just screaming M4 IMO.
Of all the BMW's concepts I think the BMW Zagato Coupe resembles FT-1 the most.
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Taking bets on what company and which factory will build the cars. Could this possibly be built in BMW's US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina? It just got a $1 billion investment from BMW so its capacity is gonna be huge.
Any likely US Toyota plants that would make sense to build these cars?
Thanks for posting that, some interesting stuff! Most interesting stuff to me was:
The concept works, the platform can deliver and now we have two proud sets of engineers - one group German, one group Japanese - who are each fighting and arguing for the car they want.
A single factory would be...