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Yeah Industry Pool at Nurburgring is specifically for OEMs (and aftermarket OEMs) to test cars equipment. FWIW, the ISF could be testing something as simple as a telemetry device that they didn't necessarily need a new car to test who knows.
 
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Gor134 said:
Yeah Industry Pool at Nurburgring is specifically for OEMs (and aftermarket OEMs) to test cars equipment. FWIW, the ISF could be testing something as simple as a telemetry device that they didn't necessarily need a new car to test who knows.
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This. Well said. :)
 
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Do they still need to be testing at the ring, considering their ultra secretive, purpose built, mountain testing grounds exists?
 
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I want to see how many of Best Car's rumours this time around turn out to be true lol 🤪, every time they post a rumour they get absolutely trashed to sh*t on the Japanese side of the internet.
 
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F1 Silver Arrows said:
Plates. The red lettering and the plates starting with DAU is a Toyota plate, and always has been.

Look up every single Toyota test car in Germany, they have this.

Also, why would a private car have a big-ass antenna towards the back? 😂😂
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According to the German plate decoder, DAU is Daun; what Toyota facility is based there? Most of the Toyota EU press fleet have a "K" plate, which is Köln/Cologne where TGR Europe is located.
 
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Tragic Bronson said:
According to the German plate decoder, DAU is Daun; what Toyota facility is based there? Most of the Toyota EU press fleet have a "K" plate, which is Köln/Cologne where TGR Europe is located.
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Trexus said:
Hopefully Lexus puts the 3SC on the GA-L platform since the LC will fade into the sunset. Lexus needs to drop a V8 in the LS to bring it back to life. Bring the next generation IS onto the GA-L platform as well (current IS & RC still uses N platform). Also bring back the next generation GS as well!

Crown sedean (S230) and Mirai also use the GA-L platform as well.
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But next-gen IS on GA-L got cancelled alongside the GS, which led us to getting the 2nd facelift in 2021. I don't see us getting another ICE IS realistically, beyond a 3rd facelift. I'd love to be proven wrong by Lexus.
 
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Trexus said:
Hopefully Lexus puts the 3SC on the GA-L platform since the LC will fade into the sunset. Lexus needs to drop a V8 in the LS to bring it back to life. Bring the next generation IS onto the GA-L platform as well (current IS & RC still uses N platform). Also bring back the next generation GS as well!

Crown sedean (S230) and Mirai also use the GA-L platform as well.
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Sometimes dreams don't come true 😢:ROFLMAO:
 
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Isn't the Japan Mobility Show about to take place this year? Lexus seems pretty quiet at the moment.
 
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Gor134 said:
I'm still very skeptical about the future of GA-L and ICE RWD products at Lexus beyond the LFR.
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Land Cruiser SE & EPU pickup truck are on revised GA-L. The LF-ZC/ZL are RWD. 4IS has been confirmed and it's all but confirmed the 6LS is in the works too.
 
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