There's no reason to think why the GRC launch would be any different from the GR Supra launch. How the Supra was handled is a precedent and good indication of how the GRC will be released. Logically speaking, Toyota has no reason to change things up no matter how much we want them to. It is what it is.
Extrapolating from the Supra Launch
There's been a lot of misinformation going around about allocations, ordering, and pricing. This car has generated a lot of excitement, so it makes sense why all of us are speculating in the absence of any actual information.
I thought rather than going off what dealers have been saying, which they likely know less than us, why don't we look back at history and extrapolate on what may logically happen here.
The Supra launch was a very similar situation to the GR Corolla. A lot of hype, low availability, 1500 Launch Edition vehicles.
Now, I wasn't part of that launch, but I read through a thread not dissimilar from the ones we have here.
www.supramkv.com
I wanted to ask those that followed or bought a Supra, what was your experience? When did allocation information get released? When were deposits accepted?
I believe this information will calm some nerves and reset expectations.
I thought rather than going off what dealers have been saying, which they likely know less than us, why don't we look back at history and extrapolate on what may logically happen here.
The Supra launch was a very similar situation to the GR Corolla. A lot of hype, low availability, 1500 Launch Edition vehicles.
Now, I wasn't part of that launch, but I read through a thread not dissimilar from the ones we have here.
U.S. Supra Ordering: Pricing and Availability Details! Have You Ordered?
So now that we all know what the Supra is going to cost, I was wondering what the official procedure will be like to order one in the U.S. I personally have had a deposit down at a fairly large dealer in Southern California. They so far have told me that I am first on their list. However...
www.supramkv.com
I wanted to ask those that followed or bought a Supra, what was your experience? When did allocation information get released? When were deposits accepted?
I believe this information will calm some nerves and reset expectations.
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I do not own a Supra nor have first hand experience in buying one, but the hype for Supra and it's anticipation was waaaay much higher than GRC from what I can tell so far - that's what I've seen, but again, I was not really interested in buying one due to bavarian underpinning - absolutely nothing wrong with that, just not my cup of teaThere's been a lot of misinformation going around about allocations, ordering, and pricing. This car has generated a lot of excitement, so it makes sense why all of us are speculating in the absence of any actual information.
I thought rather than going off what dealers have been saying, which they likely know less than us, why don't we look back at history and extrapolate on what may logically happen here.
The Supra launch was a very similar situation to the GR Corolla. A lot of hype, low availability, 1500 Launch Edition vehicles.
Now, I wasn't part of that launch, but I read through a thread not dissimilar from the ones we have here.
U.S. Supra Ordering: Pricing and Availability Details! Have You Ordered?
So now that we all know what the Supra is going to cost, I was wondering what the official procedure will be like to order one in the U.S. I personally have had a deposit down at a fairly large dealer in Southern California. They so far have told me that I am first on their list. However...
I wanted to ask those that followed or bought a Supra, what was your experience? When did allocation information get released? When were deposits accepted?
I believe this information will calm some nerves and reset expectations.
Disclaimer: I bought the second year Special Edition, not the Launch Edition.There's been a lot of misinformation going around about allocations, ordering, and pricing. This car has generated a lot of excitement, so it makes sense why all of us are speculating in the absence of any actual information.
I thought rather than going off what dealers have been saying, which they likely know less than us, why don't we look back at history and extrapolate on what may logically happen here.
The Supra launch was a very similar situation to the GR Corolla. A lot of hype, low availability, 1500 Launch Edition vehicles.
Now, I wasn't part of that launch, but I read through a thread not dissimilar from the ones we have here.
U.S. Supra Ordering: Pricing and Availability Details! Have You Ordered?
So now that we all know what the Supra is going to cost, I was wondering what the official procedure will be like to order one in the U.S. I personally have had a deposit down at a fairly large dealer in Southern California. They so far have told me that I am first on their list. However...
I wanted to ask those that followed or bought a Supra, what was your experience? When did allocation information get released? When were deposits accepted?
I believe this information will calm some nerves and reset expectations.
I bought my Supra (1 of 500) an A91 Edition in Refraction Blue, the same way I ordered the GRC CE. The day after it was announced, I went to the dealer, told them what I wanted, and we drew up papers and placed a $1000 deposit to let them know I'm serious about buying one.
With the Supra, I placed the order in February, and nothing was really known besides color and trim for a month or two. Then allocations and trim options were released, I was told I got one, we specced the car, and a VIN was assigned. Then it was just waiting on the build and delivery date.
Mine was 1 of 500 (1000 total, but only 500 in my color) and the process was painless. It was during the height of Covid and shutdowns globally so there were delays. But I ordered in February and in October I drove the car home.
I think the GRC CE will be very similar. 500 in each color so 1500 total.
I didn't buy a A90 but I posted in that thread. The Launch Edition A90 was all cosmetic so the rush to get the LE's wasn't as in higher demand then the A90 itself. Some of the early LE's weren't even fully completed from the factory with the red interior. I forgot when the price was announced but the delta wasn't really that much more to justify getting the LE over the 3.0L unless you wanted those features. The first 1+ months, Toyota dealers were marking up the LE and 3.0L and treating the A90 like a Ferrari which IMO, pushed away a lot of potential buyers (at least in the San Diego dealerships). They wouldn't open it up so see the engine, interior, trunk, one couldn't sit in nor test drive the Supra unless you had a deposit on one. It wasn't until Covid that they allowed customers to finally test drive the car.There's been a lot of misinformation going around about allocations, ordering, and pricing. This car has generated a lot of excitement, so it makes sense why all of us are speculating in the absence of any actual information.
I thought rather than going off what dealers have been saying, which they likely know less than us, why don't we look back at history and extrapolate on what may logically happen here.
The Supra launch was a very similar situation to the GR Corolla. A lot of hype, low availability, 1500 Launch Edition vehicles.
Now, I wasn't part of that launch, but I read through a thread not dissimilar from the ones we have here.
U.S. Supra Ordering: Pricing and Availability Details! Have You Ordered?
So now that we all know what the Supra is going to cost, I was wondering what the official procedure will be like to order one in the U.S. I personally have had a deposit down at a fairly large dealer in Southern California. They so far have told me that I am first on their list. However...
I wanted to ask those that followed or bought a Supra, what was your experience? When did allocation information get released? When were deposits accepted?
I believe this information will calm some nerves and reset expectations.
On the other hand, the GRC Circuit Edition has a lot more functional features over the Core that buyers are going to get a better package deal with the Circuit Edition. I'm certain that Toyota is going to add an ADM on both versions and treat it in similar fashion as the A90. I hope they at least have a Core Edition for demo test drives.
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