There was talk awhile back in the Supra community that Toyota/Lexus would be bringing out two new models that would potentially wear the Supra badge.
One would be a low end (relative) car that might have the V6, possibly be FWD, etc. and would hit the $30-40K market.
The other one was a V8 or V10 powered supercar with a super price tag of around $150K. Sort of Toyota's response to the supercars being brought out by the other marques.
These two models sounded and appeared to the Supra community like an upmarket MR2, and a VERY upmarket Supra.
Toyota's PR people have been leaking info on a regular basis, and gauging how the motoring press and enthusiasts react before they release anything for production. I was told two years ago by a high ranking Toyota corporate type, that the company recognises they're building very advanced, but boring cars, and they need the Supra or "something similar" as a flagship if they want to improve their image and attract the upscale market that would otherwise purchase high end German, Italian, or even British cars.
IMHO there's a real credibility gap with Toyota who on the one hand, are fielding a GP team, building engines for other racing series, and probably have one of the best R&D departments in the business, but on the other hand their factories are puking out boring, ugly, grocery-getters and "wannabe" sports cars.
At least if you buy a Ferrari, you have confidence that some of the stuff these guys learned out on the GP track has gone into your car. But if you buy a Camry? Hahahaha
John