Personally i think something is afoot.
If this was just the BMW engine, then why the big wait to reveal the car? Were being told it will be shown in Jan, but wont be available to drive in europe until August at the earliest. Thats 8 months from reveal to getting 900 cars out. Toyota could...
In the UK the deposit is fully refundable.
You can spec the car etc etc, and then after driving a demo car, if you don't like it for whatever reason, the deposit is refundable.
Way i see it - 300 coming to the UK this year, its worth chucking down the deposit and seeing what its like.
I got a bit carried away and put my deposit down on a car i hadnt really paid much attention to. Post deposit, have read a few reviews and am very excited!
Was a choice between this, the M2 Competition or a new cayman.
Looking forward to the promised events etc in the build up to launch...