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I'm responding with BS and have no knowledge of anything and it is unlikely to happen anyway but here goes.
But now it MIGHT have legs? WTF?
Perhaps Toyota has found that the 86 GT simply wasn't luxurious enough. Like there is a market of people shopping the 86 who found it is just too aggressive. But they would spend $35~40K for a more luxurious version of the 86 with a Lexus badge.
Why does Lexus need something in this segment...?
The RC is dead soon. The LC will be gone soon after that. There is still demand for coupes and entry luxury though. Maybe they could sell it as a city car like the UX, but in a different segment.
How much sense does this even make?
A lot of sense if Lexus doesn't have to invest a lot into updates or changes. Cover everything with leather, put in a higher-end touchscreen, update the graphics on the dashboard, make adjustable dapeners standard, and just go through and finish the car with nicer materials. The R&D has been paid for already. At this point it is just profit. The added margins would also help to make the case for keeping the 86 and BRZ around.
If somehow they could work in a hybrid system, all the better. But I'm unsure if the platform has those capabilities.
Which leads to the question: Why not use the Supra? For the Supra, they would probably have to spend too much, it would cost too much for the available market, and maybe BMW would just say no since they have the 4-Series and Z4 already.
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