The catalog has been updated several times since the initial posting with more information being added. Still doesn't have everything. Still not sure of the final production car accuracy of it all.
Still interesting.
Jeff
While I can't speak to the actual truth to any of that, I can say that with 1500 Launch Editions coming, it seems unlikely they would only bring 13% of them in the 2019 calendar year, even moreso if that is all they will be bringing in model-wise. I mean it will probably only be 4-5 months of...
We will need to wait and see, but I suspect both the M1 and O1 have the integrated manifold.
(Note: This comment is based on no hard information).
Jeff
BMW is building the car (even if they're having a 3rd party do the actual physical work). Even a Toyota part that Toyota exclusively designed for the Supra and isn't used on any other BMW in existence will very likely have a BMW sticker on it. There are so many things on this car that scream BMW...
While that is true, if (and it's definitely an if) Toyota had a hand in any of the updates to the B58TU (which is being used in multiple platforms as you said), it's certainly possible that Toyota's involvement, if any, is already being used in those other models. Toyota and BMW started this...
The new Z4 may go down as one of the most reliable BMW's. Or the Supra may go down as one of the least reliable Toyotas.
The optimist in me hope for the first.
Jeff
Not having looked into things too much, I think prefer the previous Mark X GRMN. Buy I'll give it another look over. It's a nice car, but I feel like they took a step backwards in a couple of areas, notably the interior and that it has less power than the earlier model.
Still, might make...
While of course it makes sense to not need to ship parts from Japan to the manufacturing facility if it can be avoided, Toyotas are manufactured globally and parts are shipped from Japan to them all the time. Of course if they don't need to they won't and when BMW already has suppliers and...
Right, I was just saying that a low-selling vehicle that uses the same platform as other higher-selling vehicles having it's development killed won't necessarily kill development of the platform for other vehicles (in this case like the IS, Crown and Mark X).
Jeff