Comments by "pm ayo" (@pmayo7894) on "Sarah -n- Tuned" channel.

  1. Yes, Toyota explicitly mentioned it.
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  2. The Supra was originally supposed to compete against Nissan's Z cars.
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  3. The LFA was never meant to be a Supra successsor.
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  4. Toyota planned for the Supra to be a track performer. The LC 500's platform isn't exactly a good place to start off with.
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  5. Economics - Japan has had somewhat of a rough ride in that regard (looking at the popping of the 1992 economic asset price bubble which caused our beloved sports cars from them to gradually get more expensive overtime). Then, there was the 2008 recession and the trend of buying SUVs, crossovers, and trucks. Performance - Toyota has been developing the Supra to be a track performer rather than the original grand tourer car. So they partered with BMW to co-developed a purpose-built chassis based on the latter's modular CLAR platform for that purpose. Engine - they specifically said that the car must have the straight-6 engine, and BMW is more experienced with building them until today. They extensively checked it and told BMW to fix any flaws that popped up. Japan, for now, gets the option for a straight-4 version.
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  6. No, the LC 500's platform is too long and heavy for track usage, something the A90 Supra was designed in mind.
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  7.  @jeffreyfinney6930  - already did. The Supra in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring got 3rd in class, and CEO Akio was driving in that car.
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  8.  @jeffreyfinney6930  - supposedly. Then again, the original (by that, I mean the A40/A50 Celica Supra) was supposed to be a Nissan Z competitor, so Toyota is at least heading back towards part of that.
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  9. And no LSD.
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  10. Toyota specifically asked for a straight-6 engine, not a V8.
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  11. ​ @alexismerced2981  - we already know.
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  12. The LC's too big and too heavy. Doesn't help that the platform isn't as well suited for spirited handling as the Supra.
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  13.  @moisesezequielgutierrez  - and the A40/A50 and A60... don't forget them.
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  14. If you think about it, Toyota did us a favor by partnering with BMW to keep the car somewhat affordable and retain the straight-6 engine like the previous models. Besides, the A80 was just as hated and sold less units compared to the A70 and current models.
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  15. ​ @PiDsPagePrototypes  - the 2JZ comparison gets a bit problematic when you cosider that it has more years of aftermarket R&D.
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  16. Nope, that's already in the form of the LC.
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  17. Simple: Toyota wants a straight-6 engine, just like their M and JZ lines.
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  18. Not quite, I'm afraid.
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