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you'd be surprised how archaic it is compared to the aftermarket.

Developed by Toyota with consulting done by Yamaha iirc. This is different from from when Yamaha is contracted to do the work in-house. To further complicate this, the new iron block I6 for the A90 was developed by Toyota with ex-Yamaha engineers working on it (according to Moto-san).

In fairness Jeff, Toyota did the Vitz GRMN, so it's definitely capable in their eyes as well lol.

I'm not well versed on the different ZF transmissions, so it's interesting to hear the differences you have laid out here and previously. I'll make it a point to try and get more info on the specific version being used.

BMWs recent business case is building cars with as few options as possible according to someone close to the project. Anything that means they can spend less time making customized vehicles more or less. Instead they rely on packages as I understand it. In other words, here is option A,B, and C...

Jeff is correct; the engine uses a BMW code, but it is not a B58 variant as I had previously thought it may be.

Very unlikely, but TRD/Modellista may produce something similar

It's a good question, and it's ultimately the piece of the car I'm disappointed by. I feel it is bland and uninspired unfortunately.

I'd track Ryley down and send him to the Gulag if he did that... LOL

Way too old haha

You can get the A70 shift knob new on yahoo.jp The TRD is another option.

I've previously covered the reasons why it is unlikely why Getrag would ever deal with Toyota ever again. Hell would freeze over sooner than that...

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I dunno. They did that because they widened the front hourglass to be as massive as possible, and I feel its a bandaid feature as a result. To each his own however.

Saw some photos from another individual that attended. Looked as though it had a floor/firewall mounted clutch master right above the pedals, unless it was a junction box...

Not sure honestly, but anymore they try to incorporate global design elements into cars so that specific market changes aren't needed. So the headlights are likely ready to go, at least the ones seen on the latest cars (i.e. Goodwood production proto)

It was also a terrible design on the RC IMO. Very tacked on/after thought feel to it...

The ones shown on the transport truck, no.

I kind of figured they would keep key items underneath away from prying eyes, passively or actively one way or another, but I think this is still valuable information for sure. Good show, Ryley.

Yeah, subframes and suspension are where the attention needs to be.