justbake
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Cost cutting is one way to interpret a collaboration. But in this case, I believe they are collaborating to utilize the strengths of the other company. Toyota needs an engine and BMW needs hybrid tech. Judging by the hyper-aggressive automotive market right now, these two companies are also willing to spend big to release exciting cars. Even Alfa Romeo is back in the states selling cars and both Kia and Hyundai have several exciting vehicles out now, showing how these could all be expensive mistakes if the risks do not pay off. If these companies know the money is there, you bet Toyota and BMW and going to try to get their piece of the pie.Everyone is so hopeful of this car, when everyone is forgetting that the whole point of the collaboration was to SAVE MONEY and COST CUTTING! There isn’t going to a GRMN with a super-duper engine. The GRMN will be the equivalent of a TRD packaged whatever here in the states. You know, little blingy exhaust tips, diffusers, and decals. Making a fancy motor for just the GRMN is just crazy if you think about it, considering the car is designed around a strategy of “build it as cheap as possible for maximum profits.” There is no secret PR stunt, or a shocking surprise awaiting....this is it, what you saw at Goodwood and the engine everyone saw is it. Rumors of a higher-end motor (if it exists) will only be for racing divisions, not production.
Where the f**k is Doc Brown, I seriously need to go back to 1994 for some real cars.
This is why I do not believe this is like the Subaru/Toyota project which was to make an affordable fun car during a global depression.
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