JDM News: Toyota/Subaru Compact Sports Car, Code: O86A

[rthy]

if they get it right the first time then grats to toyota/subaru
if not.... then fanboys all over the interwebs will be spammming till no end...

[slydar]

well. the engine is going to be all new... so it might even be a Revelation.

but i dont care. i dont think boxers are shit engines, i never said that. i just dont want one in my small rwd toyota sports car. dont like the layout in the engine bay, dont think the sound will suit the car.

what engine would they use? well i guess they could just do what they always do. seems to work.

take the current corolla donk, up the compression, tighten up the specs in the bottom end, and put a nicer head on it that yamaha's had a look at.

the car is scheduled for release from like 2 years from now.. so whatever engine theyre using then..

but i guess thats when they make a hot corolla, and, this isnt a hot corolla. its a re badged subi with the front half of the drive train missing. it will be a nice car. but its doesnt really have anything to do with an 86.

[biggo]

so if its got a boxer engine what part are toyota putting in? No doubt it will come with fuji heavy industry plates on it.

As for the engine, boxer's arent the best but theyre far from the worst motors. Well balanced, easy to work on IF you remove EVERYTHING! Kinda stupid tho as it takes a fuckload of room to put on in. Maybe toyota should just shove one of them all alloy heaps that dribble out of there arse every year? Then whack a W series in seeing as they still make them. But toyota are soft....and ghey.....and all they want is the profits these days.

[SEXY 16]

would be great if they bring out a turbo diesel version

[Gunner]

At the end of the day, it will be a well balanced, cheap sports car for the masses. Oh and theres the resemblance to the 86, not a good one but its one.

Boxer motors, and since were talking subi's, are not hard motors to work on, and nor does it take long if you know what process to do things. They are actually quite tuff motors, and will handle the same amount of abuse as a standard sr, if its done right. Then there is also the fact that they are fairly light motors, that sit low in the car.

As for the gearbox issue's, yes they aren't the strongest, but no weaker than an sr box. Just because some cock, behind the wheel doesn't understand how you need to drive the car, its not subi's fault. They can be upgraded for the same price as in nissans.

Hasn't any clicked on to the fact that this will be released, not too long after hyundai's new toy is? The cheap modern sports car era is apon us.

[Axentrik]

needs BEAMS. i'll get one though, boxer or not.

[Gunner]

Beams? Dude the bay would be wide enough for far better things than a beams

[SEXY 16]

subaru boxer engines and gearbox'z are like chocolate
easily broke into bits
"hopes for a 2litre turbo diesel"

[lo_rolla]

I'll be getting one for no other reason but because I can.

I'll have real AE86 (NA, Wide, -offset, etc etc) and a new one, which will drive my 4 beautiful wives I won in a poker match.

[Axentrik]

wide bay... 1UZ then?