India, Aug. 19 -- Built at the same factory, this German and Japanese share much in common, but they're quite different in character. What unites them, in the end, is the sheer pleasure of driving!

This story begins with a Japanese, a German and an Austrian. The Japanese asks the German to loan him something so that he can build an item that's very dear to him. The German sees it as an opportunity to share the cost of building something that he, perhaps, would have built anyway. Pleased, the Austrian rubbed his hands and helped them both realise their dreams.

Now, the aforementioned narrative isn't a joke. In fact, it's a remarkable, contemporary tale of synergy between modern manufacturers - Toyota exhumes the Supra after decades, BMW sh...