As far as competition, it depends on whether a person values prestige or performance more. Things like the M3 and the MB C-whatever-it-was might be tempting if a person needs a badge.
If they had kept the Supra on the same platform as the Celica, the costs would have been more broadly distributed.
Japan Inc had been on a roll up until that point, so that particular path might not have been as clear at the time.
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The Celica and Supra had diverged after the second gen Supra, with the Celica moving to FWD in 1985.
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Actually model year 1986.
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Almost bought one. It was between the celica ,gti and prelude. The prelude won.