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Originally Posted by Tcoat
I am pretty sure that a lot of the "they can just do xxx" folks think that the development process consists of running out to the corner auto shop and saying "we need this, that and one of those" and slapping it on the car.
I am not even directly involved in the development of new parts and still spend a great deal of time providing info, researching materials and ensuring compliance for the guys that are involved.
Just monitoring and ensuring that the emission control requirements are met for all the countries where a vehicle is sold is a full time job for a whole department in my company!
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This is why I kinda regret making this thread; in the excitement of the article, I completely forgot how clueless some people are (but refuse to believe they have things to learn when suggested otherwise).
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Originally Posted by tennisfreak
What I hope is that Toyota sees the success from the existing 86 platform and also sees its shortcomings and hopefully plans future cars around it.
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Hence one of the quotes I listed in the OP: Having the VP of Scion - a brand that markets itself in the $20k "cheap" market, publicly admit how pleased and surprised(!) they are at the number of $26k+ cars sold is great news in terms of the hopeful trend of sport car offerings from Toyota and Scion to come!