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Originally Posted by HKz
what do you consider the reasoning behind the manuals offered with the Corolla/Celica/Matrix XRS with the Elise/Exige engine, FJ Cruiser and the new 6 speed & software with the new Corolla (or GRMN Yaris/Mark X/etc)? Toyota just likes to spend their money on random stuff?
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Economy of scale and/or using existing parts. Making manual transmissions for something that is expected to sell in the millions during its manufacturing phase (even if it is 10%) is different then something that will sell in the thousands.
Again, I'm not defending their actions so much as seeing that there are multitude of fiscally responsible reasons Toyota feels no obligation to sell the Supra with a MT. It could be as simple as testing showed the BMW one doesn't meet their standards and they don't want to spend the engineering dollars to build a new one or tweak the existing one.