in your argument, you would be talking a generational succession
IMO the new car is AE86's spiritual successor only, they just took over the main essence of the AE86 and built something from scratch, and that is what i see akio toyoda's propaganda machine has been selling this car as
if thats the case it wouldn't sound strange as toyota's hybrid were criticized by top gear among others as not being any more economical than a conventional car in high speed driving, so a hybrid supra should make a good showcase that toyota can do anything it wants with their expertise in hybrid technology