02-29-2020, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by RayRay88
In the grand scheme of things his contribution to the automotive world is so insignificant.
Off the top of my head I can name much more influential names such as Gianni Agnelli, Lee Iacocca, Bob Lutz, Zora Arkus Duntov, Ettore Bugatti, Harley Earl, Enzo Ferrari, Ferdinand Piech, Akio Toyoda, Soichiro Honda, etc. Nobody is going to mention Tetsuya tada in the same breath unfortunately.
Like Tcoat already mentioned, he's a great middle man tasked with a fun project to over look. If I was managing minivans I would be hella excited to run the 86 project, especially as a car guy.
Is Toyota better with him? Probably, i'm glad there are still "enthusiasts" in such a progressively boring company as Toyota (as it is now).
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Now those are names I generally know - except for Gianni Agnelli. Actually had to look him up. I won't remember him lol
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