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Originally Posted by HSC
Tcoat brings up a lot of good points that would impact the next 86 but I'm not as certain of the demise of NG as he would believe. Yes, the industry is suffering (which industry isn't?) but Toyota & Subaru have already spent years working on this program (typically 4-5 yrs out from SOP) and have millions (if not billions) in sunk costs. Toyota doesn't deviate from a strategy easily - whether for good or bad - and I expect if they are doing roadshows to share product plans in near-term pipeline, they will likely continue although timelines will be up for debate. I can see other OEM's scrapping plans based on conditions but being familiar with Toyota culture, my guess is that they move forward while tweaking plans.
With that said, I am surprised Toyota even would want a NG 86 based on where buyers are trending and how it overlaps with the 4-cylinder Supra so who knows...
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Toyota, like the rest of the industry, have had their prior cultures ground into the dust. You can no longer judge what will happen now by what they used to do. They could very easily throw all the money already spent out just to not spend more.