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Old 05-07-2019, 09:46 AM   #1079
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Originally Posted by unhappymeal View Post
An interesting interview with Tada-san on the Supra came out today in Jalopnik. Once of the best tidbits released had nothing to do with the Supra, but the 86:



There was also quite a bit of discussion as to why it was a joint venture. Tada theorizes that if it was a purely Toyota car, it would've taken 2+ more years, a new factory and have a price tag over $100,000. Of course, to those who know the industry, this is no surprise.

https://jalopnik.com/why-the-2020-to...why-1834540861
Probably a case of confirmation bias on my part since he pretty much says everything I have for the last 4 years but that would appear to be an actual interview with real quotes.
My usual "interview" skepticism alarms did not go off at all but most certainly will when all the other sites take this info and twist it around into something totally different.
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