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Old 08-18-2020, 04:21 PM   #409
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Originally Posted by nikitopo View Post
Toyota didn't have an issue to provide a 270hp engine in the GR Yaris. They don't care about the Supra 2.0. Different car segments and price points.
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The cars are not cross shopped and the GR Yaris will likely have a decent profit as a lower volume econo halo.
The 4-wheelie Yaris seems to be a "Let's see if we can do this!" sort of exercise on a smaller scale than the entirely new GT86 was overall.

The greater proportion of new Yar-i are all going to be FWD world econoboxes and will sell very well - in places other than the US.
We won't get any. Toyota axed the model here.

I can appreciate a newer version of my old Civic S hatchback that Honda won't sell here anymore either.

Basso-Profundo eructations to both companies that won't build what I would like to buy.
The 86 has been an island in a sea of meh over three decades.
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