raportat acum un an de EDMUNDS ?
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=126521#3
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As if paying homage to Subaru, Toyota is co-developing a new lineup of rear-wheel-drive sporty coupes employing a revised version of the Subaru Impreza's platform, boxer engine and transmission. Toyota's largest contribution to the mix will be product planning and its impeccable quality control.
The Toyota model, still to be named, will be sold exclusively in Japan, while the Subaru-badged model will be marketed worldwide. The mechanical package will be identical, but both Toyota and Subaru will create exterior designs to differentiate their cars from each other.
The basis for this new radical project is to take Subaru's well-known 4WD powertrain and modify it to create a new rear-wheel-drive setup. Slated to be built at Subaru's Gunma plant in Japan, both Toyota and Subaru models will employ a revised version of the naturally aspirated boxer 2.0-liter unit generating around 220 horsepower at 6,500 rpm, mated to a six-speed manual gearbox from the current Impreza WRX STI.
The Toyota model, still to be named, will be sold exclusively in Japan, while the Subaru-badged model will be marketed worldwide. The mechanical package will be identical, but both Toyota and Subaru will create exterior designs to differentiate their cars from each other.
The basis for this new radical project is to take Subaru's well-known 4WD powertrain and modify it to create a new rear-wheel-drive setup. Slated to be built at Subaru's Gunma plant in Japan, both Toyota and Subaru models will employ a revised version of the naturally aspirated boxer 2.0-liter unit generating around 220 horsepower at 6,500 rpm, mated to a six-speed manual gearbox from the current Impreza WRX STI.
Lasind la o parte visele umede a celor de la Subaru, care mai intii de toate ar trebui sa puna motorul de 220 bhp N/A in aplicare (ar trebui sa gaseasca 50 bhp comparat cu actualul - si nu este usor)...uite dom'le masina - a devenit realitate. adica poza de sus era doar un CGI; asta aici e varianta Toyota a acestui vehicol
http://www.carview.co.jp/tms/2009/preview_...default.asp?p=1
Asa ceva, turbo si awd (cu mecanica de pe STI) si mi-am gasit noua masina. Un pic cam prea Nissan 350/370Z respectiv Infiniti G35/37...dar NU este un lucru rau ! V-as traduce eu si ce scrie acolo, dar mi-e lene.
October 6, 2009 - 12:30 am ET
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. goes sporty at this months' Tokyo Motor Show, unveiling its vision for a sport coupe being jointly developed with Subaru.
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The Toyota-badged car, dubbed the FT-86 Concept, is the spiritual successor to the AE86 sport coupe of the 1980s, which was based on the Corolla. Like its boxy predecessor, the FT-86 Concept is compact, lightweight and has a low center of gravity.
But the styling is modernized with a rounded, sleek silhouette.
The FT-86 is Toyota's concept for a sporty coupe being undertaken with Fuji Heavy Industries Inc., the company that manufactures Subaru vehicles. While it is fitted with a 2.0-liter boxer engine from Subaru, the overall design was created by Toyota's ED2 styling studio in France. Even the blue-red metallic paint was specially developed by Toyota.
â??Sports cars have to be red, but we wanted a new red,â?? said chief engineer Tetsuya Tada. â??So we came up with shoujyouhi red, the traditional red color of a Japanese monkey's [backside].â??
Toyota and Fuji Heavy plan to start producing a sporty car in late 2011.
Toyota will be responsible for most of the engineering. Fuji Heavy will supply the horizontally opposed engine and manufacture the car at a Subaru plant.
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The FT-86 seats four and has a front-engine, rear-drive layout. The boxer engine allows for a lower hood and gives the car a lower center of gravity.
Fuji Heavy won't comment on whether the FT-86 Concept is that car or not; Subaru won't be displaying a sports car at the Oct. 24-Nov. 4 Tokyo Motor Show. But the car clearly underscores new President Akio Toyoda's push for more muscular, fun-to-drive models.
Tada said Toyota wants the FT-86's sticker price to be in the $20,000 range. â??It won't sell if it's over 3 million yen ($30,000),â?? he said. â??The price has to appeal to regular customers.â??
The car seats four and has a front-engine, rear-drive layout. The boxer engine allows for a lower hood and gives the FT-86 a lower center of gravity. Key to the design was maximizing fuel efficiency by reducing weight and creating a compact design, Tada said.
Tada also said it gets a dedicated chassis, noting that enthusiasts don't want a shared platform.
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http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/toyko-2...ck-the-hachiro/
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