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Originally Posted by BA9092
Another possible scenario would be if the current 86/BRZ ceases production prior to a future gen.
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I think this is a distinct possibility. I’d be very surprised if a traditionally conservative corporation like Toyota kept producing two separate low volume RWD sports coupes (86 and Supra) in the current economic climate and consumer market.
The ‘sensible’ business decision would be to axe the gen II 86 and focus on the 2.0 and 3.0 Supras going forward. Main problem being the high cost of producing the 4 cylinder - probably not much different to the manufacturing cost of the 6 cylinder - in markets where people expect the 2.0 to be significantly cheaper than the 3.0. One benefit of the 86 is production cost is likely much lower than the 2.0 Supra, which allows Toyota to position the 86 in an ‘affordable’ price bracket the Supra will never be able to fit in.