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Originally Posted by 22R
As someone who went from a 88 Toyota Pickup to a 2017 Toyota 86 I am not well versed in sports cars but I can't help but wonder why did Toyota not just make a less expensive version of the damm fine Lexus sport coupe with a Toyota badge on it ?
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Which Lexus coupe? The RC or the LC? Both could've been solid candidates to become a rebadged Toyota and carry the Supra nameplate, in my opinion. However, the LC is very heavy, so I think the RC would've been a better candidate, that being said, some styling cues on the Supra seem to be carried over from the RC F, so while the cars may not be related by a powerplant, chassis, or any shared parts, they might be related on looks.
I guess Toyota just really didn't want to spend the money on developing their own performance inline-6, so they opted to let BMW do that for them.