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Originally Posted by ynguldyn
MS doesn't need to convince anyone about anything. It will simply build those coupes that have always been in the plans.
Toyota's plans.
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I think you misunderstood me. Magna Steyr will need to convince BMW that a BMW version of the Coupe can be built with minimal investment in R&D, like how the coupe version of the E85 was built with almost zero R&D from BMW.
As we have all seen from the spy shots and concept unveils, the Supra and the Z4, although they share platform and likely engine choices, don't exactly share the same body panels. So even though a coupe version of the platform exist, it doesn't necessarily mean that the coupe can be sold as a BMW as it's current iteration. There'll still need to be a coupe version built, perhaps, using the Toyota Coupes A, B, C pillar, roof, and hatch. Or a new roof and hatch for the BMW roadster ala the E85/E86 siblings.