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Toyota's chief engineer wants the Supra name back

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  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Toyota's chief engineer wants the Supra name back - Autoblog
     
    #1 Tideland Prius, Aug 4, 2016
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    perhaps they want it for the third attempt at phev.
     
    #2 bisco, Aug 4, 2016
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    And just drop the NS4?
     
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    Supra - it's latin for 'above' .... as opposed to infra ...
    Maybe before the Chinese grab it up they can name their new car (presuming it's a plugin) the Bestla, model b.

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    #4 hill, Aug 16, 2016
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    Lol, a "died in the wool sportscar enthusiast" at 86?

    Maybe they should have said "a dyed in the wool" instead?
     
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    @xliderider Theres also "grand tourer's roll", as opposed to "role"...He's on a roll. :ROFLMAO:
     
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