Spied: Toyota benchmarking Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997) for new Supra?

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Not the first time its been spotted with the M2. I think its safe to assume its the benchmark for the A90.
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Good company :rolleyes:. And sadly the wheels are growing on me, but only because they look like 5 spokes from here lol
You know if BMW tested against the Porsches because Toyota wanted to or were they intrigue in using it as a benchmark?
 

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You know if BMW tested against the Porsches because Toyota wanted to or were they intrigue in using it as a benchmark?
As far as I know, BMW claims to have never been interested in testing against Porsches, but considering their car goes head to head against the Boxster S, I find it hard to believe that they weren't interested in seeing those results. I'm not sure why BMW think its taboo for them to compare themselves to Porsche, despite their claims of "we build different cars". Regardless, my personal opinion is that Toyota bringing in the Porsches to benchmark was all part of the plan for the Bimmer Boys.
 

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As far as I know, BMW claims to have never been interested in testing against Porsches, but considering their car goes head to head against the Boxster S, I find it hard to believe that they weren't interested in seeing those results. I'm not sure why BMW think its taboo for them to compare themselves to Porsche, despite their claims of "we build different cars". Regardless, my personal opinion is that Toyota bringing in the Porsches to benchmark was all part of the plan for the Bimmer Boys.
So kind of like a child?

BMW: I don't really want this car as a benchmark but it would be cool if we did it.

Toyota: Say no more:

BMW: You fools, played right in our trap.

Again, if their car is fighting the boxster s which would divide the market up for those wanting a top down convertible, it'd be stupid to not use it as a benchmark.
 

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So kind of like a child?

BMW: I don't really want this car as a benchmark but it would be cool if we did it.

Toyota: Say no more:

BMW: You fools, played right in our trap.

Again, if their car is fighting the boxster s which would divide the market up for those wanting a top down convertible, it'd be stupid to not use it as a benchmark.
lol, I'm sure all the stories I hear are pretty biased to the Toyota side, but yeah, that's basically how I heard it haha.
 

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Wait is this the first time we've seen red calipers? I wonder if there will be a color option? Or maybe Toyota is painting theirs red vs the blue on the bimmers?
 

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