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Originally Posted by krayzie
New details emerging about the new Supra / Silk Road Project between Toyota and BMW:
http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2015...r-emerge-52647
Jalopnik highlighted this part of the article this morning:
"A Toyota insider has told us details of the development mule were held under lock and key by BMW, the company in charge of chassis development for the joint project. Our brief chat with this source revealed the surprising frustration that Toyota engineers appear to be feeling with regard to the details of their sister car. He said only a precious few at Toyota are privy to the fundamentals of the two cars."
Well at least the new Supra is happening, it's going to be BMW engineered chassis and turbo engine + Toyota hybrid tech and bodywork (like how the twins were arranged). Maybe they'll even throw in a free water pump in the trunk with every new purchase.
If this partnership with Bimmer blows up in Toyota's face, then I guess the twins might have an extended lease of life ahead with Subaru. |
Motoring.com.au ----> Notoriously inaccurate info.
Also, note, the new Supra and the new 6 series coupe are essentially going to be the same chassis (and powetrain). BMW has skin in this game, they can't just do a shit job and Toyota gets screwed. Both their asses will be on the line.