The shifter isn't the only BMW-looking thing in that Supra's interior, it is a modified BMW Z4 interior as the Supra as a whole is a BMW collaboration. As for t

The shifter isn't the only BMW-looking thing in that Supra's interior, it is a modified BMW Z4 interior as the Supra as a whole is a BMW collaboration. As for the other two, I would say the presence of the BMW shifter has more to do with them not wanting to spend money on designing their own than any contractual obligation or anything.