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Toyobaru RWD Sports Car Delayed To 2012 Or Beyond

K keshy
Posted onDec 24, 2008 at 5:12 AM

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Rumours of Toyota and Subaru working together on a rear-wheel-drive sports car with “wonderful styling” have been replaced by rumours that the car has been put on hold.

The future drift machine, regarded by many as the potential successor to the now legendary AE86, is believe to be based on the current Subaru Legacy platform and powered by a boxer engine putting out around 200hp through a six speed manual.

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Originally due in 2011, now, according to Nikkei, the car has been pushed back to at least 2012. But with things set to get even worse around the globe, 2012 may just come and go without any trace of a Toyobaru RWD sports car.

I knew it was too good to be true. A manual RWD car made for the tuning crowd just doesn’t happen very often anymore. And those that do happen have their warranties void at a touch of a button.

Source: AutoBlog

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    netmatrix
  • Dec 24, 2008
Well its bound to happen. Anyway it doens't look too realistic early on when it was announced. Firstly a joint development of a car needs parts sharing as part of the deal. You need a platform that both manufacturers can use and engine parts that are almost 50% shared among them. The interiors and panels can be different, but the chassis must be the same. A good example of such sharing is Volvo V40 and Mitsubishi Carisma (Galant).

This news seems to favour subaru putting a car out. But both pictures seem to lean towards Toyota Celica. (Is this what happens when you mix marriage Takumi and Bunta's car? hehe) This news does not lay out any specfic details but merely like a dream.
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    SKUNK_WORKS
  • Dec 24, 2008
1st pic-Rear side ok...'ala' bmw but the front side not quite impressive...
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    skazareth
  • Dec 24, 2008
toyolama also got?
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    ephique74
  • Dec 24, 2008
no subayota? man, car companies having sex do result in weird names.
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    LOL
  • Dec 28, 2008
lol..so many eyes
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    Jenson Wong
  • Dec 29, 2008
WHAT???!!!! Boxer engine??? There goes the Legendary "A" series engines... prefer an Inline 4 cyclinder High Reving engine....
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    CITY
  • Dec 29, 2008
haha... wat a funny name.. toyobaru... new "toyo" hahahaha...
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    anonymous G
  • Dec 31, 2008
not suprised that it was pushed back.

(SIDENOTE) the AE86 and the Impreza are having a lovechild HAHAHA!
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