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mandatory WFH (work from home) began today. Same for other high level Toyota staff, at least in my workgroup... there will absolutely be delays on my projects for sure (might even push back release dates by a full year apparently), but I have no idea how it will impact manufacturing beyond...

It depends on factory and which vehicle, but you can look at the Toyota responses I posted above as well. All resprays to my knowledge are to be dual stage however.

Not true, 040 is in fact still single stage on at least certain vehicles (Tacoma, Tundra, and 4R for example)

Everyone I know is holding off on big purchases right now, as am I, so it will be interesting to see the impact (albeit super unfortunate).

I get paid regardless, but yeah it's super annoying and also means I'll be working overtime for months in order to catch up.

Considering a ton of people I know (including myself) got sent back to origin countries and pulled off projects until further notice, I'd say things are going to be affected yes lol

MY21 starts production this month iirc

TMG uses Akrapovic, so Akrapovic :)

Downshift was confirmed gone long before, but up until a few weeks ago apparently Phantom was being debated which is why it wasn't shown on the website for available colors. I guess they would have just removed it from the preference screen or cancelled those orders if they decided to stay with...

Interesting. So someone decided that was worth keeping at the last minute but that Downshift wasn't :hmm:

Yes, the LC was in concept form for ages, both behind the scenes and then with the publicly unveiled LF-LC, but all the while it was being pushed through to production. The main issue wasn't even the BMW thing though, it was that the MKV was envisioned as a lighter sportscar (which it barely...

Tada isn't the one in charge of that stuff, but they are black plush mats (embroidered logo) like the GR trunk mat. All weather GR mats is a ridiculous idea IMO lol I mentioned this years ago on here, but BMW seemed interested in hiring him even back then since he was already retired from...

Other than the obvious aero stuff available in JP, TRD/GR had some parts in testing, but I've yet to see or hear anything about it since. In fact, even the GR mats that some of the guys have in their cars have still not been released for whatever reason. I do know Tada wanted to leverage the...

Still only dealer cost (~$50k for the Premium) in most cases unless you have special perks (—I might know someone with those :)). His wife may be high up enough and/or know someone that makes such things possible however, but $45k out the door is definitely a steep discount.

well, if you like things that hang out below 7:10 on the 'Ring then you might like what's coming. then again, pre-production is just that, so...

Don't forget about the LC-F and GR hypercar either. Those are still coming and they're definitely something to write home about :)

It's a very high wall to climb, whether against Porsche or otherwise. My opinion is that the RC-F Track Edition and 86 GRMN were expensive for what you were getting. The Supra however should be much better, and IMO it's all thanks to having a stronger contender to begin with.

Yeah, I mean it's expensive and tbh maybe out of reach for many, but at the same time it's just how it goes.

I sometimes wonder if folks have anything close to an understanding of relative cost... An RC-F Track Edition, a car that adds a few CF panels, carbon ceramic brakes, wheels, and a wing, is $97k msrp ($30k over the standard RC-F and also more money than the LC500). The 86 GRMN with a similar...

welcome to the Supra world, where everything gets stroked just because you can.