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Originally Posted by Levi

The Toyota FT-1 is not hybrid.




Toyota doesn't need BMW's know-how. They did the LFA alone, and it exceeds any BMW ever built. Toyota needs BMW to make their sports car affordable (unlike the limited production LFA) and BMW needs Toyota for economies of scale, otherwise the BMW bean counter will not allow the BMW engineers to build a sports car.

Yes, they did the LFA alone but we are not talking about a super car. Toyota doesn't have anything that would make financial sense to base the next gen Supra on so yes, they do need BMW's know-how. BMW is sourcing it's excellent 2.0 liter turbo with Toyota's excellent hybrid technology. BMW is responsible for chassis development as well. At the end of the day, it seems that BMW is developing most of the things that matter to make a fun to drive car and Toyota is mainly responsible for developing the hybrid tech.